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This is a beautiful video – a collage of Ara Guler’s black and white photographs of Istanbul. It is an homage to the Istanbul of days gone by. A world that has vanished now. Sad thing is, all of these people in the photographs have passed from their difficult lives. The poverty is evident in [...]
This is the year that Istanbul is the European Capital of Culture. There is no other city more deserving of this award than Istanbul. This year, in 2010, Istanbul gets the chance to show the world its cultural works to the world. Art, literature, music, dance, photography and film, this year is Istanbul’s turn. Istanbul [...]
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 [...]
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