art and culture

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The tone of the violin is warm and powerful. It directly affects your feelings when you start listening to it. Sîdar and Dilyar are two siblings and friends playing the violin.

09:42

Aryen Xelîl has listened to every song and tried to sing them since she was eight years old. She wants to be a dengbej (storyteller) when she grows up.

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The 53rd Turkish Film Critics Association (SIYAD) Awards winners have been announced. The Honorary Award has been given to actress Nur Sürer.

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The 5th of the annual Martyr Yekta Herekol Theatre Festival in North-East Syria will start tomorrow with the motto "The Scream of Waşokanî”. This year’s festival’s main theme is common life, resistance, and struggle.

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Sûsika is a new music group formed by music teachers. The group was named after Sûsika Simo, the first female dengbej to take the stage. Female members of the group aim to support women’s struggle with their songs by singing ethnic songs in different languages.

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Nergis Karadağ and Simay Çalışkan met during their undergraduate education at Ege University, Faculty of Communication, Department of Radio, Television, and Cinema. Both were interested in women’s issues, queer theory, and the media coverage of these issues. Thereupon, they shot their first short documentary animated film called “Homur Homur” on LGBTI + visibility. In the film using a language of humor, they ironically use a slogan their film saying, “Your homophobia goes to hell”.

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“I like those who have stories and can tell something in all fields of art. I played and sang the folk songs in my three music cassettes compiled by me. The women of this region have very advanced theatrical aspects. They're awesome and you learn from them what you can't learn from any book about life. You learn many things in a short quatrain they sing. For me, all women living here are Amazon women wearing waistcloths.”

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The COVID-19 shutdowns affected everyone. Street musicians have also been affected by lockdowns imposed due to the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak. Most street musicians have faced financial problems. Ruşen Dönder is one of them. She is a student and makes her living by performing on the streets. “We cannot get any financial supports. We go through a troublesome process. We have been financially and emotionally affected,” said Ruşen.

10:02

Asiye Yalçın takes notes from her childhood in the Homshetsi language (Hemşince), one of the languages that are about to disappear. She writes stories specific to their cultures told by her family elders and keeps them in a box. She tries to turn her notes into stories in order to keep Homshetsi alive.