Activists are planning to lead a flotilla of ships to Gaza, amid Israel’s ongoing siege. They’ll transport 5,500 tons of desperately needed food and supplies from Istanbul to the Palestinian territory, where famine looms.
The activists don’t necessarily expect to make it there. They hope they do. But in the event that Israel blocks them, boards them, and detains them — or worse — they hope their efforts will inspire international outcry and put more pressure on Israel to end its war in Gaza and blockade around the territory.
“Obviously,...
The activists don’t necessarily expect to make it there. They hope they do. But in the event that Israel blocks them, boards them, and detains them — or worse — they hope their efforts will inspire international outcry and put more pressure on Israel to end its war in Gaza and blockade around the territory.
“Obviously,...
- 4/25/2024
- by Andrew Perez
- Rollingstone.com
Oliver Stone lived his heyday as one of the most celebrated directors in Hollywood with his acclaimed titles, including Wall Street and Kevin Costner-starrer JFK. Stone, who also has two Oscars to his credit for directing Platoon and Born on the Fourth of July, however, found himself amid an investigation.
Oliver Stone. Credit: Wikimedia Commons
A report published by a team of investigative journalists from Europe links the acclaimed director to real dictators as Stone was allegedly roped in to whitewash a few dictators in a series of documentaries. Stone finally broke his silence over the matter.
A Report Linked Oliver Stone With Real Dictators Oliver Stone. Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (Occrp) alongside a few European outlets organized an investigation against the celebrated director Oliver Stone. The investigation found that he was exclusively linked with a series of unmade documentary projects that would be...
Oliver Stone. Credit: Wikimedia Commons
A report published by a team of investigative journalists from Europe links the acclaimed director to real dictators as Stone was allegedly roped in to whitewash a few dictators in a series of documentaries. Stone finally broke his silence over the matter.
A Report Linked Oliver Stone With Real Dictators Oliver Stone. Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (Occrp) alongside a few European outlets organized an investigation against the celebrated director Oliver Stone. The investigation found that he was exclusively linked with a series of unmade documentary projects that would be...
- 4/2/2024
- by Lachit Roy
- FandomWire
Updated on March 10, 2024, at 5:43 am Pt with comments from Oliver Stone.
A team of investigative journalists in Europe has published a new report that links Oscar-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone to a planned series of documentaries intended to act as de facto propaganda for several autocratic leaders worldwide.
The investigation — a joint effort by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (Occrp), German public broadcaster Zdf, Austrian newspaper Der Standard, German news magazine Der Spiegel and independent Kazakhstan media outlet Vlast — found that Russian American producer Igor Lopatonok pitched a series of hagiographic documentaries about such notorious leaders as Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, which were to star Stone as the on-air interviewer.
In an interview with Occrp, Lopatonok said Stone was aware of the projects and supported them, though the investigation did not turn up a direct link to the director to support that claim.
A team of investigative journalists in Europe has published a new report that links Oscar-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone to a planned series of documentaries intended to act as de facto propaganda for several autocratic leaders worldwide.
The investigation — a joint effort by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (Occrp), German public broadcaster Zdf, Austrian newspaper Der Standard, German news magazine Der Spiegel and independent Kazakhstan media outlet Vlast — found that Russian American producer Igor Lopatonok pitched a series of hagiographic documentaries about such notorious leaders as Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, which were to star Stone as the on-air interviewer.
In an interview with Occrp, Lopatonok said Stone was aware of the projects and supported them, though the investigation did not turn up a direct link to the director to support that claim.
- 3/8/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: When BluTV CEO Deniz Şaşmaz Oflaz recently travelled to Miami for a conference, she was spoken to by border security. Not because the guard at passport control had any issues, but because his mother was watching a Turkish TV show and he was thrilled to be meeting one of the main players behind the country’s content boom.
Turkey has long been a hotbed of production and regional tastemaker in the Middle East and North Africa region, and it still ranks as one of the world’s top TV program exporters. Warner Bros Discovery’s (Wbd) recent acquisition of Oflaz’s BluTV therefore serves as a marker of how importantly the major U.S. studios view the country and its content.
In fact, Wbd is using BluTV as a testbed for further streaming initiatives in the Mena region, according to Jamie Cooke, the studio’s General Manager for Central and Eastern Europe,...
Turkey has long been a hotbed of production and regional tastemaker in the Middle East and North Africa region, and it still ranks as one of the world’s top TV program exporters. Warner Bros Discovery’s (Wbd) recent acquisition of Oflaz’s BluTV therefore serves as a marker of how importantly the major U.S. studios view the country and its content.
In fact, Wbd is using BluTV as a testbed for further streaming initiatives in the Mena region, according to Jamie Cooke, the studio’s General Manager for Central and Eastern Europe,...
- 2/1/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
During a campaign speech in New Hampshire, Donald Trump appeared to have confused two world leaders on Monday.
“There’s a man, Viktor Orbán, did anyone ever hear of him?” Trump asked the crowd. “He’s probably, like, one of the strongest leaders anywhere in the world. He’s the leader of Turkey.”
Turkey’s president is Recep Tayyip Erdogan, while Orbán is the prime minister of Hungary.
Trump: I was very honored, there’s a man, Viktor Orbán. He’s the leader of Turkey pic.twitter.com/h3vrIESVrF
— Acyn (@Acyn) October 23, 2023
Trump would later correct this mistake after addressing members of his audience.
“But Victor Orbán, he’s the head of Hungary and he runs a tough, let me tell you, he runs it properly, he runs it strong, with crime and with everything else he runs it strong and he doesn’t let terrorists into his country,...
“There’s a man, Viktor Orbán, did anyone ever hear of him?” Trump asked the crowd. “He’s probably, like, one of the strongest leaders anywhere in the world. He’s the leader of Turkey.”
Turkey’s president is Recep Tayyip Erdogan, while Orbán is the prime minister of Hungary.
Trump: I was very honored, there’s a man, Viktor Orbán. He’s the leader of Turkey pic.twitter.com/h3vrIESVrF
— Acyn (@Acyn) October 23, 2023
Trump would later correct this mistake after addressing members of his audience.
“But Victor Orbán, he’s the head of Hungary and he runs a tough, let me tell you, he runs it properly, he runs it strong, with crime and with everything else he runs it strong and he doesn’t let terrorists into his country,...
