LOS ANGELES (October 23, 2017) – The inaugural Hollywood Turkish Film Festival (HTFF), sponsored by the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism, General Directorate of Cinema and Turkish Airlines was held from October 20-22, 2017 in Los Angeles’ Paramount Pictures Studios with a special viewing of the critically acclaimed Turkish film Ayla. The best of Turkish cinema was showcased in a three-day program, bringing together filmmakers, actors, cinema enthusiasts, critics and industry influencers. The film festival aimed to recognize the diversity, significance and contributions of the Turkish film community.

TWIN FALLS, Idaho Tuesday night employees at Chobani's Twin Falls plant loaded up a refrigerated truck with yogurt products. The yogurt is headed to California to be handed out to victims and first responders of the California wildfires. According to the company, tens of thousands of products will be delivered to locations in Santa Rosa and Napa this week. “Along with the rest of the country, we’re heartbroken by the loss of life and devastation resulting from the wildfires in Northern California, but we know how resilient this community is,” said Tim Brown, Chobani President & COO. - http://www.kmvt.com

According to the Pew Research Center, by 2020 the United States is expected to have a population that is 78.3 percent Christian and a mere 0.9 percent Muslim. As the NBA season opens Tuesday night, at least 12 of its returning players are Muslim: Kanter, Denver Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried, Minnesota Timberwolves center Gorgui Dieng, Miami Heat guard Dion Waiters, Portland Trail Blazers forward Al-Farouq Aminu and center Jusuf Nurkic, New Orleans Pelicans center Omer Asik, Atlanta Hawks forward Ersan Ilyasova and guard Dennis Schroder, Dallas Mavericks center Salah Mejri, Milwaukee Bucks forward Mirza Teletovic and Brooklyn Nets forward Rondae-Hollis Jefferson, according to the online magazine Muslim Matters and other media outlets.

Turkish olives and olive oil are the best in the world The entrepreneur, the olive and olive oil raised at the foothills of the Kaz Mountains of the Euphrates, was voted the best in the world by the International Institute of Taste and Quality (ITQI).