The film is estimated to carry a cost of $5-6 million. Turkey says it can cover $3-4 million of the project and expects the Iranian side to pick up the rest of the tab. A Turkish producer and director has floated the idea of the joint production of a movie on the life of famous Persian poet Mawlana JalaleddinRumi. The Turkish director was quoted ...

TEHRAN, Oct. 28 (MNA) Istanbul University Faculty of Literature has held a ceremony to commemorate Iranian famous poet Hafiz Shirazi. The ceremony was commissioned jointly by the Facultys Persian Literature Department and Cultural Section of Irans consulate in Istanbul where interested students and faculty staff attended on Monday. Dr. Mehmet ...

[caption id="attachment_28212" align="alignright" width="180"] Ferdowsis statue and mausoleum in the Iranian city of Tus[/caption] Tehran, May 31, IRNA -- A ceremony was held in Ege (Aegean) University in Izmir (Turkey) to commemorate famous Iranian poets and top literary figures including Hakim Abolqasem Ferdowsi, Omar Khayyam and Sa?di. The ceremony ...

A number of Turkish artworks have been presented during a cultural exhibition held in Tehrans Saba Art and Cultural Institute. Turkish Ambassador to Tehran Umit Yardim, President of the Yunus Emre Cultural Institute Hayati Develi, and the Director of the Iranian National Committee of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) Ahmad Mohit-Tabatabaei ...

Daily look at Iran's late-breaking news and upcoming events:   Obama threatens to veto new sanctions against Iran Negotiations to limit Irans nuclear program will be difficult and may not succeed, President Barack Obama said Tuesday, but he warned Congress that any new economic sanctions against Tehran while the discussions are ongoing will ...

Tehran, Jan 29, IRNA - Minister of Culture and the Islamic Guidance Ali Jannatisaid here on Wednesday that Iran and Turkey are scheduled to ink an agreement on bolstering cultural and cinematic cooperation. Talking to reporters, Jannati underlined that the document was scheduled to be inked between Iranian and Turkish officials today but it was ...