- 10/26/2023
- by Zach Ament
- Uinterview
Turkey’s Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, the country’s top international film event, has been canceled due political pressure following a storm of controversy prompted by the presence of an explosive documentary in the lineup.
The doc, titled “Decree” and directed by Nejla Demirci, is about the plight of a doctor and a teacher who were fired from their government jobs under a state of emergency declared after a failed attempted coup on July 15, 2016, in Turkey. On that day a group of Turkish soldiers using tanks, warplanes and helicopters launched a plot to overthrow Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Erdogan immediately blamed his former ally, U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, who is in exile in the U.S. and has denied these allegations. Subsequently more than 130,000 alleged Gulen supporters in Turkey were fired from their jobs under an emergency purge following the military uprising.
Antalya Mayor Muhittin Bocek...
The doc, titled “Decree” and directed by Nejla Demirci, is about the plight of a doctor and a teacher who were fired from their government jobs under a state of emergency declared after a failed attempted coup on July 15, 2016, in Turkey. On that day a group of Turkish soldiers using tanks, warplanes and helicopters launched a plot to overthrow Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Erdogan immediately blamed his former ally, U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, who is in exile in the U.S. and has denied these allegations. Subsequently more than 130,000 alleged Gulen supporters in Turkey were fired from their jobs under an emergency purge following the military uprising.
Antalya Mayor Muhittin Bocek...
- 9/30/2023
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Documentary ‘The Decree’ (‘Kanun Hukmu’) is at the centre of the row.
Turkey’s Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival has been cancelled a week before the launch of its 60th edition due to intense political pressure around a planned screening of documentary The Decree.
The feature was due to compete in the festival’s National Documentary Film Competition but was pulled from the lineup last week following government pressure aimed at the main organiser of the event – the Antalya Metropolitan Municipality.
The Decree, directed by Nejla Demirci, depicts the plight of victims following a major purge of state institutions by...
Turkey’s Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival has been cancelled a week before the launch of its 60th edition due to intense political pressure around a planned screening of documentary The Decree.
The feature was due to compete in the festival’s National Documentary Film Competition but was pulled from the lineup last week following government pressure aimed at the main organiser of the event – the Antalya Metropolitan Municipality.
The Decree, directed by Nejla Demirci, depicts the plight of victims following a major purge of state institutions by...
- 9/29/2023
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Washington and Mogadishu —Fadumo Abdi has been hungry for months now. She’s already lost one child to starvation and she doesn’t know if her surviving children will make it to the end of the year.
Having recently relocated to a camp for internally displaced persons, or IDPs, near Mogadishu after fleeing the drought-and war-ravaged areas of south-central Somalia, Fadumo has lost almost everything. She came to the capital hoping to find steady work, to figure out a way to ensure her children have a future.
“When we arrived here,...
Having recently relocated to a camp for internally displaced persons, or IDPs, near Mogadishu after fleeing the drought-and war-ravaged areas of south-central Somalia, Fadumo has lost almost everything. She came to the capital hoping to find steady work, to figure out a way to ensure her children have a future.
“When we arrived here,...
- 8/13/2023
- by Mac William Bishop and Mohamed Gabobe
- Rollingstone.com
A viral clip shared online shows Vladimir Putin waiting to meet with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi during the second annual Russia-Africa summit. In the video, Putin paces around the room silently before straightening items on a table.
Anton Geraschchenko, an adviser to Ukraine’s minister of internal affairs, tweeted the video on July 27. Since then, it has received 15,000 likes.
Putin had to wait for quite some time for the president of Egypt.
This is not the first time that foreign leaders have made Putin wait for their meetings. pic.twitter.com/WSaO1UWayN
— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) July 27, 2023
This isn’t the first time that Putin was made to wait before meetings. In July 2022, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan left the Russian president alone for about 50 seconds in Tehran, Iran while in September 2022, Erdogan and the leaders of Azerbaijan, India and Kyrgyzstan delayed their meeting with Putin at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
Anton Geraschchenko, an adviser to Ukraine’s minister of internal affairs, tweeted the video on July 27. Since then, it has received 15,000 likes.
Putin had to wait for quite some time for the president of Egypt.
This is not the first time that foreign leaders have made Putin wait for their meetings. pic.twitter.com/WSaO1UWayN
— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) July 27, 2023
This isn’t the first time that Putin was made to wait before meetings. In July 2022, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan left the Russian president alone for about 50 seconds in Tehran, Iran while in September 2022, Erdogan and the leaders of Azerbaijan, India and Kyrgyzstan delayed their meeting with Putin at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
- 7/29/2023
- by Alex Nguyen
- Uinterview
Istanbul, June 11 (Ians) Rodri fired to give Manchester City the victory over Inter Milan as he scored the only goal in the UEFA Champions League final, here on Saturday night.
The Spanish midfielder’s goal on 68 minutes won the tough game for Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City.
City players lifted the trophy after the thrilling final.
British football fans who filled the Ataturk Olympic Stadium celebrated the 1-0 victory, a Xinhua report said.
“Words are not enough to describe this feeling,” City’s German midfielder of Turkish roots Ilkay Gundogan said in televised comments. “It is a big honor to lift the trophy in our country,” he added.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan congratulated Manchester City on their victory in Istanbul in a message on Twitter.
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The Spanish midfielder’s goal on 68 minutes won the tough game for Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City.
City players lifted the trophy after the thrilling final.
British football fans who filled the Ataturk Olympic Stadium celebrated the 1-0 victory, a Xinhua report said.
“Words are not enough to describe this feeling,” City’s German midfielder of Turkish roots Ilkay Gundogan said in televised comments. “It is a big honor to lift the trophy in our country,” he added.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan congratulated Manchester City on their victory in Istanbul in a message on Twitter.
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- 6/11/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Elon Musk defended his propensity to step into divisive debate and even in advancing conspiracy theories, telling CNBC, “I’ll say what I want to say, and if the consequences of that is losing money, I’ll say it.”
The network’s David Faber sat down with Musk and asked the Twitter owner and Tesla CEO about a specific tweet about billionaire George Soros, in which he wrote, “Soros reminds me of Magneto.” He wrote that Soros “wants to erode the very fabric of civilization. Soros hates humanity.”
Jonathan Greenblatt, the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, wrote that Musk was feeding into antisemitic tropes by comparing Soros to a Jewish supervillain. Soros is a frequent target on the right.
