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This week in theaters
A mother struggles to deal with her feelings of grief and responsibility after her teenage son commits a deadly massacre at his school and then brutally murders his father and little sister. Based on the novel by Lionel Shriver.
Directed by: Lynne Ramsay Genre: thriller Cast: Tilda Swinton, John C. Reilly, Ezra Miller, Siobhan Fallon Hogan
‘Shame’
New Yorker Brandon (Michael Fassbender) manages to create an aura of being an average, normal guy while underneath he’s addicted to pornography and casual sex. He avoids real relationships with women. In fact, the only woman he shares a relationship with is his sister Sissy (Carey Mulligan). But Sissy has long stopped trying. She’s needy and impulsive and when she crashes into Brandon’s apartment on the verge of self-destruction, it becomes clear that these siblings bring out the worst in each other.
‘Underworld Awakening’
Vampire warrior Selene (Kate Beckinsale) has been held captive by humans for the past 12 years, but upon escaping, she finds herself in a strikingly different world from the one she left. Humans have discovered the existence of vampires and lycans and are engaging in a vengeful mission to eradicate all traces of both immortal species. Selene must now lead her people in an epic battle against humankind.
Directed by: Mans Marlind, Björn Stein
Genre: action Cast: Kate Beckinsale, Stephen Rea, Michael Ealy, Theo James, India Eisley, Charles Dance
‘Güzel Günler Göreceğiz’ (We WiIll See Good Days)
A non-linear account of a single day in the lives of five people who lead miserable lives in İstanbul’s rundown neighborhoods. The lives of all five intersect at numerous points throughout the day and their decisions and actions change each other’s lives -- drastically.
Directed by: Hasan Tolga Pulat Genre: drama Cast: Buğra Gülsoy, Nesrin Cavadzade, Uğur Polat, Feride Çetin
‘Eşruhumun Eşzamanı’
A couple with a son is divorced. But their past fears keep haunting them. Yet the two, despite leading separate lives, somehow continue hoping they will have better days. One day they both find themselves in a fairytale. A magical story that proves what love is capable of bringing to the lives of people.
Directed by: R. Şanal Günseli Genre: drama Cast: Musa Uzunlar, Aylin Kabasakal, Uğur Çavuşoğlu, Zeynep Utku
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| What befell Niyazi-i Misri in the past is happening to Fethullah Gülen now | |||
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| When a call for fairness and reason finds acceptance | |||
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| Uludere, test case for democracy in Turkey | |||
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| Are the Kurds mentally divorced from Turkey? | |||
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| Erdoğan, Gül and Davutoğlu: the inner bargain on Turkish foreign policy | |||
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| Taking lessons from previous experiences with the military | |||
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| Qualm | |||
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| A new phase in Syria? | |||
| İHSAN DAĞI |  |
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| Turkish foreign policy: Time for a re-evaluation | |||
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| Poor-friendly economic growth and the AK Party | |||
| CHARLOTTE MCPHERSON |  |
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| Missing women, missing opportunities | |||
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| Changes to incentives for investment in Turkey | |||
| MERVE BÜŞRA ÖZTÜRK |  |
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| The 1960 coup: a final test for democracy | |||
| AMANDA PAUL |  |
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| Ukraine: a lost country | |||
| MÜMTAZER TÜRKÖNE |  |
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| The 52nd anniversary of May 27 | |||
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