okay so I studied loan politics and I’m working in the cultural sector and I’ve
working in the cultural sector and I’ve
working in the cultural sector and I’ve always had this question in my mind
always had this question in my mind
always had this question in my mind whether which one is more powerful
whether which one is more powerful
whether which one is more powerful culture or politics every nation has its
culture or politics every nation has its
culture or politics every nation has its own power resources and you cannot rely
own power resources and you cannot rely
own power resources and you cannot rely on one source of power to protect a
on one source of power to protect a
on one source of power to protect a country countries in the third world
country countries in the third world
country countries in the third world merely focus on developing the heart
merely focus on developing the heart
merely focus on developing the heart power by which we mean using force of or
power by which we mean using force of or
power by which we mean using force of or giving money for a persuasion but what
giving money for a persuasion but what
giving money for a persuasion but what about the soft power what about the
about the soft power what about the
about the soft power what about the ability to shape preferences of people
ability to shape preferences of people
ability to shape preferences of people through attraction and appeal the
through attraction and appeal the
through attraction and appeal the currency of hard power is military
currency of hard power is military
currency of hard power is military economics and politics while the
economics and politics while the
economics and politics while the currency of soft power is culture
currency of soft power is culture
currency of soft power is culture foreign policies and political values so
foreign policies and political values so
foreign policies and political values so a country is not only recognized by
a country is not only recognized by
a country is not only recognized by border and a flag in the state a country
border and a flag in the state a country
border and a flag in the state a country is recognized with this culture and
is recognized with this culture and
is recognized with this culture and heritage as well I’m here to talk about
heritage as well I’m here to talk about
heritage as well I’m here to talk about culture as a real Genie empower that
culture as a real Genie empower that
culture as a real Genie empower that cannot be defeated when strengthened you
cannot be defeated when strengthened you
cannot be defeated when strengthened you can protect your own identity you can
can protect your own identity you can
can protect your own identity you can protect your people through culture and
protect your people through culture and
protect your people through culture and if you don’t there is always another
if you don’t there is always another
if you don’t there is always another country there that will invade you with
country there that will invade you with
country there that will invade you with their culture and that’s when you lose
their culture and that’s when you lose
their culture and that’s when you lose and buy them hard power won’t be able to
and buy them hard power won’t be able to
and buy them hard power won’t be able to save you military won’t be able to save
save you military won’t be able to save
save you military won’t be able to save you because the mind is invaded with
you because the mind is invaded with
you because the mind is invaded with another culture back in 2006 when I
another culture back in 2006 when I
another culture back in 2006 when I finished high school I’ve always wanted
finished high school I’ve always wanted
finished high school I’ve always wanted to study arts or film but I never had
to study arts or film but I never had
to study arts or film but I never had the chance in this city I had four
the chance in this city I had four
the chance in this city I had four different options to study law and
different options to study law and
different options to study law and politics and not a single option for
politics and not a single option for
politics and not a single option for film or arts which was my desire so I
film or arts which was my desire so I
film or arts which was my desire so I ended up forced into study
ended up forced into study
ended up forced into study politics and I never liked it honestly
politics and I never liked it honestly
politics and I never liked it honestly as soon as I started studying I couldn’t
as soon as I started studying I couldn’t
as soon as I started studying I couldn’t wait to graduate and then work in the
wait to graduate and then work in the
wait to graduate and then work in the culture assay and the cultural sector
culture assay and the cultural sector
culture assay and the cultural sector straightaway right on the first stage I
straightaway right on the first stage I
straightaway right on the first stage I found my way and I started working in a
found my way and I started working in a
found my way and I started working in a TV channel and I spent four years like
TV channel and I spent four years like
TV channel and I spent four years like this working in the morning and studying
this working in the morning and studying
this working in the morning and studying politics in the evening and I remember I
politics in the evening and I remember I
politics in the evening and I remember I did not even attend my graduation
did not even attend my graduation
did not even attend my graduation ceremony because I was busy on a film
ceremony because I was busy on a film
ceremony because I was busy on a film set soft power is strong you can really
set soft power is strong you can really
set soft power is strong you can really change things through it
change things through it
change things through it I felt very empty in this city I felt
I felt very empty in this city I felt
I felt very empty in this city I felt empty in a city that had one or two
empty in a city that had one or two
empty in a city that had one or two bookstores I felt empty in a city that
bookstores I felt empty in a city that
bookstores I felt empty in a city that had no cinema hall I wanted to attend
had no cinema hall I wanted to attend
had no cinema hall I wanted to attend the film screening with my family with
the film screening with my family with
the film screening with my family with my friends but I didn’t have the chance
my friends but I didn’t have the chance
my friends but I didn’t have the chance that’s why I felt this responsibility of
that’s why I felt this responsibility of
that’s why I felt this responsibility of getting cultural sector because everyone
getting cultural sector because everyone
getting cultural sector because everyone wanted to become a politician that time
wanted to become a politician that time
wanted to become a politician that time you see I had four options to study down
you see I had four options to study down
you see I had four options to study down politics and not a single option to
politics and not a single option to
politics and not a single option to study film because everyone wanted to be
study film because everyone wanted to be
study film because everyone wanted to be a political politician everyone thought
a political politician everyone thought
a political politician everyone thought it’s cooler everyone thought it’s better
it’s cooler everyone thought it’s better
it’s cooler everyone thought it’s better to be in suit and tie everyone was
to be in suit and tie everyone was
to be in suit and tie everyone was talking politics the tea guy the taxi
talking politics the tea guy the taxi
talking politics the tea guy the taxi driver the barber and I’m not sure
driver the barber and I’m not sure
driver the barber and I’m not sure everyone was sure what they were exactly
everyone was sure what they were exactly