“That’s my opinion,” Musk told Faber.
The CNBC host then pressed him. “Why share it when people who buy Teslas may not agree with you? Advertisers on Twitter may not agree with you?...
The network’s David Faber sat down with Musk and asked the Twitter owner and Tesla CEO about a specific tweet about billionaire George Soros, in which he wrote, “Soros reminds me of Magneto.” He wrote that Soros “wants to erode the very fabric of civilization. Soros hates humanity.”
Jonathan Greenblatt, the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, wrote that Musk was feeding into antisemitic tropes by comparing Soros to a Jewish supervillain. Soros is a frequent target on the right.
“That’s my opinion,” Musk told Faber.
The CNBC host then pressed him. “Why share it when people who buy Teslas may not agree with you? Advertisers on Twitter may not agree with you?...
- 5/16/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Ankara, April 27 (Ians) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan cancelled his scheduled programmes due to a stomach problem, less than three weeks before the presidential elections slated for May 14.
In a tweet, Erdogan said on Wednesday that he would be resting at home on the advice of his doctors but will resume his duties on Thursday.
The announcement follows Erdogan’s abrupt illness during a live TV programme on Tuesday evening. During the broadcast, Erdogan’s participation was cut off, leaving the journalists bewildered and only hearing muffled sounds from the microphones.
Erdogan returned to the broadcast 15 minutes later and apologised for getting sick, saying he had an intense campaign day and a serious cold in his stomach, Xinhua news agency reported.
With the Turkish economy struggling with issues, including high inflation and a weak currency, Erdogan is facing a big challenge as he seeks another term of presidency this year.
In a tweet, Erdogan said on Wednesday that he would be resting at home on the advice of his doctors but will resume his duties on Thursday.
The announcement follows Erdogan’s abrupt illness during a live TV programme on Tuesday evening. During the broadcast, Erdogan’s participation was cut off, leaving the journalists bewildered and only hearing muffled sounds from the microphones.
Erdogan returned to the broadcast 15 minutes later and apologised for getting sick, saying he had an intense campaign day and a serious cold in his stomach, Xinhua news agency reported.
With the Turkish economy struggling with issues, including high inflation and a weak currency, Erdogan is facing a big challenge as he seeks another term of presidency this year.
- 4/26/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Istanbul, March 4 (Ians) Turkish health experts urged authorities to take a series of strict measures to eliminate the threats of epidemics against public health in Turkey’s earthquake zone.
Bulent Ertugrul, an infectiologist and clinical microbiologist from Istanbul’s Reyap Hospital, said the challenging circumstances in the worst-hit zones create favourable conditions for spreading contagious diseases and respiratory tract infections.
“The diseases caused by contaminated food and water, from cholera to other gastroenteritis such as diarrhoea, are our primary concerns,” Ertugrul told Xinhua in an interview.
He emphasised the necessity to be “very meticulous” about supplying clean water to the region and providing lavatory facilities with hygienic conditions, Xinhua news agency reported.
“Additionally, we are in the flu season and the Covid-19 pandemic continues,” the expert noted, warning of much higher risks for those aged above 65 years and with underlying diseases.
For him, one of the simplest methods to eliminate...
Bulent Ertugrul, an infectiologist and clinical microbiologist from Istanbul’s Reyap Hospital, said the challenging circumstances in the worst-hit zones create favourable conditions for spreading contagious diseases and respiratory tract infections.
“The diseases caused by contaminated food and water, from cholera to other gastroenteritis such as diarrhoea, are our primary concerns,” Ertugrul told Xinhua in an interview.
He emphasised the necessity to be “very meticulous” about supplying clean water to the region and providing lavatory facilities with hygienic conditions, Xinhua news agency reported.
“Additionally, we are in the flu season and the Covid-19 pandemic continues,” the expert noted, warning of much higher risks for those aged above 65 years and with underlying diseases.
For him, one of the simplest methods to eliminate...
- 3/3/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Ankara/Damascus, Feb 13 (Ians) The death toll from the twin earthquakes that rocked Turkey and Syria on February 6 touched 29,605 and 1,414 respectively.
Xinhua gathered some facts about quake-hit countries:
Combined casualities
The death toll from the earthquakes in Turkey has climbed to 29,605, the country’s disaster agency was quoted by the Anadolu Agency as saying, bringing the total fatalities with neighbouring Syria to over 33,000, with tens of thousands injured.
Rescue efforts
The first batch of emergency aid, including tents and blankets, delivered by the Chinese government for earthquake relief has arrived in Turkey on Saturday. More emergency supplies, including tents, electrocardiographs, ultrasonic diagnostic equipment and medical transfer vehicles will also be shipped in batches from China.
Syria is also receiving supplies from the Red Cross Society of China and the local Chinese community. The aid from the local Chinese community included infant formulas, winter clothes, and medical supplies, while the first...
Xinhua gathered some facts about quake-hit countries:
Combined casualities
The death toll from the earthquakes in Turkey has climbed to 29,605, the country’s disaster agency was quoted by the Anadolu Agency as saying, bringing the total fatalities with neighbouring Syria to over 33,000, with tens of thousands injured.
Rescue efforts
The first batch of emergency aid, including tents and blankets, delivered by the Chinese government for earthquake relief has arrived in Turkey on Saturday. More emergency supplies, including tents, electrocardiographs, ultrasonic diagnostic equipment and medical transfer vehicles will also be shipped in batches from China.
Syria is also receiving supplies from the Red Cross Society of China and the local Chinese community. The aid from the local Chinese community included infant formulas, winter clothes, and medical supplies, while the first...
- 2/13/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
The fate of a teenage TikTok cooking star has captured the attention of Turkish media after the devastating earthquakes in Southern Turkey and Northern Syria.
Taha Duymaz, who has 1.9M followers on TikTok and a major presence on Instagram and YouTube, was buried under the rubble of a collapsed building in the Turkish city of Hatay, per local reports.
Semiha Duymaz, his older sister, posted a social media message on Monday saying she believed that Taha and four other relatives were still alive under the rubble of their home in Hatay.
She said that rescue services had yet to reach the collapsed building, which was opposite a high school in Hatay. She appealed for people to assist in the efforts to excavate her family, prompting an outpouring of concern on social networks, amid calls for rescue efforts to be stepped up.
Duymaz last posted on TikTok at 7Pm local time on Sunday,...
