“cultura” meaning “processing, care, agriculture”

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The term culture comes from the Latin "cultura" meaning "processing, care, agriculture" and, in the broadest sense, describes everything that humans create themselves, in contrast to nature that they have not created or changed. Cultural achievements are all formative transformations of a given material, as in technology or the fine arts, but also intellectual structures such as languages, morals, religion, law, economics and science.

More current then ever - profound encounter in Alexandroupolis

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More current then ever - profound encounter in Alexandroupolis

On our way to the Balkans, we arrived again at the campsite in Alexandroupolis as part of our project tour. The event we were about to encounter here was almost 10 years ago, but its explosiveness is more relevant than ever. It shows once again the horror of terror, violence, war and the consequences of flight and migration.

Adnan Maral - Turkish for Beginners

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Adnan Maral - Turkish for Beginners

A few years ago, the film for the series "Turkish for Beginners" was shown on television, so it's no wonder that the German-Turkish actor Adnan Maral is on everyone's lips. Born on July 1, 1968 in Çıldır in the province of Ardahan, Adnan Maral grew up in Frankfurt am Main, where he ended up at the age of two.

Film Type: Turkish Drama Film “Benim Dünyam”

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Film Type: Turkish Drama Film “Benim Dünyam”

In the Turkish drama film "Benim Dünyam - My World", a blind and deaf woman and her teacher, who is suffering from dementia, lead each other out of the darkness into the light.

Director Göksel Gülensoy - Diving Hagia Sophia

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Director Göksel Gülensoy - Diving Hagia Sophia

With his team which is composed of divers and speleologists; director Göksel Gülensoy, who is passionate about Hagia Sofia that impresses people with its dimensions and architecture, brought the secrets which are hidden in the depths of Hagia Sofia to light.

The Simpsons – Fined for insulting religious values

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The Simpsons – Fined for insulting religious values

Regardless of whether you like one of the most well-known US sitcom series or not, now the yellow characters of the cult show "The Simpsons" have penetrated to the top of Turkish politics.

Following the footsteps of Horst Schimanski in Duisburg

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Following the footsteps of Horst Schimanski in Duisburg

Probably no fictitious person became a cult figure as it was the case with Horst Schimanski from the ARD television series Tatort, in which he served from June 28, 1981 in 29 episodes as criminal detective Schimanski in Duisburg.

Osman Okkan - From Ataturk to Erdogan - Ferides Traveling

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Osman Okkan - From Ataturk to Erdogan - Ferides Traveling

It has been quite a while since we met Osman Okkan, personally, maybe the last meeting was even the one at the multi-day seminar in Adrasan, where we met at a seminar about the documentary cinematic presentation of various Turkish authors and their works.

Gümüşlük Music Festival – An Experience Since 2004

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Gümüşlük Music Festival – An Experience Since 2004

The International Gümüşlük Music Festival was first held in 2004 in Gümüşlük, a town that reflects Bodrum's historical heritage, and has welcomed music enthusiasts during the summer months ever since.

Mike & The Mechanics "Looking Back Tour" in Erfurt

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Mike & The Mechanics

In addition to his activities with Phil Collins and the band Genesis, guitarist Mike Rutherford and his band Mike & The Mechanics scored several world-famous hits, especially in the 80s and 90s.

International Street Art Music Festival at Residential Palace

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International Street Art Music Festival at Residential Palace

The Residential Palace in Ludwigsburg is a truly impressive exclusive baroque building probably surrounded by one of the largest baroque palace complexes in Germany, built between 1704 and 1733 under the rule of Duke Eberhard Ludwig of Württemberg in the Baroque style.

Strange Kind Of Women – visiting Meiningen

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Strange Kind Of Women – visiting Meiningen

Meiningen is located on the Werra in southern Thuringia, has extensive parks in the city centre and numerous classicist buildings, where the concert by the band “Strange Kind Of Women” took place a few days ago in the Volkshaus, a classicist building complex.

Evening cabaret at the Rino campsite

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Evening cabaret at the Rino campsite

Some people are really spontaneous and willing to do something for the greater good. And even if it was only a small audience - an audience could hardly have been more international than Judith turned her 2CV around in the evening and gave a small concert on the piano.

Jon Davis – singer of Korn and fan of HR Giger

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Jon Davis – singer of Korn and fan of HR Giger

Jonathan Howsmon Davis was one of the founders of the nu-metal band Korn in Los Angeles in 1993, which was a reboot of the two bands Sexart and L.A.P.D. Davis, who ultimately gave the group the name “Korn”, was the last to join the band.

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