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Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has acquired Turkish streamer BluTV.

Can Yaman, the Turkish heartthrob, continues to grow his international stardom. The actor doesn’t stop working, and projects are piling up.

Siddhant Adlakha Three decades after the 1915 Armenian Genocide, an optimistic American Armenian returns to his Sovietized homeland, only be thrown in prison under flimsy circumstances. From his squalid jail cell, he peers daily into the home and inner life of one of his Armenian prison guards, and inadvertently finds the cultural connection he’d been searching for.

“Each year, First Feature Competition is something truly special. We can’t wait to introduce these emerging talents to the world.”, she adds.

Despite 2023 being the year of engagements, weddings and babies for many celebrities, there were some couples who weren't so lucky in love.Taylor Swift and actor Joe Alwyn called it quits in April after six years together, while James Haskell and Chloe Madeley shocked fans when they announced their split after five years of marriage. Here are the celebrity couples who ended things in 2023... Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti Love Island winners Ekin-Su and Davide decided to call it quits back in June after 11 months together.

A couple who met on a yacht in Turkey turned their holiday romance into a serious relationship - despite being 2,500 miles apart.

A butcher has explained the reason why turkeys often turn rotten before Christmas Day after reports of some families left with a rancid bird.

It’s been an eventful 2023 for international TV and film. As the strikes shut down Hollywood and streamers retrenched from the mega-spends of the Covid era, shows and movies from far and wide came were already in demand like never before, as viewers look to new countries for inspiration. Call it the Squid Game effect, or whatever you want, but neither subtitles nor geographical boundaries are an impediment to content getting seen any more. Here, we run down each Deadline International journalist’s top pick from the year, for the most part avoiding spoilers (there are some though, so this is a fair warning). You’ll find big-ticket U.S. fare, Japanese anime, restaurant TV dramas and Australian newsroom stories among our eclectic selections.

A chef has revealed the common turkey mistake people make when prepping their cooked bird for Christmas Day.

Hayley Williams has announced a new range of items that will be stocked at her salon, Fruits Hair Lab, for the holiday season, including her favourite edibles.The Paramore singer took to Instagram stories to make the announcements yesterday (December 21). Her primary offering is the restock of her tea blends, which she created in collaboration with The Tea Huntress, namely “Bloom”, a caffeine-free blend of cinnamon, hibiscus, rose, and “other sacred herbs”, and “Alibi”, a chocolate green tea blend with peppermint.A portion of the proceeds from the sales of her tea blends will be donated to Thistle Farms, a social enterprise which enables female survivors of trafficking, prostitution and addiction to find employment.Aside from her teas, Williams will be selling physical copies of Fruits Magazine, a joint publication from Williams and Fruits Hair Labs co-founder Brian O’Connor, which inspired them to begin their business together, and incense from Shoyeido, which Williams claims to have “been burning for years” at home.Lastly, she has also announced that the salon will be stocking her “favourite” edibles from Los Angeles company Rose, which are served Turkish Delight-style using rosin from the whole flower.

Love Island stars Davide Sanclimenti and Ekin-Su Culculoglu are gearing up for an incredibly exciting 2024, as they celebrate Christmas and the new year together, happier than ever. Months after the pair, who won last year's summer edition of the ITV2 reality TV show, underwent some rocky times in their relationship, they seem thrilled for what's next. The loved-up couple are planning to take a few months off work travelling around the world together, as well as focusing on some amazing new career opportunities along the way.

Manchester United are considering a swoop for Galatasaray star Mauro Icardi when the transfer market reopens, according to reports, but are braced for competition to secure his signature.

Karl Lagerfeld Docuseries In Works At Canal+

Legendary footballer Rio Ferdinand has shown off his impressive hair and beard transplant. The former Manchester United star, who married his girlfriend Kate Wright back in September 2019 in Turkey, travelled back to the country for the treatment at Dr Emrah Cinik's clinic, reports Daily Star. A viral TikTok video shows the ace sporting legend getting the treatment done.

The Only Way Is Essex’s Dani Imbert has hit back at the internet ‘Karens’ who insists she has had surgery on her face. The 25 year old reality TV star took to social media to set the record straight on her cosmetic procedures – detailing the ’tweakments’ she’s had done.

TikTok’s ‘Add To Music App’ is set to roll out to users in 19 more countries worldwide following its launch last month.Last month, TikTok announced a new feature that allows users to directly save sounds from the app to their streaming platform of choice.Users in the US and UK can already utilise the feature now, which allows fans to save music they’ve discovered to Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music.The social media platform has now announced plans for it to be available in the following countries: Canada, Japan, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Saudi Arabia, Ireland, Sweden, Thailand, Malaysia, UAE, Argentina, Colombia, The Netherlands, Turkey, South Africa, Vietnam and the Philippines.“Add To Music App has been designed to help music fans capture songs that they love on TikTok in the moment of discovery, and to easily save the song to their preferred music streaming service to enjoy whenever they like,” read a statement from the video sharing platform.The feature can be used by tapping on a sound which is listed below a user’s name, then hitting ‘Add to music app’, where you can choose your preferred streaming platform.

The shortlist of 15 films to vie for a Best International Feature Film Oscar nomination is set to be announced on December 21. In all, movies from 88 countries are eligible this year, and as we regularly see, they offer up a rich treasure trove. 

