Author: T-VINE

Film
Remake, Remix, Rip-off – special screening of documentary about Turkey’s exploitation cinema

During the 1970s and 1980s, the Turkish film industry was churning out hundreds of movies each year. Many were shameless low-budget rip-offs of American box office hits: from Superman (Süpermen Dönüyor, 1979) to Star Wars (Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam, 1982), and E.T. (Badi, 1983) to the Wizard of Oz (Ayşecik ve Sihirli Cüceler Rüyalar Ülkesinde, 1971). […]

Entrepreneurs
Another chance to learn about setting up a new business in Turkey

Why invest in Turkey? Here are ten good reasons: Robust economy Investor-friendly business climate Lucrative government incentives Large domestic market & easy access to regional markets Strategic geographical location Industrial powerhouse Competitive R&D ecosystem Favourable demographics Qualified labour force EU perspective & customs union Following the success of their November event, Turkey’s UK Commercial Attaché […]

Entrepreneurs
Seminar: Setting Up and Doing Business in Turkey
 

If you’re based in Britain and thinking of setting up a business in Turkey, here’s your chance to quiz the experts. The Yunus Emre Institute in London has teamed up with Türkiye İş Bank – Turkey’s largest high street bank – and award-wining accountants financial advisers Accounting Direct Plus for this evening seminar in central […]

News - Turkey
German media giant to pull out of Turkey citing “press freedom’ issues following latest arrests

Despite local and international concerns, the Turkish authorities continue to clampdown on opposition media. In the past fortnight, the police have arrested and charged the editor and journalists of respected broadsheet Cumhuriyet claiming they were linked with “terrorists”. It was the final straw for one major foreign media investor in the country. On Nov. 3, […]

Music
Gaye Su Akyol

Hologram İmparatorluğu tracklisting Hologram Akıl Olmayınca Kendimin Efendisiyim Ben Fantastiktir Bahtı Yarimin Kendimden Kaçmaktan Dünya Kaleska Eski Tüfek Uzat Saçını İstanbul Nargile Anlasana Sana Aşığım Mona Lisa Berdus Gaye Su Akyol’s new album is out in the UK on Glitterbeat Records from Friday 11 Nov. It’s available on CD, vinyl and digital  download from all good […]