North Cyprus state broadcaster BRT will tonight screen a special interview with the Turkish Cypriot members of the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) in Cyprus. Gülden Plümer Küçük and Mine Balman appear on the Londra Gündem programme with presenter Ertanch Hidayettin. Ms Küçük and Ms Balman are currently in London as part of a small delegation […]
Olcay Bayır was named by the Guardian as “an impressive newcomer to London’s vibrant global music scene” for her first release in 2014. At the end of this month, she drops her long-awaited follow-up Rüya – Dream for Anatolia, produced by award-winning jazz outfit Kefaya. Members of this global collective of master musicians will line-up […]
A new photography exhibition entitled The Magnificent Spice Bazaar opens at the Yunus Emre Institute London on Friday, 8 March, putting into sharp focus one of Istanbul’s most fascinating landmarks: the Spice Bazaar, or Mısır Çarşısı in Turkish. Dating back to 1664, this large, L-shaped covered bazaar is the perfect place to discover the culinary […]
On Friday evening, food historian Priscilla Mary Işın will give a talk at the Yunus Emre Institute based on her book, Bountiful Empire: A History of Ottoman Cuisine, in which she explores the rich culinary traditions of the Ottoman Empire. Published last year, the book examines in detail the production and consumption of food by […]
Event date updated: UK-based Turkey think tank the Centre of Turkey Studies (CEFTUS) invites an award-winning Turkish writer and activist to lead their next Westminster debate. Best-selling novelist Elif Shafak (Şafak in Turkish) is one of the most vocal Turks in Britain. She is regularly invited to speak in public, and comments on Turkey and […]
Mark’s mother wants him to bury his father and it’s up to Saleh to find him and bring him home for a proper East End send off. Only Mark is no longer Mark, he’s Abdullah. Written by Martin Askew, There is A Field is a London story of faith, death and family strife reshaped by […]
Competing plans to hold separate June festivals celebrating Turkish Cypriot culture on the same day in north London have been averted after one of the camps decided to postpone its event by a week. In a surprise move, the UK-based Council of Turkish Cypriot Associations (CTCA), an umbrella organisation representing nearly 30 non-governmental organisations, announced […]
Four of London’s finest emerging writers have been sent to Turkey-inspired Suleymaniye Mosque Hackney, to discover it as a space and as a community. By weaving together their unusual personal stories, Where We Areis a compelling and honest portrait of a unique community of people collected under one roof. Written by Danusia Samal, Najaf Zahra […]
Turquazz is “Anatolian jazz without limits! Next month, it makes its global debut in London with fourteen events in 10 different venues over 17 days. Running from 13 to 30 March 2019, this brand new festival celebrates contemporary Anatolian culture, encompassing music, film, food, dance and spoken word. The festival kicks off with a pop-up […]
He is described as “one of the greatest documentary photographers of our time.” Earlier this month, a major retrospective of Sir Don McCullin opened at the Tate Britain in London. This exhibition showcases some of the most impactful photographs captured over the last 60 years. It includes many of his iconic war photographs – including […]