Taha Duymaz, who has 1.9M followers on TikTok and a major presence on Instagram and YouTube, was buried under the rubble of a collapsed building in the Turkish city of Hatay, per local reports.
Semiha Duymaz, his older sister, posted a social media message on Monday saying she believed that Taha and four other relatives were still alive under the rubble of their home in Hatay.
She said that rescue services had yet to reach the collapsed building, which was opposite a high school in Hatay. She appealed for people to assist in the efforts to excavate her family, prompting an outpouring of concern on social networks, amid calls for rescue efforts to be stepped up.
Duymaz last posted on TikTok at 7Pm local time on Sunday,...
- 2/7/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
The death toll in Turkey and Syria has climbed to over 5,000 while rescue efforts have been hindered by freezing temperatures one day after two massive earthquakes hit near Gaziantep in southern Turkey.
As The New York Times reported Tuesday, Feb. 7, at least 3,700 people are dead in Turkey and 1,700 are dead in Syria. Thousands of rescue workers are searching for survivors, but inclimate winter weather has hit the region hard, bringing freezing temperatures, rain, and snow.
The first three days are generally considered the “golden period” for finding survivors and saving lives,...
As The New York Times reported Tuesday, Feb. 7, at least 3,700 people are dead in Turkey and 1,700 are dead in Syria. Thousands of rescue workers are searching for survivors, but inclimate winter weather has hit the region hard, bringing freezing temperatures, rain, and snow.
The first three days are generally considered the “golden period” for finding survivors and saving lives,...
- 2/7/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach had for years encouraged his dear friend, Mehmet “Dr.” Oz, to run for office, spending hours talking about their shared desire for a unifying, “values-based campaign,” and what an Oz-led version of that would look like. Now, Oz is taking his old friend’s advice and running for a Senate seat, and Boteach is disgusted by what he sees.
“The man running for Senate is not Dr. Oz. This person is unrecognizable to me,” Boteach, a high-profile media personality and figure in conservative pro-Israel circles, tells Rolling Stone.
“The man running for Senate is not Dr. Oz. This person is unrecognizable to me,” Boteach, a high-profile media personality and figure in conservative pro-Israel circles, tells Rolling Stone.
- 9/21/2022
- by Asawin Suebsaeng and Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Turkish popstar Gulsen has been released from jail but placed under house arrest as she awaits trial for charges of “inciting hatred and enmity” in connection with a joke she made about the country’s religious schools.
The 46-year-old singer, whose full name is Gulsen Colakoglu, is often described as the Turkish Madonna. She was arrested on 25 August after a video clip of her joke on a band member during a performance in April went viral on social media.
In the video, the singer joked that one of her musicians’ “perversion” stemmed from attending a religious school.
She was charged for saying of the band member: “He attended the Imam Hatip schools. That’s where the perversion comes from.”
Though Gulsen issued an apology for her comment and told the millions who follow her on social media that she meant to cause no harm or division, religious groups attacked her.
The 46-year-old singer, whose full name is Gulsen Colakoglu, is often described as the Turkish Madonna. She was arrested on 25 August after a video clip of her joke on a band member during a performance in April went viral on social media.
In the video, the singer joked that one of her musicians’ “perversion” stemmed from attending a religious school.
She was charged for saying of the band member: “He attended the Imam Hatip schools. That’s where the perversion comes from.”
Though Gulsen issued an apology for her comment and told the millions who follow her on social media that she meant to cause no harm or division, religious groups attacked her.
- 8/30/2022
- by Sravasti Dasgupta
- The Independent - Music
Turkey has ordered the arrest of one of its top pop singers for allegedly insulting the country’s Islamic high schools system, which was attended by president Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Singer, songwriter and dancer Gulsen, 46, who is viewed by many as the Turkish Madonna, became the subject of an arrest order by an Istanbul court on Thursday 25 August, after a video clip of a comment she made about a band or crew member during a performance in April went viral on social media.
She was reportedly remanded to custody pending further investigation on a charge of "inciting people to hatred and hostility”, for saying of the band member: “He attended the Imam Hatip schools. That’s where the perversion comes from.”
Erdogan attended a religiously oriented Imam Hatip school, as did many of his associates and pillars of the country’s powerful business elite.
Gulsen has apologised for the comment,...
Singer, songwriter and dancer Gulsen, 46, who is viewed by many as the Turkish Madonna, became the subject of an arrest order by an Istanbul court on Thursday 25 August, after a video clip of a comment she made about a band or crew member during a performance in April went viral on social media.
She was reportedly remanded to custody pending further investigation on a charge of "inciting people to hatred and hostility”, for saying of the band member: “He attended the Imam Hatip schools. That’s where the perversion comes from.”
Erdogan attended a religiously oriented Imam Hatip school, as did many of his associates and pillars of the country’s powerful business elite.
Gulsen has apologised for the comment,...
- 8/26/2022
- by Borzou Daragahi
- The Independent - Music
Turkish producer Cigdem Mater, known on the festival circuit for backing arthouse titles such as the 2013 Venice competition drama “Sivas,” has been arrested and sentenced to 18 years in prison on trumped-up charges, along with other activists, in connection with the 2013 Gezi Park anti-government protests.
Mater, who is also a journalist, was incarcerated on Monday in Istanbul at the conclusion of a trial during which Turkish philanthropist Osman Kavala, who was already in custody, was sentenced to life imprisonment on charges of “attempting to overthrow the government” of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan by allegedly financing the protests.
Mater and six other activists are accused by the Turkish court of supporting Kavala and being behind the protests that were prompted by construction of a mall in an Istanbul park. The protests snowballed and grew into nationwide anti-government unrest. Mater is also specifically accused of trying to raise financing for a documentary...
Mater, who is also a journalist, was incarcerated on Monday in Istanbul at the conclusion of a trial during which Turkish philanthropist Osman Kavala, who was already in custody, was sentenced to life imprisonment on charges of “attempting to overthrow the government” of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan by allegedly financing the protests.
Mater and six other activists are accused by the Turkish court of supporting Kavala and being behind the protests that were prompted by construction of a mall in an Istanbul park. The protests snowballed and grew into nationwide anti-government unrest. Mater is also specifically accused of trying to raise financing for a documentary...
- 4/27/2022
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Former President Donald Trump’s website was the victim of a hacking incident, as a portion of the site was replaced by a message in Turkish.
