The Turkish government is considering banning reality TV shows which feature dating encounters. Numan Kurtulmus, the Deputy Prime Minister, said these broadcasts were not in keeping with Turkish customs, traditions and beliefs. Despite the popularity of these broadcasts, more than 10,000 complaints were registered by the Turkish Media Authority (RTÜK) in 2016. The Turkish Directorate …
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The Turkish channel TRT World, broadcasting international news in English, has expanded its catchment area thanks to an agreement signed with the private telecommunications operator SES. Transmitted from the SES group’s three Astra satellite positions, TRT World (a subsidiary of TRT, the Turkish public broadcaster) has been available since January in continental Europe, the United …
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With last year’s festival focused on Andean cinema, this year the Douarnenez Film Festival (Brittany) will turn its lens on the people of Turkey. From August 19th to 27th 150 films will be shown to explore “Turkey’s history and the present reality” and also “to highlight the shared influences, dialogue and ways of life.” Through …
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The 2017 Istanbul Discop market for television programmes has been officially cancelled by its organizer Basic Lead. In a statement on the event’s website, Basic Lead, head-quartered in Los Angeles, says the decision is due to the “constant geopolitical tensions” which, at the previous market in early March, had “a very negative impact on attendance”. …
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After four award-winning short films, the Belgian-Kurdish director Sahim Omar Kalifa began shooting his first feature film, “Zagros” in early May. For Kalifa it’s a long-standing project: in late 2013 he received the prize for best pitch when he presented the story of “Zagros” at the Arras International Film Festival, giving him funding to develop …
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Her short film “Sunflower” was selected for the 2014 PriMed, now Turkish director Nejla Demirci is using crowd-funding to complete the her new documentary, “Confrontation” (Yüzleşme). Over three years she has interviewed more than 400 women with breast cancer, many of whom agreed to talk every day to her about their illness, its treatment, their …
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The 35th Istanbul International Film Festival ended with an awards ceremony on April 17th. In the National Competition most of the awards went to just two films: Ahu Öztürk’s “Dust Cloth”, about two Kurdish cleaning ladies in Istanbul, won the Golden Tulip for Best Film, Best Actress, Best Screenplay and the Cineuropa Award. Mustafa Kara’s …
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