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For the record, Film-makers withdraw from İstanbul Film Festival after a documentary #Bakur censored…

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Film-makers withdraw from Istanbul festival in censorship protest World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Constanze Letsch in Istanbul Dozens of Turkish directors withdraw films after documentary Bakur is removed from programme   Censorship claims overshadow Istanbul FilmFestival Hurriyet Daily News The cancelation of the screening of a film on the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) caused most … Read more

İstanbul thru Drone footage. 9 videos and İstanbul news roundup…

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DRONE FOOTAGE: Police Clash at Taksim Gezi Park There is a selection of Drone footage here. Film days at Greek Consulate Istanbul With the collaboration of the Greek Film Center, the Greek Consulate in Istanbul is organizing a Contemporary Greek Cinema season at Sismanoglio Megaro until May 2015. The Beauty of Istanbul absir.net There are many beautiful … Read more

Turkey moves to make Ottoman language compulsory, Erdoğan meets with the militant Islamist leader, Davutoğlu warns Army…

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Compulsory Ottoman language classes in high schools stirs debate Turkey’s national education council has agreed to send a proposal to introduce compulsory Ottoman language courses in high school education to a vote in its general assembly meeting After meeting Erdoğan, militant Islamist leader complains of ‘mind control’ The released leader of a militant Islamist group in Turkey … Read more

Pope Francis visits Blue Mosque…. İstanbul news roundup…

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Pope in Istanbul ‘silent adoration’  BBC News | Europe | World Edition Pope Francis stands in “silent adoration” in Istanbul’s Blue Mosque alongside the city’s top Muslim cleric, on the second day of his Turkey visit. VIDEO: Pope Francis visits Blue Mosque  BBC News | Europe | World Edition Mark Lowen reports from Istanbul in Turkey on … Read more

Two Turks in Europe yesterday…

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Winter Sleep wins Cannes’ Palme d’Or  BBC News | Europe | World Edition Turkey’s Nuri Bilge Ceylan wins the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival for his film Winter Sleep, while Briton Timothy Spall is named best actor. President Gül, PM Erdoğan congratulate Palme d?Or winner Ceylan Turkish president and PM have extended congratulations to Nuri … Read more

“29 Free Oscar Films on the Web” and a cinema roundup

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Can film-makers ever play it fair when it comes to depicting war? from World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Phil Hoad There’s always a loser when two sides go to battle, and movie dramatisations of historic events are no different ? What global box-office stories would you like to see in After Hollywood? Let us … Read more

Best movie posters of 2011 from MUBI… a cinema roundup

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Best movie posters of 2011 from kottke.org by Jason Kottke From MUBI notebook, a selection of great movies posters from 2011, including Chris Ware’s lovely one for Uncle Boonmee.   Turkish film highlights gay honor killing By SUZAN FRASER, Associated Press ? 5 hours ago ANKARA, Turkey (AP) ? Shortly after telling his parents he … Read more

While Turkey obsessed with championship games, Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” wins a Cannes award!

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Imdb page about the film. Film crew’s photo gallery here. Cannes 2011 | Unce Upon a Time in Anatolia Review | Once Upon A Time In Anatolia All Cannes 2011 winners here.