According to The New York Daily News, the hacker told readers to “not forget Allah” and wrote a message that read, “Do not be like those who forgot Allah, as Allah made them forget themselves. They really went astray.” It also included a link to a speech from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The same hacker took responsibility for defacing Joe Biden’s website in November, after the presidential election.
A spokesperson for the former president did not immediately return a request for comment. Parts of the website were back to normal on Monday afternoon, along with that of Trump’s Save America Pac.
This is only the latest hacking incident aimed at political figures. Twitter experienced a large-scale hacking incident in 2020 in which the accounts of Biden,...
According to The New York Daily News, the hacker told readers to “not forget Allah” and wrote a message that read, “Do not be like those who forgot Allah, as Allah made them forget themselves. They really went astray.” It also included a link to a speech from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The same hacker took responsibility for defacing Joe Biden’s website in November, after the presidential election.
A spokesperson for the former president did not immediately return a request for comment. Parts of the website were back to normal on Monday afternoon, along with that of Trump’s Save America Pac.
This is only the latest hacking incident aimed at political figures. Twitter experienced a large-scale hacking incident in 2020 in which the accounts of Biden,...
- 10/18/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
President Joe Biden on Saturday realized a long-sought goal of Armenian Americans, declaring the mass killing of Armenians early in the 20th century by Turkey as a “genocide.”
“Each year on this day, we remember the lives of all those who died in the Ottoman-era Armenian genocide and recommit ourselves to preventing such an atrocity from ever again occurring,” Biden said in a statement.
A genocide is defined as the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group.
The statement breaks with longstanding US evasion on using the term. Turkey has long denied that the killings were a “genocide,” claiming the actions were part of a war. As an important US ally and NATO member, those wishes were respected by many US administrations.
But now, on the 106th anniversary of the massacre of an estimated 1.5 million people,...
“Each year on this day, we remember the lives of all those who died in the Ottoman-era Armenian genocide and recommit ourselves to preventing such an atrocity from ever again occurring,” Biden said in a statement.
A genocide is defined as the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group.
The statement breaks with longstanding US evasion on using the term. Turkey has long denied that the killings were a “genocide,” claiming the actions were part of a war. As an important US ally and NATO member, those wishes were respected by many US administrations.
But now, on the 106th anniversary of the massacre of an estimated 1.5 million people,...
- 4/24/2021
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
At first glance it’s tempting to call “Truth to Power,” a documentary about the music and activism of System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian, the “Last Dance” of music docs. Impressive archival footage can’t disguise how overly reverential a treatment Garin Hovannisian’s film is. That’s not surprising considering that, like “The Last Dance,” its subject was an instrumental part of its making. Tankian reached out to Hovannisian to initiate the project, and had even scored two of Hovannisian’s previous movies. That cozy relationship has a cost: as with “The Last Dance,” “Truth to Power” is a promotional film, not a work of journalism.
But unlike “The Last Dance,” it doesn’t have an hours-long narrative worth losing yourself in to the point that you begin to forget those critiques. What you get instead is a Wikipedia-like blow-by-blow account of key moments in his...
But unlike “The Last Dance,” it doesn’t have an hours-long narrative worth losing yourself in to the point that you begin to forget those critiques. What you get instead is a Wikipedia-like blow-by-blow account of key moments in his...
- 2/19/2021
- by Christian Blauvelt
- Indiewire
On the morning of October 12th, Hevrin Khalaf, a rising young Kurdish political leader, rode along the M4 highway in northern Syria. Seated in the back of a bulletproof Toyota SUV, she rushed past the battle-scarred villages of her homeland, now three days into a brutal military assault from Turkey, made possible by Donald Trump’s decision to pull U.S. troops from the region. She was on her way to Raqqa, the short-lived capital of the Islamic State and the largest and most heavily damaged city in Kurdish-held territory.
- 12/18/2019
- by Jason Motlagh
- Rollingstone.com
Zeynep Atakan responds to claims she stepped down from the Antalya Film Forum for political reasons
Top European producer also defends controversial decision not to have boycotted the festival in 2017 and 2018.
Turkish producer and leading European co-producer Zeynep Atakan has countered suggestions she stepped down as head of Antalya Film Forum, the industry programme of the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, for political reasons and defended her decision not to join a boycott of the entire event in 2017 and 2018.
The festival kicked off its 56th edition this week under a new management team, headed by Ahmet Boyacıoğlu and artistic director Başak Emre.
It is being seen as a fresh start for the festival after two years of turbulence,...
Turkish producer and leading European co-producer Zeynep Atakan has countered suggestions she stepped down as head of Antalya Film Forum, the industry programme of the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, for political reasons and defended her decision not to join a boycott of the entire event in 2017 and 2018.
The festival kicked off its 56th edition this week under a new management team, headed by Ahmet Boyacıoğlu and artistic director Başak Emre.
It is being seen as a fresh start for the festival after two years of turbulence,...
- 10/31/2019
- by 1100388¦Melanie Goodfellow¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
For the last eighteen years, the United States has done nothing but lose wars in the Middle East. That’s what made the 2014 – 2019 campaign against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria so exceptional. The Pentagon actually accomplished the mission it set out to accomplish. Mosul and Raqqa were liberated. The terrorists were driven into the desert. The failed-state caliphate no longer exists.
Our tier-one operators and billion-dollar warplanes were not what made the difference. For the most part, the Isis fighters who died in Kobane, Manbij, Tabqa, Raqqa, and...
Our tier-one operators and billion-dollar warplanes were not what made the difference. For the most part, the Isis fighters who died in Kobane, Manbij, Tabqa, Raqqa, and...
- 10/14/2019
- by Seth Harp
- Rollingstone.com
As Turkey’s TV industry reels from the shock of the country’s sharp currency devaluation, Netflix is starting to establish its footprint and get traction in a market that remains among the world’s top five exporters of serial dramas.
“The roughly 40% tumble of the Turkish lira amid tensions between populist presidents Donald Trump and Recep Tayyip Erdogan has caused interest rates to skyrocket and linear broadcasters’ advertising revenues to shrink,” says Ahmet Ziyalar, COO of prominent sales company Inter Medya. “As a result, due to budgeting problems, the number of successful dramas [on linear TV] decreased dramatically this season.”
