The air show performed by the Turkish Stars team at Tulga Airport brought joy and pride to thousands of citizens; Children and adults who watched the show shared their experiences, and Malatya governor, MPs, mayor and other official officials also watched the event.
Demet Sağıroğlu and Barbaros are among the special names of the Turkish music scene with their different musical backgrounds and strong voices. They announced that they will stage their own songs and a wide musical range from the 70s to the present as part of the joint tour that will take place in Ankara, Istanbul and Izmir.
The 36th Akbank Jazz Festival starts in Istanbul with the theme "Jazz State of the City". The festival, where international names such as Dhafer Youssef, Arturo Sandoval and Kassa Overall will perform, will end with the closing concerts on October 11.
The NAZA documentary, directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, about the Israeli army's Gaza operations, broke the box office record by earning more than 1.9 million euros in the first days of its release in Italy.
Hazar Ergüçlü received the Best Actress award for the movie 'Mutter: A Mother's Diary' at the 33rd International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival. In his award speech, he commemorated Yaşar, the son of 37-year-old miner Kerim Ören, who lost his life in the Soma accident, emphasized his personal bond with the miner's family, and made an emotional warning about workers' rights, injustice and social responsibility.
The 67th Thessaloniki International Film Festival will honor Galician director Oliver Laxe and Greek director Nikos Grammatikos. A mass screening with the theme of 'Welcome to the Desert' will be held at the festival and Grammatikos will be given the Golden Alexander Honorary Award.
The TRT co-produced films 'Şaşilmen Bir Ağaç Gibi', 'Minotaur' and 'All of a Sudden' were nominated to represent Turkey, France and Japan in the Best International Film category, respectively, at the 99th Oscar Awards.
Cultural and artistic events consisting of theatre, opera, modern dance, concerts, interviews and workshops will be organized in Izmir between 5-11 October by Izmir State Theatre, State Opera and Ballet, State Classical Turkish Music Choir, State Symphony Orchestra and Izmir Culture and Arts Factory.
Samsun State Opera and Ballet staged Pietro Mascagni's opera 'Cavalleria Rusticana' at Samsun Atatürk Cultural Center. The work was presented to the audience under the direction of Ayşe Dağistanlı Parlar, with Patrick David Murray conducting and Maria Chekriekchieva conducting the choir. The opera will be staged again on Monday, October 5 at 20.00.
Şebnem Ferah, one of the important names of Turkish rock music, met with 52 thousand music lovers at the Atatürk Orman Çiftliği Concert Area in Ankara after a break of approximately 6 years. At the concert, he performed 'Pebbles', 'There is Another Way' and his other hits.
Ethem Özbora, the veteran decorator of Turkish theater and former assistant artistic technical director of the State Theaters, has passed away. Following the news of his death, which saddened the art world, his colleagues Selçuk Method and Işıl Yücesoy shared their condolences.
The 20th Palmeras Alanya Jazz Festival, one of Turkey's longest-running festivals, was held in Kızılkule Square with the participation of world-class artists.
At the 60th National Film Festival award ceremony held at Çukurova University Congress Center, the movie 'Bir Arada Solo' received the Best Film and Best Director awards. At the ceremony, deceased cinema names were commemorated and awards were distributed in various categories.
The 33rd International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival was held in Adana between 26 September and 4 October 2026. 210 films by 154 directors from 23 countries were screened. The Best Film Award was given to Ali Vatansever's film 'Bir Arada Solo'.
Turkish Stars pilots performed an air show at Şanlıurfa GAP Airport within the scope of the Aviation, Space and Technology Festival (TEKNOFEST) carried out by the Ministry of Industry and Technology and T3 Foundation, of which Anadolu Agency is the Global Communication Partner. After the shows, the pilots answered the questions of the AA correspondent and gave advice to young people not to give up on their dreams.
Within the scope of the 33rd edition of the International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival, honorary awards were given to director Ferzan Özpetek and theater-cinema artist Vahide Perçin. Adana Metropolitan Municipality Deputy Mayor Güngör Geçer and Mayor Zeydan Karalar made speeches at the ceremony, Özpetek dedicated the award to women and Perçin dedicated the award to working artists. The Actors Union also organized a sector meeting and emphasized the worker status of the actor with the slogan 'Actor is a worker'.
The Lucky Ball weekly draw has been completed and the excitement of the grand jackpot was experienced in the game based on correctly guessing the 5+1 combination. The results, in which those who guessed 5, 4+1, 4, 3+1, 3, 2+1 and 1+1 also received bonuses, were made available on the National Lottery Online platform.
İş Sanat announced its 27th season program at a meeting held at Türkiye İş Bankası Painting and Sculpture Museum. In the season, which will start on November 5, international names such as Viktoria Mullova, Paco Peña, Maxim Vengerov as well as local artists such as Musa Eroğlu and Yeni Türkü will take the stage.
Antalya State Symphony Orchestra will present Gustav Mahler's 5th Symphony with a 70-minute concert under the baton of Nicolo Umberto Foron at the Atatürk Cultural Center Aspendos Hall on October 9.
Actor and director Ali Hürol, one of the doyens of the theater world, passed away at the age of 76. Arda Aydın announced the death of Hürol, who was treated for heart disease. The artist has written many plays in his career of more than 40 years.
Mahsun Kırmızıgül, at the press conference in Nişantaşı, Istanbul, said that the decrease in the number of cinema viewers was due to the economic difficulties in the citizens' budget rather than the quality of the films. Kırmızıgül stated that cinema tickets are among the first expenses given up as rent and basic expenses increase, and emphasized that corruption and theft must end for the economy to improve.
Bono, the lead singer of the U2 band, evaluated their new album and the situation in Gaza in his interview with Rolling Stone. Condemning Hamas's October 7 attack, Bono harshly criticized Israeli Minister Ben-Gvir's rhetoric and defended the rights of the Palestinian people.
MasterChef Türkiye 2026 determined the elimination candidates after the last immunity game of the week. Şükran, Tolgahan, Batuhan, Nurten, Şiringül, Buse, Kübra and Ayşe prepared their best plate to stay in the competition. At the end of the day, one name said goodbye.
