Berlin Turkish Movie Festival begins

The 11th Turkish Movie Festival started in Berlin, Germany on Saturday.

Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit, who spoke at the opening, said that it would be a pleasure for people of Berlin to watch Turkish movies, adding that the motto of this year's festival was environment and human.

Meanwhile, Turkish actress Turkan Soray was presented an honor award in the festival. Turkan Soray is one of four big female stars of the old Turkish cinema. On 12 March 2010, she was chosen to be a goodwill ambassador by UNESCO.

Sunday, March 17, 2013