Ziyalar calls 2019 an experimental year for the Turkish industry. “Digital platforms have been trying things that were long in-the-waiting,” both thematically and in terms of shorter episode lengths, since Turkish dramas on linear TV run between 120 and 150 minutes, excluding ads, he notes. That’s an “old-fashioned” format that could be on its way out,...
“The roughly 40% tumble of the Turkish lira amid tensions between populist presidents Donald Trump and Recep Tayyip Erdogan has caused interest rates to skyrocket and linear broadcasters’ advertising revenues to shrink,” says Ahmet Ziyalar, COO of prominent sales company Inter Medya. “As a result, due to budgeting problems, the number of successful dramas [on linear TV] decreased dramatically this season.”
Ziyalar calls 2019 an experimental year for the Turkish industry. “Digital platforms have been trying things that were long in-the-waiting,” both thematically and in terms of shorter episode lengths, since Turkish dramas on linear TV run between 120 and 150 minutes, excluding ads, he notes. That’s an “old-fashioned” format that could be on its way out,...
- 4/8/2019
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
So we’re withdrawing troops from the Middle East.
Good!
What’s the War on Terror death count by now, a half-million? How much have we spent, $5 trillion? Five-and-a-half?
For that cost, we’ve destabilized the region to the point of abject chaos, inspired millions of Muslims to hate us, and torn up the Geneva Convention and half the Constitution in pursuit of policies like torture, kidnapping, assassination-by-robot and warrantless detention.
It will be difficult for each of us to even begin to part with our share of honor in those achievements.
Good!
What’s the War on Terror death count by now, a half-million? How much have we spent, $5 trillion? Five-and-a-half?
For that cost, we’ve destabilized the region to the point of abject chaos, inspired millions of Muslims to hate us, and torn up the Geneva Convention and half the Constitution in pursuit of policies like torture, kidnapping, assassination-by-robot and warrantless detention.
It will be difficult for each of us to even begin to part with our share of honor in those achievements.
- 12/21/2018
- by Matt Taibbi
- Rollingstone.com
Turkey’s economic crisis is stunting streamers, prompting local subscriber services to slash prices and join bundled telecom offerings, leaving little room for Netflix and Amazon, which both account for less than 5% of the market.
Still, depreciation of the Turkish lira — which has lost 40% of its value against the U.S. dollar from a year ago — could prompt international streaming giants to grow their presence in Turkey, says Iht Markit analyst Constantinos Papavassilopoulos.
He says the crisis has made Turkey a particularly price-sensitive market, where a vast majority of the country’s 3.9 million Ott consumers now subscribe to cheap online bundled pay TV packages from the nation’s dominant telcos: Turkcell, Türk Telekom and Vodafone.
What Turkey’s currency plunge offers, he says, is a great opportunity for Netflix to acquire and create more shows beyond its lavish first Turkish original supernatural/fantasy drama “The Protector,” produced by Saudi-owned 03 Medya,...
Still, depreciation of the Turkish lira — which has lost 40% of its value against the U.S. dollar from a year ago — could prompt international streaming giants to grow their presence in Turkey, says Iht Markit analyst Constantinos Papavassilopoulos.
He says the crisis has made Turkey a particularly price-sensitive market, where a vast majority of the country’s 3.9 million Ott consumers now subscribe to cheap online bundled pay TV packages from the nation’s dominant telcos: Turkcell, Türk Telekom and Vodafone.
What Turkey’s currency plunge offers, he says, is a great opportunity for Netflix to acquire and create more shows beyond its lavish first Turkish original supernatural/fantasy drama “The Protector,” produced by Saudi-owned 03 Medya,...
- 10/16/2018
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
The sharp devaluation of the Turkish lira on foreign currency markets amid tensions between populist Presidents Donald Trump and Recep Tayyip Erdogan is prompting Turkey’s TV industry to increasingly turn toward the global marketplace, where it is second only to the U.S. in terms of scripted content exports.
Exports are clearly becoming more important as producers in some cases get almost twice as much money from international, just as local linear broadcasters are cutting their budgets due to a drop in advertising intake.
Inflation is high in the country, and the Turkish lira has lost roughly 40% of its value against the U.S. dollar 40% year over year.
“The economic downturn is prompting a push toward partnerships and co-productions, but also toward making Turkish stories more international by making more shows that can play on global streaming giants,” says Ates Ince, managing director of new sales company Madd, a...
Exports are clearly becoming more important as producers in some cases get almost twice as much money from international, just as local linear broadcasters are cutting their budgets due to a drop in advertising intake.
Inflation is high in the country, and the Turkish lira has lost roughly 40% of its value against the U.S. dollar 40% year over year.
“The economic downturn is prompting a push toward partnerships and co-productions, but also toward making Turkish stories more international by making more shows that can play on global streaming giants,” says Ates Ince, managing director of new sales company Madd, a...
- 10/16/2018
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
One year after launching a production venture in Turkey, L.A.-based production company Karga Seven Pictures has announced the appointment of prominent Turkish media exec Omer Ozguner as CEO of their Istanbul-based outfit.
Concurrently Karga have also forged a partnership with prominent local directorial duo The Taylan brothers, known for megahit dramas “Magnificent Century” and “Wounded Love.”
Durul Taylan and Yagmur Taylan will be based in Karga Seven Pictures offices in Los Angeles where they will develop scripted projects targeting “Turkey, the Middle East and the United States,” the company said in a statement. Karga Seven is a subsidiary of global film and TV group Red Arrow Studios.
Karga Seven’s decision to have these top Turkish creatives work out of L.A. reflects a greater international push underway within the country’s TV industry prompted by the current roughly 40% Turkish Lira devaluation against the Dollar due to tensions...
Concurrently Karga have also forged a partnership with prominent local directorial duo The Taylan brothers, known for megahit dramas “Magnificent Century” and “Wounded Love.”
Durul Taylan and Yagmur Taylan will be based in Karga Seven Pictures offices in Los Angeles where they will develop scripted projects targeting “Turkey, the Middle East and the United States,” the company said in a statement. Karga Seven is a subsidiary of global film and TV group Red Arrow Studios.
Karga Seven’s decision to have these top Turkish creatives work out of L.A. reflects a greater international push underway within the country’s TV industry prompted by the current roughly 40% Turkish Lira devaluation against the Dollar due to tensions...
