<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>oiktoz</title><link>https://oiktoz.net/en/</link><atom:link href="https://oiktoz.net/en/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description>Plenty of Culture, Lots of Art</description><language>en</language><item><title>Welcoming Spring with İş Kültür Books</title><link>https://oiktoz.net/en/is-kultur-new-books-spring/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://oiktoz.net/en/is-kultur-new-books-spring/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:27:24 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>oiktoz</dc:creator><description>Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları greets spring with new titles, from Emily Dickinson’s complete poems and Nella Larsen’s Passing to Zafer Toprak.</description><enclosure url="https://oiktoz.net/img/2026/03/1773139311_BirC__ic__ekleBirMektupla-353.webp" type="image/webp" length="0"/></item><item><title>This Friday’s New Cinema Releases Announced</title><link>https://oiktoz.net/en/this-fridays-new-cinema-releases-paribu-cineverse/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://oiktoz.net/en/this-fridays-new-cinema-releases-paribu-cineverse/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:11:07 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>oiktoz</dc:creator><description>Paribu Cineverse’s 13 March releases include One Battle After Another, Deccal 3, Solo Mio, Reminders of Him, Cahim 2 and a slate of animated films.</description><enclosure url="https://oiktoz.net/img/2026/03/1773213392_One_Battle_After_Another__YV__G__ncel-960.webp" type="image/webp" length="0"/></item><item><title>Kadın+ Edebiyatçılar: The Fight for Equality in the Literary World</title><link>https://oiktoz.net/en/kadin-edebiyatcilar-fight-for-equality-in-the-literary-world/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://oiktoz.net/en/kadin-edebiyatcilar-fight-for-equality-in-the-literary-world/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:00:43 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