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(CUL) "SEASON OF TURKEY" IN FRANCE.


PARIS Paris, in Greek mythology
Paris or Alexander, in Greek mythology, son of Priam and Hecuba and brother of Hector. Because it was prophesied that he would cause the destruction of Troy, Paris was abandoned on Mt.
, Oct 5, 2009 (TUR tur: see ibex. ) -- Irish writer Samuel Beckett and Turkish poet Nazim Hikmet have been brought together at a performance "Beckett-Hikmet" by a group of young actors under the "Season of Turkey" activities in France.

The performance consisting of two short plays by Beckett and poems by Hikmet took place at Paris's "Maison des Cultures du Monde n. 1. The world; a globe as an ensign of royalty.
Le beau monde
fashionable society. See Beau monde.
Demi monde
See Demimonde.
" on October 3 and 4.

Mine Cerci and Fehmi Karaaslan, two Turkish actors living in Paris, and French Beatrice Sprunger took part in the performance directed by Barbara Hutt.

The "Season of Turkey" aims to contribute to promotion of Turkey's dynamics, creative differences, culture and heritage to the French society. Activities began with a performance of the Anatolian Fire dance group in front of the Eiffel tower Eiffel Tower, structure designed by A. G. Eiffel and erected in the Champ-de-Mars for the Paris exposition of 1889. The tower is 984 ft (300 m) high and consists of an iron framework supported on four masonry piers, from which rise four columns uniting to form one  on June 30. They will last for about nine months. More than 300 art and culture events promoting Turkey will take place in Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Strasbourg and some other French cities during the "Season of Turkey" organized with a 30 million Euro budget.

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(THROUGH ASIA Asia (ā`zhə), the world's largest continent, 17,139,000 sq mi (44,390,000 sq km), with about 3.3 billion people, nearly three fifths of the world's total population.  PULSE)
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Publication:Anadolu (Eskisehir, Turkey)
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Date:Oct 5, 2009
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