everyone was sure what they were exactly talking about so my father always told
talking about so my father always told
talking about so my father always told me about this how he was attending film
me about this how he was attending film
me about this how he was attending film screenings and how these films that were
screenings and how these films that were
screenings and how these films that were being screened on big screens became a
being screened on big screens became a
being screened on big screens became a part of him and helped in building the
part of him and helped in building the
part of him and helped in building the person he is today and back then they
person he is today and back then they
person he is today and back then they had cinema halls and he was telling me
had cinema halls and he was telling me
had cinema halls and he was telling me about all these stories and I grew up on
about all these stories and I grew up on
about all these stories and I grew up on these imaginations not seeing any of
these imaginations not seeing any of
these imaginations not seeing any of these and the reality and not
these and the reality and not
these and the reality and not remembering I don’t know the first time
remembering I don’t know the first time
remembering I don’t know the first time I think I attended the film screening I
I think I attended the film screening I
I think I attended the film screening I was 24 years old
everything about culture came to extent
everything about culture came to extent and instead of this becoming a starting
and instead of this becoming a starting
and instead of this becoming a starting point to develop it
point to develop it
point to develop it everything is extinct and people started
everything is extinct and people started
everything is extinct and people started to migrate the country and the majority
to migrate the country and the majority
to migrate the country and the majority of the people the creatives the artists
of the people the creatives the artists
of the people the creatives the artists live in diaspora now of our artists and
live in diaspora now of our artists and
live in diaspora now of our artists and I think that reason is obvious working
I think that reason is obvious working
I think that reason is obvious working on the soft power here needs more
on the soft power here needs more
on the soft power here needs more efforts sometimes the government or rich
efforts sometimes the government or rich
efforts sometimes the government or rich people think of boosting the soft power
people think of boosting the soft power
people think of boosting the soft power by opening through through media by
by opening through through media by
by opening through through media by opening TV channels and the TV channels
opening TV channels and the TV channels
opening TV channels and the TV channels in the end are all political or news
in the end are all political or news
in the end are all political or news channels and when they open family
channels and when they open family
channels and when they open family entertaining channels they’re screening
entertaining channels they’re screening
entertaining channels they’re screening Korean Kurdish dubbed drama which is sad
Korean Kurdish dubbed drama which is sad
Korean Kurdish dubbed drama which is sad it’s sad for the people who want to see
it’s sad for the people who want to see
it’s sad for the people who want to see themselves on the screens who want to
themselves on the screens who want to
themselves on the screens who want to see their culture and are unable and are
see their culture and are unable and are
see their culture and are unable and are seeing Korean people dubbed in Kurdish
seeing Korean people dubbed in Kurdish
seeing Korean people dubbed in Kurdish and not having another option for a real
and not having another option for a real
and not having another option for a real geniune Kurdish drama let’s say or a
geniune Kurdish drama let’s say or a
geniune Kurdish drama let’s say or a Kurdish film the strength of soft power
Kurdish film the strength of soft power
Kurdish film the strength of soft power really lies and bringing people together
really lies and bringing people together
really lies and bringing people together through foreign policies when politics
through foreign policies when politics
through foreign policies when politics is tearing us apart
together instead of knowing this region
together instead of knowing this region of a spot for a political conflict we
of a spot for a political conflict we
of a spot for a political conflict we want them we want the people we want the
want them we want the people we want the
want them we want the people we want the international people to know that this
international people to know that this
international people to know that this region is known with a film festival but
region is known with a film festival but
region is known with a film festival but they have a film festival and not a spot
they have a film festival and not a spot
they have a film festival and not a spot for political conflicts and Wars and all
for political conflicts and Wars and all
for political conflicts and Wars and all these sad things that are happening to
these sad things that are happening to
these sad things that are happening to humanity now and this is why this
humanity now and this is why this
humanity now and this is why this movement started here and we’re working
movement started here and we’re working
movement started here and we’re working in this sector the cultural sector this
in this sector the cultural sector this
in this sector the cultural sector this is why it’s very important for us to
is why it’s very important for us to
is why it’s very important for us to have a film festival this is why it’s
have a film festival this is why it’s
have a film festival this is why it’s very important for us to have Kurdish
very important for us to have Kurdish
very important for us to have Kurdish films Kurdish drama so we have options
films Kurdish drama so we have options
films Kurdish drama so we have options to see ourselves first before we see
to see ourselves first before we see
to see ourselves first before we see foreign things otherwise we are totally
foreign things otherwise we are totally
foreign things otherwise we are totally invaded with foreign forces and not
invaded with foreign forces and not
invaded with foreign forces and not necessarily with military but through
necessarily with military but through
necessarily with military but through their culture and right here right now
their culture and right here right now
their culture and right here right now it’s very important for our nation to
it’s very important for our nation to
it’s very important for our nation to work on boosting the soft power because
work on boosting the soft power because
work on boosting the soft power because we are on the gates of becoming a
we are on the gates of becoming a
we are on the gates of becoming a country we demand the country therefore
country we demand the country therefore
country we demand the country therefore we want to solve for this country and
we want to solve for this country and
we want to solve for this country and the soul is in the culture and heritage
the soul is in the culture and heritage
the soul is in the culture and heritage of this country not everything is about
of this country not everything is about
of this country not everything is about politics and economics and the victory
this is why if hard power is the body
this is why if hard power is the body soft power is the soul and the soul
soft power is the soul and the soul
soft power is the soul and the soul remains when the body is gone thank you
remains when the body is gone thank you
remains when the body is gone thank you very much
very much
very much [Applause]
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