"Turkish actor's visa approved in time to promote Oscar nomination
Saturday, January 6, 2007
ASLI SAĞLAM and KRISTEN STEVENS
ISTANBUL - Turkish Daily News
In a turn of fate worthy of Turkish cinema, the U.S. Consulate General granted a visa on Friday to a lead actor in Turkey's Oscar film entry -- after rejecting his application last week -- just in time for the crew of the homegrown comedy to head to Hollywood to promote its Academy Award bid. As of yesterday morning, however, the picture was not as hopeful after the consulate's initial visa denial had prompted the film's director to boycott the pre-Academy Award events. "
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