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As part of the 100th-anniversary celebrations of diplomatic relations between Japan and Türkiye, the play The Shining City by Japanese playwright and director Oike Yoko was performed by Theater Department students of Bilkent University.
THE play, a collaboration between the...
A special screening of the Indonesian film “Maybe Tomorrow or Another Day”, which tells the story of Indonesian students living in Türkiye, was held by the Embassy of Indonesia.
The screening, which took place at Cepa Shopping Mall cinemas, drew...
TURKISH JOURNALISTS’ ASSOCIATION CHAIR NAZMİ BİLGİN
Veteran journalist Nazmi Bilgin has led one of Türkiye’s most established press organizations, the Journalists’ Association, for 23 years. In an interview with us, he spoke about press freedom in Türkiye, the current state...
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DIPLOMACY, DIALOGUE, AND DÖNER: CANADA DAY IN TÜRKİYE
Canada Day was celebrated with a reception held in the garden of the Canadian Embassy in Ankara. Guests were served chicken döner as the...
INDIA CELEBRATES 76th REPUBLIC DAY
India’s 76th Republic Day was marked with a grand reception hosted by Muktesh Pardeshi, the Indian Ambassador to Ankara.
M. Ferhat Yüksel
A glamorous reception at...
HOSPITALITY: A SYMBOL OF JAPAN-TÜRKİYE UNITY
JAPANESE AMBASSADOR TAKAHIKO KATSUMATA:
‘HOSPITALITY’ PERFECTLY REFLECTS OUR BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP
Takahiko Katsumata, who first came to Türkiye in 1983 to learn Turkish, later served twice as...
Feliz Sete de Setembro!
Brazil's 'Independence Day' also known as 'Sete de Setembro' was celebrated with a reception held at CerModern. Capoeira dance show and a DJ performance...
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As plastic use increases, microplastic pollution is also spreading rapidly. Prof. Dr. Hamdi Temel said microplastics, which threaten human health, are now present in...
“Erik Dalı” Dance Duel at French National Day Reception
French Ambassador Isabelle Dumont and Belgian Ambassador Hendrik Van de Velde faced off in an "Erik Dalı" dance duel during the French National Day...
Atatürk’s Theater of the Republic
At Bilkent, Jason Hale reflects on the State Theaters, the rise of Turkish performance, and the stories a country is still learning to tell.
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