- 10/5/2018
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
The set of “Morning Joe” was not amused by Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani’s suggestion that the president could not be indicted even if he “shot” former FBI Director James Comey. On Monday, co-host Joe Scarborough said the suggestion from Guiliani was tyrannical and was reminiscent of Vladimir Putin and Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
“This is really literally out of a tyrant’s playbook,” he said. “You pick the president’s sworn political enemy and then you put it out there, about the shooting of him and then you let the president’s followers know that Vladimir Putin, Erdogan could do the same thing.”
Over the weekend, Giuliani spoke to the Huffington Post and revealed that Trump, as president, was essentially above the law while he served in office.
Also Read: 'Morning Joe': Americans 'Must Vote Democratic' Because Trump is 'Greatest Threat to Our Democracy'
“I don...
“This is really literally out of a tyrant’s playbook,” he said. “You pick the president’s sworn political enemy and then you put it out there, about the shooting of him and then you let the president’s followers know that Vladimir Putin, Erdogan could do the same thing.”
Over the weekend, Giuliani spoke to the Huffington Post and revealed that Trump, as president, was essentially above the law while he served in office.
Also Read: 'Morning Joe': Americans 'Must Vote Democratic' Because Trump is 'Greatest Threat to Our Democracy'
“I don...
- 6/4/2018
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
Focus Features is confident that crowds will know the man at the center of its weekend documentary release, Pope Francis: A Man of His Word. The film by Wim Wenders will have a fairly wide bow by nonfiction standards, in about 300 locations in North America this weekend. Bleecker Street is going with a more traditional limited-release pattern for On Chesil Beach, starring Saoirse Ronan, Billy Howle and Emily Watson. Sundance Selects is opening That Summer, a documentary that captures the Beales pre-Grey Gardens and famous faces of pop culture from the early ‘70s in Long Island.
Other limited releases this weekend include Abramorama docu The Most Unknown, A24 thriller First Reformed and Vertical Entertainment’s The Hollow Child.
Pope Francis: A Man of His Word
Director-writer: Wim Wenders
Writer: David Rosier
Subjects: Pope Francis, John Kerry, Barack Obama, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Angela Merkel
Distributor: Focus Features
Focus Features...
Other limited releases this weekend include Abramorama docu The Most Unknown, A24 thriller First Reformed and Vertical Entertainment’s The Hollow Child.
Pope Francis: A Man of His Word
Director-writer: Wim Wenders
Writer: David Rosier
Subjects: Pope Francis, John Kerry, Barack Obama, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Angela Merkel
Distributor: Focus Features
Focus Features...
- 5/18/2018
- by Brian Brooks
- Deadline Film + TV
President Donald Trump is wasting no time getting back to work after the Thanksgiving holiday, announcing on Twitter that he would be speaking with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and working on a plan to bring jobs back to the United States. He also promised what he said would be a “quick” golf game with pro player Tiger Woods and Dustin Johnson. “Will be speaking to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey this morning about bringing peace to the mess that I inherited in the Middle East. I will get it all done, but what a mistake, in lives and dollars.
- 11/24/2017
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed on PBS that President Trump called him to apologize over the brawl fight between guards and protestors in Washington, a claim the White House denies.
- 9/20/2017
- by Caleb Ecarma
- Mediaite - TV
The father of Okc Thunder star Enes Kanter has been released from custody in Turkey and has been placed under government supervision ... according to Turkish reports. Just last week, Enes tweeted out that his dad, Mehmet Kanter, was arrested by government officials during a raid on their family home in Istanbul. He believed Mehmet was singled out because of the NBA star's public criticism of Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. According to local reports, Mehmet...
- 6/7/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
1:22 Pm Pt -- Enes has expanded on the arrest -- saying, "I woke this morning to the news of my father being arrested by the Turkish government." "The police raided our home in Istanbul, something that is happening to many innocent families across Turkey just because they are members of Hizmet, inspired by Scholar, Fethullah Gulen." "My father is arrested because of my outspoken criticism of the ruling party. He may get tortured for simply being my family member.
- 6/2/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
NBA star Enes Kanter is reportedly a wanted man in Turkey -- where government officials have accused him of being a member of an anti-government "terror group." But Kanter doesn't appear to be worried -- and is reportedly mocking his accusers. The Turkish media outlet Daily Sabah is reporting that an arrest warrant has been issued in Turkey for the Okc Thunder star's arrest. DS says officials believe Kanter is a member of an "armed...
- 5/26/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Well-known Turkish chef Nurset Gokce — affectionately nicknamed “SaltBae” after a video went viral of his slicing and salting technique — cast his vote in the controversial Turkish referendum with his signature flourish on Sunday.
Turkish citizens are heading to the polls Sunday to vote on a new draft constitution which could dramatically increase the powers of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according to CNBC, and each vote counts. Erdogan has been criticized internationally for his autocratic behavior.
“This vote represents a radical transformation that consolidates the power to a centrally executive president rather than a parliamentary system…that’s why it matters,...
Turkish citizens are heading to the polls Sunday to vote on a new draft constitution which could dramatically increase the powers of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according to CNBC, and each vote counts. Erdogan has been criticized internationally for his autocratic behavior.
“This vote represents a radical transformation that consolidates the power to a centrally executive president rather than a parliamentary system…that’s why it matters,...
- 4/16/2017
- by Katherine Richter
- PEOPLE.com
Lindsay Lohan is apparently "back and better than ever."
The Mean Girls star is returning to the spotlight with her brand new show, The Anti-Social Network -- but she won't be acting. Instead, Lohan will be taking control of contestants' social media accounts and pranking them a la Ashton Kutcher's Punk'd, challenging them to do embarrassing acts for prizes.
Watch: Lindsay Lohan Makes Return to the Red Carpet After 7-Month Hiatus
"I love social media. I mean, I am social media. Everybody knows you should never leave your phone lying around, especially near me," the 30-year-old actress teases in a new promo, released on Tuesday.
Exclusive: Lindsay Lohan's Parents Explain Her Bizarre New Accent: 'There's Nothing to Be Concerned About'
"We'll go to someone and I hijack their social media for 24 hours," Lohan explained of her new project on a recent appearance on The View. "I dare them to do things that they think...
The Mean Girls star is returning to the spotlight with her brand new show, The Anti-Social Network -- but she won't be acting. Instead, Lohan will be taking control of contestants' social media accounts and pranking them a la Ashton Kutcher's Punk'd, challenging them to do embarrassing acts for prizes.
