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Moses is Moses, Jesus is Jesus...
We were delighted with the colorful presence of 700 Turkish-speaking kids from all around the world at a recent gathering in Turkey. They won both hearts and minds in a country full of people who would be thrilled if a tourist called at them "Merhaba!" The usual answer would be, "Ne kadar güzel Türkçe konuşuyorsunuz / Your Turkish is so very good." The children came from literally all corners of the world to compete in singing, poetry-reading and prose competition at the Turkish Language Olympics, an exciting event sadly not covered by Eurosport.
Disturbing, ’provocateur’ movies dished up at Cannes
CANNES, France - This year's Cannes film festival saw a slate of disturbing and thought-provoking movies. Only a couple of light-hearted films had made it into the small group of 20 movies competing for the coveted Palme d'Or. 'Violence reaps rewards at Cannes,' wrote The New York Times.
No money, no problem for local competitions
ANTALYA - Fethiye will stage the first edition of the Lycian Challenge, Aegean sports enthusiasts’ answer to the Olympics, next month. Organizers have a hard time trying to find sponsors for the events, but they are determined not to be fazed by financial problems. A total of 30 teams are expected to participate to the games.
Stars gather for opening of Cannes Film Festival
CANNES - Curtains came up on the 62nd edition of the Cannes Film Festival Wednesday with the world premiere of Pixar's cartoon comedy 'Up.' The heart of world cinema will beat in the French Riviera until May 24. This year Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan, who won the best director award at the festival, is one of the judges
Constitution’s fate unclear
The Justice and Development Party, or AKP, winning the July 22, 2007 elections by 47 percent of votes had asked academics to prepare a "Civilian Constitution," but then shelved it after the Constitutional Court decided in favor of the headscarf ban in universities. However, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hasn’t seemed to have forgotten this