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Category: Characters

Turkish Films at TIFF

18 September, 2009 (11:00) | Characters, Favorites, Films, Photographers, Yilmaz, The Little Boy of Istanbul, istanbul | No comments

For the last three years I have had the pleasure of attending the Toronto International Film Festival and managed to be able to watch some wonderful films that may or may not have made it to the public cinemas. Of course, I am always excited to watch Turkish films, especially tales from Istanbul, but sometimes [...]

The Musician Ahmet Kaya

4 August, 2009 (10:00) | Characters, Language, Music, The Search, human rights, istanbul | No comments

Once upon a time in Istanbul… There once was a musician in Turkey named Ahmet Kaya and his music was loved by everyone in the country. Now what I mean by everyone, was everyone. Be they left or right, conservative or modern, young and old, Turkish or Kurdish, he was loved by all. He sold [...]

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