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‘Ninja Warrior’ Obstacle Course Could Feature At 2028 Olympic Games In Los Angeles - deadline.com - Britain - France - Los Angeles - USA - Japan - Tokyo - Poland - Turkey
deadline.com
27.06.2022

‘Ninja Warrior’ Obstacle Course Could Feature At 2028 Olympic Games In Los Angeles

Olympians could soon face the iconic Ninja Warrior obstacle course. Format owner Tokyo Broadcasting System Television (TBS) has revealed it is working with several partners to test whether it could be a fifth discipline of the Modern Pentathlon at the 2028 Olympic Games in LA.

‘Ninja Warrior’ Competition May Feature in 2028 Los Angeles Olympics - variety.com - Los Angeles - Los Angeles - Japan - Turkey
variety.com
27.06.2022

‘Ninja Warrior’ Competition May Feature in 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

Mark Schilling Japan CorrespondentTokyo Broadcasting System Television (TBS) has announced that its signature “Sasuke” (aka “Ninja Warrior”) obstacle course series may inspire a new addition to the upcoming 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.The broadcaster, which operates one of Japan’s five major terrestrial TV networks, is partnering with World Obstacle, the Fédération Internationale de Sports d’Obstacles (FISO) and the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) to test a “Sasuke”-like competition for inclusion in the Modern Pentathlon, which currently consists of five disciplines: fencing, swimming, equestrian show jumping, laser pistol shooting, and running. In May, UIPM announced that it would test an obstacle course as a possible replacement for the horseback discipline, following the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics.

Turkish film actress and ex-mayor Fatma Girik dies aged 79 - abcnews.go.com - Turkey - city Istanbul
abcnews.go.com
24.01.2022

Turkish film actress and ex-mayor Fatma Girik dies aged 79

ANKARA, Turkey -- Fatma Girik, a beloved Turkish screen actress of the 1960s and 1970s and one-time district mayor, has died. She was 79.Girik died Monday in a hospital in Istanbul of multiple organ failure while being treated for COVID-19-related pneumonia, according to a statement from the Liv Hospital.Along with Turkan Soray, Filiz Akin and Hulya Kocyigit, Girik was considered one of the four most iconic actresses of the Turkish film industry that was known as “Yesilcam” — after the street in Istanbul where film companies were based.

2006 Nobel laureate Pamuk probed for insulting leader - abcnews.go.com - Sweden - Turkey
abcnews.go.com
15.11.2021

2006 Nobel laureate Pamuk probed for insulting leader

ANKARA, Turkey -- The Swedish Academy that chooses the Nobel Laureates in Literature said Monday it was following the case against Turkish Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk, who is under investigation for allegedly insulting modern Turkey’s founder in his latest novel.In a brief statement, the Swedish Academy said it expects Turkey to respect its international commitments and that it was monitoring the “treatment” that Pamuk — who won the literature prize in 2006 — was receiving in the country.Turkish

Court considers status of Istanbul's iconic Hagia Sophia - abcnews.go.com - Turkey - city Istanbul
abcnews.go.com
02.07.2020

Court considers status of Istanbul's iconic Hagia Sophia

ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkey’s highest administrative court on Thursday began considering a request to turn Istanbul’s iconic Hagia Sophia, which now serves as a museum, back into a mosque. The 6th-century structure was the Byzantine Empire’s main cathedral before it was changed into an imperial mosque following the Ottoman conquest of Istanbul.

Member of Turkish band dies on 288th day of hunger strike - abcnews.go.com - Turkey - city Istanbul
abcnews.go.com
06.04.2020

Member of Turkish band dies on 288th day of hunger strike

ANKARA, Turkey -- A member of a popular folk music group that is banned in Turkey died on the 288th day of a hunger strike she and a colleague started while imprisoned to protest the government's treatment of their band, according to a post on the group's Twitter account.

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