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NANS Turkish Zone elects president
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 10, 2025
Doctoral student of Management Information Systems at Cyprus International University (CIU), Daniel Okpala, has been elected as the National President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) for the Turkish Zone. Okpala and other...
Carrying the tune: how Hyde Park’s music teachers shape the next generation of players
Hyde Park Herald - Illinois
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As far back as the Hyde Park Herald’s 143-year archives go, stories of Hyde Park’s music teachers have populated its pages. In 1887, an unnamed “lady from Chicago” offered vocal and piano instruction in Hyde Park twice a week. A year later, the...
Turkey’s Erdogan Meets Pro-Kurdish Party to Discuss PKK Disarmament
The Epoch Times
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July 7, 2025
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a media conference at a NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 25, 2025. Matthias Schrader/AP Photo Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a closed-door meeting on July 7 with leaders of...
Don't Tell Tom Hardy, But There's A Guy Ritchie Movie He Would've Been Perfect For
Screen Rant
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July 9, 2025
Tom Hardy would have been a perfect addition to the cast of one of Guy Ritchie's best movies, even though the actor might not have been interested in the role. Hardy and Ritchie have proven to be a solid team with the new crime series MobLand,...
Arts center welcomes new music director
Coastal View News - California
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The Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center has welcomed Kathy Hayden as the new music director for the arts center’s 2025 Summer Camp season. “A beloved music educator and Carpinterian, Kathy brings over 27 years of experience and a passion for...
Turkey's youngest oil wrestlers keeping a 14th-century tradition alive
ABC News - New York
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July 8, 2025
EDIRNE, Turkey -- On a grass field slick with olive oil and steeped in tradition, hundreds of boys as young as 11 joined the ranks of Turkey’s most time-honored sporting event: the annual Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling Championship. Held every summer in...
King Gizzard are contemporary music's premier shape-shifters
Mint
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July 9, 2025
To call King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard a rock band is like describing the Marvel Cinematic Universe as just a film franchise. While that’s technically true, they’re also so much more—this generation’s answer to Phish and the Grateful Dead; a...
Saudi Arabia’s Esports World Cup Is Courting ‘Non-Hardcore’ Gamers, Traditional Sports Industry and Showbiz Elite With Stars and More Than $70 Million in Prizes
Variety
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July 9, 2025
The 2025 Esports World Cup is in full swing in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with the second day of the second annual video-game-centric competition underway. At stake across 26 events for 25 different esports is more than $70 million in prize money and...
Stolen 17th-century Dutch archives recovered by 'art detective'
Sabah
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July 9, 2025
A Dutch art sleuth has recovered a priceless trove of stolen documents from the 15th to the 19th century, including several UNESCO-listed archives from the world's first multinational corporation. Arthur Brand, nicknamed the "Indiana Jones of the...
Barcelona dealt blow as transfer target ready for Turkey switch despite interest from LaLiga giants: Reports
Sportskeeda
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July 9, 2025
Barcelona have reportedly been handed a big blow as Marcus Rashford has agreed on a move to Fenerbahce. The Englishman is open to joining the Turkish side and reuniting with manager Jose Mourinho. The Blaugrana are looking to strengthen their side...
Semenya awaits key ruling that could reshape sex eligibility in sports
Sabah
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July 9, 2025
A pivotal ruling expected this week from the top chamber of the European Court of Human Rights could reignite Caster Semenya’s long-running legal battle over sex eligibility rules that barred her and other athletes from major competitions,...
YouTube blocks trailers of film telling stories of asylum seekers fleeing Turkey after gov’t complaint
Stockholm Center for Freedom
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July 9, 2025
YouTube has blocked all three promotional trailers in Turkey for “Exodus,” a movie focusing on the stories of a group of people forced to flee Turkey to seek asylum in Europe, at the Turkish government’s request, Turkish Minute reported, citing...
Sözcü TV taken off air due to coverage of pro-İmamoğlu protests
Stockholm Center for Freedom
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July 9, 2025
Sözcü TV, one of Turkey’s most popular pro-opposition news channels, was taken off the air at midnight by order of the country’s media regulator, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), for 10 days over its coverage of mass protests...
ECtHR rules Turkey violated rights of dozens detained over alleged Gülen links
Stockholm Center for Freedom
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July 9, 2025
The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that Turkey violated the rights of 117 individuals who were held in pretrial detention in the aftermath of a coup attempt in 2016 on charges of membership in the faith-based Gülen movement,...
From Kabul to the catwalk – the surprising global history behind fashion’s fur revival
The Conversation
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July 9, 2025
The winter season of 2024-25 marked a resurgence of fur clothing – both faux and real – in fashion across Europe and North America. Shearling jackets and embroidered “Penny Lane coats” featured widely in reports on the latest fashion trends....
Turkey opens competition probe into Spotify after government minister complaint over ‘provocative’ playlists
Music Business Worldwide
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July 7, 2025
Spotify says it’s cooperating with Turkey’s competition bureau in a probe into whether the streaming giant engaged in anti-competitive practices. The competition bureau announced the probe the same day that a cabinet minister criticized Spotify on...
Ethiopian Airlines partners with PressReader to “further enrich inflight entertainment”
Future Travel Experience
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July 9, 2025
Share on LinkedInLinkedIn Share on TwitterTwitter Share on FacebookFacebook Share on RedditReddit Share on FlipboardFlipboard Share on TumblrTumblr Share via EmailGmail Share on WhatsAppWhatsApp Ethiopian Airlines has partnered with PressReader to...
Apple throws hat in ring for rights after ‘F1: The Movie’ success
Sabah
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July 9, 2025
Apple is reportedly in talks to acquire U.S. broadcast rights for Formula 1, according to the Financial Times, as momentum builds from the box office success of its Brad Pitt-led racing drama “F1: The Movie.” The high-octane film has fueled...
Pro-opposition TV channel goes off air for 10 days over penalty
Hurriyet Daily News
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ISTANBUL A pro-opposition Turkish news channel, Sözcü TV, went off air in the early hours of July 9 to serve a 10-day broadcasting suspension imposed by the country’s media watchdog over its coverage of protests in March. The Radio and Television...
IFCO 2025 Set to Unite Global Fashion Industry in Istanbul
Textile Value Chain
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July 9, 2025
Scheduled from August 20–22, 2025, the eighth edition of Istanbul Fashion Connection (IFCO) returns as Europe’s largest fashion trade show, hosted at the Istanbul Expo Center. Organized by İTKİB Fairs Inc., the event continues to evolve as a...