Charles Aznavour receives Turkish Golden Plane Award November 4, 2014 - 18:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The annual Turkish Golden Plane honored Charles Aznavour, with the prize already awarded to the world-renowned French-Armenian singer in Paris, Armenian media reported citing Posta daily. Turkey’s ambassador to Paris Hakki Akil handed the prize on behalf of the residents of Izmit, where the ceremony is usually held. “If my Izmit-born mother saw her fellow citizens award me the prize she would surely have been happy,” Aznavour said. This year, the official ceremony will take place on the evening of November 4 in Istanbul. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |