"First-ever Kurdish TV series 'Siya Mem-u Zin' receives accolades" - Sabah

"Once a prohibited poet, Ahmed-i Hani's poetic work Mem-u Zin was first translated as a book from Kurdish into Turkish and then later was adapted for the screen by TRT 6. Held at the Rixos Hotel, last night's premiere gala for "Siya Mem-u Zin", which translates to 'In the Shadow of Mem-u Zin', brought out high level members of the state. Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç, Minister of Finance Mehmet Şimşek, Minister of Defense İsmet Yılmaz and Minister of Food, Agriculture and Husbandry Mehdi.