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"The King's Speech" nominated for 12 Oscars All hail the king. "The King's Speech," a British drama about wartime monarch King George VI's crippling stammer, led the Oscar field on Tuesday with 12 nominations, including best picture.
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'Seyyar Tayyar' to take your order This Wednesday night’s episode of the popular sitcom Çocuklar Duymasın (Don’t’ Let the Kids Hear) will be a first for Turkey as the show will go interactive in the final minutes of the episode.
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Shakespeare in Turkish for London Olympics Productions of Shakespeare in 38 different languages, including Turkish, will form part of a theater extravaganza in London to celebrate the Olympic Games in 2012.
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A Chinese ‘Dream’ comes to Turkey One of the world’s most highly acclaimed performing arts groups. China’s Wuhan Acrobatic Troupe is bringing their Chasing the Dream show to Istanbul. The troupe performs at the TIM Show Center in Maslak from January 28th to February 6th.
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Monica Belluci to play 'Turhan Sultan' Famous actress Monica Belluci has been casted for the role of Turhan Sultan, a concubine gifted to Sultan Ibrahim by his mother, in the upcoming Turkish-Italian production, Harem. The script for the film was written by Zülfü and Aylin Livaneli.
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Two day break for Ghost Rider filming Nicholas Cage has been in Turkey filming Ghost Rider in Cappadocia; however it appears there was a two-day break on shooting the film’s final scenes.
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After conquering the Czech Republic, tonight it’s... Having acquired a reputable fan base in the Czech Republic with Turkish songs, musician Martin Alaçam will be performing tonight in Istanbul as part of the SU project.
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Peter Fonda finds dead body in car Actor Peter Fonda discovered a dead man slumped over the steering wheel in a parked car on Sunset Boulevard. According to the police, the man had been dead for three days.
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Thousands come out to usher off ‘Kıvırcık Ali’ Thousands flocked to the funeral for the famous Turkish folk musician Ali Özütemiz, otherwise known as ‘Kıvırcık Ali’ ushering him off on his ‘final journey’ with tears and carnations.
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Turkey’s Eurovision representatives follow... Turkey’s 2011 56th Eurovision Song Contest entrants Yüksek Sadakat (High Fidelity) held a press conference yesterday in Istanbul prior to their May 10th, 12th and 14th stint in Dusseldorf, Germany.
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The 1980’s revisited in Istanbul this January! After a very fruitful year of concerts in Turkey by global stars, it appears 2011 is commencing in likewise speed. In January, with back to back performances, two internationally acclaimed musical acts, especially stellar stars from the 1980’s, UB40 and Boy George are coming to Istanbul.
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Egyptians defy curfew to call for Mubarak to go Soldiers repelled protesters who attacked a central government building in Cairo as thousands of angry Egyptians defied a curfew to push their demand that President Hosni Mubarak resign, witnesses said.
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Jafar Panahi retrospective Istanbul Modern Cinema will be hosting a series of films by influential Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi on February 3rd and 10th.
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Time to reminisce… Famous Turkish rock group Bulutsuzluk Özlemi performs tonight at Beyoğlu’s Hayal Kahvesi.
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