Turkish festivals generally mean plenty of great food and culture that’s fun for all ages, which is why thousands now flock to the West London Turkish Festival, which annually takes place in July. First launched in 2016, the Feltham-based one-day event has gotten bigger with each passing year. Around 10,000 people from diverse backgrounds attended […]
Merve Dizdar made history in Cannes at the weekend after she was named Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival, becoming the first Turkish actress to win the award. She won the prize for her role as Nuray, a teacher in a remote village who has to deal with male harassment at her school, in […]
Organisers of the British Turkish Cypriot community’s second big festival return to an in-person format for the fifth edition of their Turkish Cypriot Culture and Arts Festival and this year they are holding the event indoors. Dominion Theatre in Wood Green, North London, is hosting the all-day event that takes place on the last Sunday […]
Tickets for Turkish indie music star Gaye Su Akyol’s upcoming concert at Kings Place are selling fast. Part of the week-long Songlines Encounters Festival international soundscape, the performance will be the singer-songwriter’s first UK concert after releasing her unforgettable new album Anadolu Ejderi (Anatolian Dragon) late last year. The Istanbul-based artist let rip on the […]
I attended the Mayor of London’s annual Eid in the Square celebration in Trafalgar Square last weekend. It was a joyous riot of colour and noise, and the delicious smells lingering around from the edge towards thousands of people watching the activities on the main stage. The moon was visible overhead in the clear blue […]
The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan’s annual mega Eid / Bayram festival to celebrate the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan / Ramazan returns with another extravaganza in the heart of London on Saturday 29 April. Now in its 18th year, this free one-day event welcomes Londoners and visitors to the capital’s iconic […]
Turkish film director Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s latest film, Kuru Otlar Üstüne [‘On Dry Grass’] has been selected to compete for the Palme d’Or and other top prizes at France’s prestigious Cannes Film Festival. Kuru Otlar Üstüne is one of 19 feature films to be selected for the festival’s 76th edition, which this year will run […]
Organisers have announced the programme for the fourth edition of the London Turkish Speakers Theatre Festival, which will start on 12 May and run for three weeks. This year’s plays include a Turkish take on Casablanca about a moral no-man’s land, and solo shows featuring two distinct rebels with a cause, one inspired by Iran […]
After a three-year absence due to the coronavirus pandemic, the annual celebration of Turkish Cypriot culture is back this summer, taking place on Sunday, 02 July 2023. The festival organisers, the Council of Turkish Cypriot Associations UK (CTCA) are sticking with their North London venue again for this year: Enfield Playing Fields on Donkey Lane […]
If you are in Sydney at the end of this month, come and enjoy a big day out with Australia’s Turkish Cypriot community celebrating Independence Day for the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC), which turns 39 on 15 November 2022. The Northern Cyprus Turkish Association (NCTA) of New South Wales are holding a big […]