Watch: Lindsay Lohan Makes Return to the Red Carpet After 7-Month Hiatus
"I love social media. I mean, I am social media. Everybody knows you should never leave your phone lying around, especially near me," the 30-year-old actress teases in a new promo, released on Tuesday.
Exclusive: Lindsay Lohan's Parents Explain Her Bizarre New Accent: 'There's Nothing to Be Concerned About'
"We'll go to someone and I hijack their social media for 24 hours," Lohan explained of her new project on a recent appearance on The View. "I dare them to do things that they think...
- 3/22/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Lindsay Lohan is using her celebrity status to further her goals as an activist and a philanthropist, and the actress says she's already faced opposition and persecution.
Lohan, 30, sat down with Good Morning Britain on Tuesday, and opened up about her goodwill travels to Turkey, where she met with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and claimed that she was "racially profiled" at Heathrow Airport in London because of her headscarf.
Watch: Lindsay Lohan Returns to Instagram After Peaceful Meeting With President of Turkey
"When I was flying to New York recently, I was wearing a headscarf and I got stopped," Lohan told hosts Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid. "[The transit agent] opened my passport and saw 'Lindsay Lohan' and started immediately apologizing but then said, 'Take off your headscarf.'"
Lohan admitted that the encounter left her feeling upset and concerned for devout travelers who wouldn't have been Ok with the order to remove the garment: "How would another...
Lohan, 30, sat down with Good Morning Britain on Tuesday, and opened up about her goodwill travels to Turkey, where she met with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and claimed that she was "racially profiled" at Heathrow Airport in London because of her headscarf.
Watch: Lindsay Lohan Returns to Instagram After Peaceful Meeting With President of Turkey
"When I was flying to New York recently, I was wearing a headscarf and I got stopped," Lohan told hosts Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid. "[The transit agent] opened my passport and saw 'Lindsay Lohan' and started immediately apologizing but then said, 'Take off your headscarf.'"
Lohan admitted that the encounter left her feeling upset and concerned for devout travelers who wouldn't have been Ok with the order to remove the garment: "How would another...
- 2/22/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Lindsay Lohan told “Good Morning Britain” on Tuesday that she was “racially profiled” while wearing a headscarf at London’s Heathrow Airport. The actress claimed she was stopped while traveling to New York. She said an airport worker “opened my passport and saw ‘Lindsay Lohan’ and started immediately apologizing, but then said: ‘Please take off your headscarf.'” On the British morning show, Lohan asked, “How would another woman who doesn’t feel comfortable taking off her headscarf feel?” Also Read: Lindsay Lohan Really, Truly and Desperately Wants to Play 'Little Mermaid' Lohan was returning from Turkey, where she recently met President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
- 2/21/2017
- by Brian Flood
- The Wrap
Lindsay Lohan is making a fresh start. After deleting all of her tweets and Instagram posts earlier this year, the 30-year-old actress has returned to social media with a pair of snapshots detailing her recent meeting with Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the President of Turkey. Related: Lindsay Lohan Makes Return to the Red Carpet After 7-Month […]...
- 1/29/2017
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Lindsay Lohan is making a fresh start.
After deleting all of her tweets and Instagram posts earlier this year, the 30-year-old actress has returned to social media with a pair of snapshots detailing her recent meeting with Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the President of Turkey.
Related: Lindsay Lohan Makes Return to the Red Carpet After 7-Month Hiatus
“What a dream it is for Mr. President Erdogan and The First Lady to invite me to their home,” Lohan wrote alongside a photo of the Turkish president and his wife. “Their efforts in helping Syrian Refugees is truly inspiring. #peace starts now. Please for peace.”
The Mean Girls star also tagged U.S. President Donald Trump and added the Arabic greeting, “Alaikum Salam,” which means “Peace be unto you.”
Lohan’s message is a likely nod to Trump’s recent executive order that temporarily bans Muslim refugees from entering the United States.
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After deleting all of her tweets and Instagram posts earlier this year, the 30-year-old actress has returned to social media with a pair of snapshots detailing her recent meeting with Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the President of Turkey.
Related: Lindsay Lohan Makes Return to the Red Carpet After 7-Month Hiatus
“What a dream it is for Mr. President Erdogan and The First Lady to invite me to their home,” Lohan wrote alongside a photo of the Turkish president and his wife. “Their efforts in helping Syrian Refugees is truly inspiring. #peace starts now. Please for peace.”
The Mean Girls star also tagged U.S. President Donald Trump and added the Arabic greeting, “Alaikum Salam,” which means “Peace be unto you.”
Lohan’s message is a likely nod to Trump’s recent executive order that temporarily bans Muslim refugees from entering the United States.
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- 1/29/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
A gunman fatally shot the Russian ambassador to Turkey while he spoke at a photo exhibit in the country’s capital, Ankara, on Monday, according to the Associated Press.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova confirmed Andrei Karlov’s death to CBS News, calling the incident a “terrorist attack.”
Karlov was attending the exhibit “Russia as seen by Turks,” according to the BBC, and was speaking to reporters when a man wearing a suit and tie opened fire.
The suspect reportedly fired at least eight shots before shouting “Allahu Akbar” – or “God is great,” according to the AP. The BBC...
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova confirmed Andrei Karlov’s death to CBS News, calling the incident a “terrorist attack.”
Karlov was attending the exhibit “Russia as seen by Turks,” according to the BBC, and was speaking to reporters when a man wearing a suit and tie opened fire.
The suspect reportedly fired at least eight shots before shouting “Allahu Akbar” – or “God is great,” according to the AP. The BBC...
- 12/19/2016
- by Lindsay Kimble
- PEOPLE.com
The European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly to block Turkey's attempts to join the European Union. The Parliament passed a resolution calling on the EU's executive body, the European Commission as well as the group's 28 national governments to impose a "temporary freeze" on Turkey's EU membership talks.
The vote was clear: 479 in favor, 37 against and 107 abstentions.
Although it is nonbinding, the vote sends a powerful signal to Ankara that Europe does not approve of the actions taken by Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan following a failed coup against his government earlier this year. Erdogan has engaged in...
The vote was clear: 479 in favor, 37 against and 107 abstentions.
Although it is nonbinding, the vote sends a powerful signal to Ankara that Europe does not approve of the actions taken by Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan following a failed coup against his government earlier this year. Erdogan has engaged in...
- 11/24/2016
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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