Turkish Cultural Program 2024.08.31

Fuad played music from the following musicians: Altin Gün, Barış Manço, Duman, Erkin Koray, Fethi Taner, Gaye Su Akyol, Kıraç, Mor ve Ötesi, Nilipek., Norm Ender, Özge Fışkın, Özlem Tekin, Redd, Tarkan, Tuğçe Yegül In the news: Özgür Özel, the leader of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party, calls for an early election. Turkey's Foreign Affairs Minister attends a meeting of European Union ministers for the first time in five years in a bid to boost ties. Istanbul's Mayor says the impending Istanbul earthquake is a survival issue for Turkey. A 16-year-old child faces a lawsuit over “insulting the President.” Turkey’s President files a lawsuit against an opposition parliamentarian for calling him a snob. Turkey ranks last among the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development countries in internet speed. Renowned Turkish director Zeki Demirkubuz's movie "Life" is Turkey's official nominee for the 2025 Oscars. Venice International Film Festival features three Turkish films. The jury in this year's 52nd International Emmy Awards includes a Turkish member. Commagene Art Biennial is on in Turkey's Eastern province of Adiyaman. A rare relief portraying Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximian in embrace goes on display at a Turkish museum. Archaeologists discover the figure of a running wild donkey on a stone at Karahan Tepe, a 12,000-year-old Pre-Pottery Neolithic site in south eastern Turkey. Archaeologists find two 7,000-year-old seals with animal figurines. Excavations at the ancient city of Troy reveal a palace this year, corresponding to the period associated with Homer’s Troy