145 news in the category "Culture" ordered by date
Grup Yorum Band Facing ongoing Persecution [07 February 2012]
"Freedom to Grup Yorum - Release Seçkin Aydoğan" was written on the banner of the Grup Yorum band. They started a series of weekly mini concerts ...»
Filmmor - "Purple Movie" Festival [20 January 2012]
The Filmmor Women Film Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. The festival will bring women's cinema to the cities of Istanbul, Van, Hakkari and Çanakkale. ...»
One Artist, Seven Investigations, Two Trials [15 December 2011]
Seven investigation and two trials were opened against Kurdish singer Ferhat Tunç by reason of speeches made during the run-up to the general election in June. ...»
Upper and Lower Fountains Re-opened [30 November 2011]
Two historic fountains of the Habap village were restored upon the efforts of the Hrant Dink Foundation. The fountains were now re-opened in a ceremony attended ...»
Short Film World in Istanbul [24 November 2011]
The Istanbul International Short Film Festival started on 23 November. 156 productions from various countries are being shown at the 23rd festival. ...»
4 Trials against "Laz Marks" Show [01 November 2011]
A total of 4 trials were opened on the grounds of the Laz Marks stand-up political comedy stage-managed by Haldun Açıksözlü since 2009. Açıksözlü is charged ...»
A Course in Constitution for Turkey [24 August 2011]
Turkey at least will not be a more democratic country in the absence of any consensus between the ruling AKP and the main opposition party CHP ...»
Censoring of Arts Documented on "Black Band" [26 July 2011]
The "Black Band" platform researches, documents and discusses cases of censorship in arts. The website will function as a network that advocates for freedom of expression. ...»
Selimiye Mosque on UNESCO World Heritage List [01 July 2011]
The Selimiye Mosque in Edirne is one of 25 new inscriptions to the UNESCO World Heritage List. The mosque was built by Architect Sinan in the ...»
Beyoğlu Troupe Acquitted [09 June 2011]
16 members of the Beyoğlu Troupe of Actors were acquitted of charges of "insult of a public official". The actors were sued by Prime Minister Erdoğan ...»
FareeQ el Atrash: Lebanese Hip-Hop Without Stonewalling [08 June 2011]
A hardly appropriate tribute to the great singer Farid el Atrash alias FareeQ el Atrash. The collective started rapping polished and realistic texts in Arabic three ...»
The Artist, The Teacher and The Curator [08 June 2011]
When I was a kid, I'd tell my mother that I wanted to become an artist. I don't think she took me seriously back then, because ...»
The New “Brothers of Italy” [17 May 2011]
Alin, Masha and Nader live in the outskirts of Rome. They have different stories, aspirations, fears and the usual difficulty of being adolescents of foreign origin ...»
Interculturalism In Spain [17 May 2011]
In Spain integration happens through music. In an intercultural society, cultural barriers are broken down. This is the message a punk band from Madrid called Ska ...»
Caricatures - A History of Censorship [10 May 2011]
Censorship of humour was the topic of the panel discussion entitled "Press Freedom in the Light of Humour and Comics" organized by the Turkish Journalists Association ...»
Nadire Mater's book on eye-witness accounts of soldiers in Turkey's South-East was part of the Political Plays Festival in Istanbul. Mater was tried and acquitted when ...»
A Bridge between the Past and Present [01 April 2011]
The Istanbul Metropolitan Heritage Association pushed through a world-wide unique project: as a symbolic act to link Istanbul's eventful past with the present, both Bosporus bridges ...»
Turkish Singer Lands in Jail for Mentioning Revolutionist [31 January 2011]
The Turkish singer Pınar Sağ was sentenced to imprisonment of ten months on charges of "praising" killed leftist revolutionist İbrahim Kaypakkaya. The Contemporary Lawyers Association criticized ...»
Kurdish Folk Singer Sentenced after Appeal [28 January 2011]
A Malatya court sentenced Kurdish folk musician Tunç to one month imprisonment on the grounds of his statement at a festival and postponed the pronouncement of ...»
Dispute on "Monstrous" Statue Peaks in Law Suit [27 January 2011]
Sculptor Mehmet Aksoy applied to court to stop the destruction of his "Statue of Humanity" that is supposed to be removed upon the directive of PM ...»
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