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A self-imposed exile from many countries stops by at the Pera Museum

Etel Adnan, the daughter of a Turkish officer and an Ottoman Greek mother, born in Lebanon with roots in Turkey, France and the US, has a colourful and thorough retrospective at Istanbul’s Pera Museum, called ‘Impossible Homecoming.’

Nicaraguan poet and priest who criticised president dies at 95

Ernesto Cardenal, the renowned poet and Roman Catholic cleric who became a symbol of revolutionary verse in Nicaragua and around Latin America, and whose suspension from the priesthood by St. John Paul II lasted over three decades, died.

The poets of Baghdad, refuse to go quietly

Several Iraqi poets are putting their lives on the line and their mission goes beyond economic injustice.

T S Eliot's 1,000 letters to muse to be unveiled after 60 years

In 1956, confidante Emily Hale donated the letters, written to her by author and poet T S Eliot, under an agreement they wouldn't be opened until 50 years after either of their deaths and after the latter.

Hichkas: the fearless Iranian rapper singing for 'all the nobodies'

The rap singer articulated citizen discontent over the killings of protesters in November and his songs went viral, resonating with disgruntled Iranians.

'I am counting on my intuition': Acclaimed Turkish filmmaker Kivanc Sezer

In a conversation with TRT World, Sezer talks about a range of subjects--from the beginning of his film journey to his ambition of experimenting three different genres in one trilogy.

Are we seeing a new Arab Spring?

With Algeria and Sudan ousting longstanding leaders, ongoing unrest in the Gaza Strip and protests in both Iraq and Lebanon, there is a feeling that change could once again be sweeping across the region.

Sogut, 'the first Ottoman capital', resurrected as a tourist hot spot

Thanks to a popular Turkish television series beamed around the world, this once-forgotten town is experiencing a tourism boom.

Leonard Cohen's love letters to Marianne fetch $876,000 at auction

Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen's love letters to Marianne Ihlen sell for $876,000, says Christie's auction house. The collection of over 50 letters were sold by Ihlen's family.

Artworks of the Islamic world to be staged at British auction house

A portrait of Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent by Italian painter Gentile Bellini and many other art pieces from the Ottoman Empire will go under the hammer at Sotheby’s as part of the “Arts of the Islamic World” collection.

Turkey calls on China to close Uighur detention camps

Turkish Foreign Ministry says it "expects Chinese authorities to consider Turkish people’s reaction over serious human rights violations."

The Tunisian youth who say No to the culture of extremism

In the wake of the recent Tunis terror attack, a group of artists performed before a young audience in the capital city, encouraging them to reject the 'the culture of death' and embrace 'the culture of life.'