A celeb chef has shared one important step for cooking a "juicy, gorgeous" turkey this Christmas

Over the last year or so, the sight of squads of police officers - prising open the security shutters as they launch yet another raid - has become a familiar one on Manchester's notorious 'Counterfeit Street'. Since last November, when GMP Chief Constable Stephen Watson vowed to clean up the area around Bury New Road in Strangeways 'once and for all', more than 200 counterfeit shops have been closed down.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Discovery-owned Eurosport has acquired streaming rights in 54 countries to Olympic refugee documentary “We Dare to Dream” by Waad Al-Kateab, the Oscar-nominated Syrian director of “For Sama.” “We Dare to Dream” is the story of the refugee Olympic team that competed at the 2020 games in Tokyo, which featured stateless athletes from Iran, Syria, South Sudan and Cameroon who swim, run and fight their way to safety in host nations across the world. It’s told through the personal prism of Al-Kateab while she is coming to terms with the reality that she can never return to Aleppo, where she shot “For Sama.” The doc premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in June and had an Oscar-qualifying theatrical run at New York City’s IFC Center in October.

EXCLUSIVE: Olivia Holt (Totally Killer), Connor Swindells (Barbie), Lucy Punch (Motherland) and Peter Serafinowicz (Guardians of the Galaxy) are in production in London on Jingle Bell Heist, a new rom-com that Michael Fimognari (To All the Boys franchise) is directing for ACE Entertainment.

Marks and Spencer has given its Colin the Caterpillar cake a makeover for the Christmas holidays - and it has already sent shoppers wild.

Aldi has told shoppers it is selling the 'cheapest' turkey in the UK this Christmas ahead of them going on sale next week.

TOWIE’s James Lock has revealed on his social media that he is heading to Istanbul in Turkey for surgery after he was involved in a brutal accident on a TV show last year.The reality star was left looking unrecognisable after suffering severe face injuries while filming the first season of the UK's The Challenge.The series, which consisted of five episodes and aired earlier this year, left James being rushed to the hospital after sustaining injuries to his face in the very first episode. James could be seen with some serious bruising on his face, puffy cheeks and two black eyes.

Manchester United are not only drinking in the last chance Champions League saloon but they are also approaching last orders.

Manchester United's season could be defined this evening as they welcome Bayern Munich to Old Trafford in their last Champions League group stage match of the season.

A First Dates star who spent almost two years with teeth issues splashed out on a heavy £80k to fix them.

Ilker Çatak’s The Teachers’ Lounge world premiered to acclaim in the Berlin Film Festival’s Panorama section in February, then swept the board three month later at the German Film Awards, scooping best film, director, screenplay, editing and actress for Leonie Benesch.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor The 36th European Film Awards are underway at the Arena in the German capital of Berlin. The awards have been voted on by the 4,600 members of the European Film Academy.

Scottish EuroMillions winner Jane Park has revealed she has been taken into hospital.

Dani Imbert has jetted off to Turkey for more cosmetic surgery, despite being left "crying every day" after undergoing a Brazlian bum lift in 2022. The Only Way Is Essex star Dani, 24, took to Instagram on Wednesday, 6 December to reveal she'd jetted to Istanbul to visit the same cosmetic surgery clinic she's attended twice in the past. "I'm back for another procedure.

EXCLUSIVE: Harland Williams (Dumb and Dumber) has wrapped production on Wing Man, his sophomore feature behind the camera, in which he also stars opposite comics Russell Peters (The Opening Act) and Jamie Kennedy (Malibu’s Most Wanted).

Lear died Tuesday at home, surrounded by his family. But this much is clear: He worked right up to the very end, even though he burnished his legend as the personification of classic TV comedy over 50 years ago, with shows he either created or produced: “All in the Family,” “Sanford and Son,” “Maude,” “Good Times,” “The Jeffersons,” “One Day at a Time.” And that was only the tip of his creative iceberg.Lear seemed to accelerate his television output even with advancing age (or maybe in spite of it), including the Netflix reboot of “One Day at a Time,” an upcoming re-imagining of “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman” — his satirical late-night soap — and live stagings of his classic sitcoms via ABC, in which he proudly showcased those works with all-star casts alongside host Jimmy Kimmel.

Perrie Edwards looked to be in the festive spirit as she enjoyed an outing to London's Hyde Park's Winter Wonderland with her young son Axel on Tuesday, 5 December. The Little Mix singer, 30, who shares Axel with footballer fiancé Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, also 30, spent some quality time with her son at the festive theme park, as she took him on fairground rides before tucking into some delicious food. Perrie looked every inch the doting mum as she rode on the merry-go-round with Axel and proudly took photos of him on her mobile phone.The mum-of-one cut a stylish figure in a cream co-ord set and black aviator jacket, paired with a white fur bucket hat.

Claire O'Shea knew something was wrong. She had been visiting her GP for nearly two years without finding out - but it was only when she went on holiday to Istanbul and visited a Turkish bath that she began to understand. "When I was in there the woman stopped the massage and in broken English said: 'Lady, baby?' thinking I was pregnant.

wrote on Threads Sunday. On Monday, CBS confirmed that Colbert’s time slots would be filled with several repeat shows. According to Deadline, Colbert was supposed to interview Sarah Paulson, Jason Isbell, Mark Ruffalo, Nicki Minaj, Sara Bareilles and Rep.