Bryan Adams apologizes for 'racist' coronavirus remarks
ISTANBUL
Canadian rock star Bryan Adams has apologized for an online rant over coronavirus condemned by many as "racist."
“Apologies to any and all that took offence to my posting yesterday,”...
Turkish film director receives Italian Order of Merit
ROME
An acclaimed Turkish film director Ferzan Ozpetek received Italian Order of Merit, country’s highest honor, in Rome on Monday.
Ferzan Ozpetek, born in Istanbul but a longtime resident of Italy,...
Haluk Bilginer: Turkey's first Emmy Award-winning actor
ANKARA
Turkey on Monday celebrated renowned actor Haluk Bilginer after he won the Best Actor award at the International Emmy Awards in New York for his performance in the TV...
Flying Broom Film Fest closes online amid outbreak
ANKARA
The 23rd Flying Broom International Women’s Film Festival came to a close Thursday with a videoconference ceremony as the world continued to grapple with the novel coronavirus.
A total of...
Turkish artists leave their mark on Italian opera
ROME
Turkish soprano Simge Buyukedes and mezzo-soprano Asude Karayavuz won acclaim Sunday for their performances in the Aida and Norma operas at the Teatro Comunale Alighieri in Ravenna, Italy.
The famous...
Ace actor Haldun Dormen praises Turkish theater's rise
SAMSUN, Turkey
Famous Turkish actor Haldun Dormen on Sunday praised the rise of Turkish theater.
The 91-year-old actor and filmmaker said: "Turkish theater is experiencing the most brilliant period of recent...
Turkish actors to perform ‘Spoonface’ at UN in Geneva
ANKARA
The UN building in Geneva is opening its doors to 'Spoonface,' an award-winning play that depicts the value of life through the eyes of an autistic child diagnosed with...
Turkish TV series connect viewers globally
ISTANBUL
The Last Emperor (Payitaht: Abdulhamid) -- a Turkish TV series about the life of Abdul Hamid II, the 34th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire -- has drawn a broad...
Turkish chef wins ‘Oscar’ for cookbook
ISTANBUL
Turkish Chef Yunus Emre Akkor has won an award at one of the world's most prestigious cookbook competitions known as the ‘Oscar awards’ for gastronomic literature.
Every year, the Gourmand...
African music icon Mory Kante dies at 70
ANKARA
Mory Kante, who helped bring African music to world audiences with hits like Yeke Yeke, has died in the Guinean capital Conakry at the age of 70, local media...
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'EU sanctions on Turkey would make no sense at all'
ISTANBUL
The EU imposing sanctions on Turkey would be profoundly irrational, Turkey’s communications director said on Saturday.
“We have no such expectation” of sanctions being imposed,...
Lebanon: Hariri regrets failure of Macron’s initiative
BEIRUT, Lebanon
Former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has regretted the failure of French President Emmanuel Macron's initiative for forming a new government in Lebanon.
“Those...
Hamas chief hails Abbas’ speech to UN
GAZA CITY, Palestine
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh on Saturday hailed President Mahmoud Abbas’s speech to the UN General Assembly, according to the official Wafa news...
Eurasian countries register new virus cases, deaths
KIEV
More coronavirus cases and fatalities were reported in several Eurasian and Central Asian countries on Saturday.
Ukraine
The death toll in Ukraine reached 3,903 with 76...
6 civilians dead in Afghanistan landmine blast
KABUL, Afghanistan
At least six people were killed in a landmine explosion in Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province, an official confirmed on Saturday.
A tractor trolley carrying...