Turkish Cultural Program 2024.08.31
Fuad played music from the following musicians: Altin Gün, Barış Manço, Duman, Erkin Koray, Fethi Taner, Gaye Su Akyol, Kıraç, Mor ve Ötesi, Nilipek., Norm Ender, Özge Fışkın, Özlem Tekin, Redd, Tarkan, Tuğçe Yegül
In the news:
In the news:
- Özgür Özel, the leader of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party, calls for an early election.
- Turkey's Foreign Affairs Minister attends a meeting of European Union ministers for the first time in five years in a bid to boost ties.
- Istanbul's Mayor says the impending Istanbul earthquake is a survival issue for Turkey.
- A 16-year-old child faces a lawsuit over “insulting the President.”
- Turkey’s President files a lawsuit against an opposition parliamentarian for calling him a snob.
- Turkey ranks last among the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development countries in internet speed.
- Renowned Turkish director Zeki Demirkubuz's movie "Life" is Turkey's official nominee for the 2025 Oscars.
- Venice International Film Festival features three Turkish films.
- The jury in this year's 52nd International Emmy Awards includes a Turkish member.
- Commagene Art Biennial is on in Turkey's Eastern province of Adiyaman.
- A rare relief portraying Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximian in embrace goes on display at a Turkish museum.
- Archaeologists discover the figure of a running wild donkey on a stone at Karahan Tepe, a 12,000-year-old Pre-Pottery Neolithic site in south eastern Turkey.
- Archaeologists find two 7,000-year-old seals with animal figurines.
- Excavations at the ancient city of Troy reveal a palace this year, corresponding to the period associated with Homer’s Troy