A chartered occupational psychologist will be using her extensive experience working with young people to generate greater understanding of the issues and solutions they need with employment in the capital. Of Turkish Cypriot heritage, Yeşim Guner sits on the panel of a seminar titled ‘Youth Employment Issues: What’s it Got To Do with Occupational Psychology?’ […]
A co-production with Fane Productions sees First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon meet Elif Shafak, Turkey’s most widely read female author and recently placed under investigation in her own country, in this timely and riveting discussion of democracy and human rights today. Shafak’s universally praised latest novel, has been described as a “piercing, unflinching look at the […]
Turkey is no stranger to martial law. Its roots are steeped in the late Ottoman Empire, when İdare-i örfiyye first appeared as a neologism in the 1876 Ottoman constitution. While the term referred to the sultan’s authority in the Ottoman-Islamic legal tradition, its definition was inspired from the French “état de siège” in the 19th century. […]
One of Turkey’s most popular historians will be in London for the annual Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day. Prof. İlber Ortaylı, who lectures at Istanbul’s MEF and Ankara’s Bilkent universities, is a special guest and speaker at an iftar dinner organised by the Çanakkale Anma Platformu (Çanakkale Commermation Platform) at Hilton Hotel Kensington on Sunday, […]
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 […]
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 […]
On Thursday 21 February, the Yunus Emre Institute London is hosting a book launch and talk by Martyn Downer, a historian, author and expert on Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson. Downer’s new book Nelson’s Lost Jewel delves into the history behind one of Lord Nelson’s most treasured possessions: a diamond Chelengk (‘Çelenk’), gifted to him by […]
Relationships come into sharp focus when TurkishDelightSev transfers her regular YouTube podcast to Hoxton’s Trapeze Bar. The night will include comedians, singers and a live podcast on relationships – timely discussions ahead of Valentine’s Day. Presented by Locked Online Radio, advance tickets are selling fast for #DELIGHTNIGHTS, which takes place on Sunday 10 February and […]
On Thursday 19 July, the TRNC Deputy Prime Minister Kudret Özersay will be giving a talk to the community about his Project for Overseas Turkish Cypriots (Yurtdışı Kıbrıslı Türkler Projesi). It follows the politician’s announcement in March of this year to make investing and resettling in North Cyprus easier for the Turkish Cypriot diaspora. […]
