Wood Green’s New River Stadium hosted an all-day youth festival for London’s Turkish community on Sunday to commemorate the annual 19 Mayıs [May] Commemorating Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day. Hundreds of school children and young people participated in the day’s activities, which had been jointly or...
The UK’s biggest umbrella body for Turkish Cypriots, the Council of Turkish Cypriot Associations UK (CTCA), has a new head. Kenan Nafi’s candidacy was unopposed and he was formally elected President of the voluntary managed organisation at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Sunday, 14 May. Nafi w...
This year’s Turkish Community Art Exhibition has opened for viewing at the Yunus Emre Institute in London. The exhibition features 70 pieces of art by 49 Turkish artists in Britain, including two extraordinary works by Hanife Kiatip. Hanife, known as ‘Hanni’ to family and friends, is a Turkish Cypr...
Following the success of its first dementia event last year, the Turkish Women’s Philanthropic Association (TWPA) is again staging a second coffee morning seminar for its members and others in the Turkish community who are concerned about this life-changing condition. The term ‘dementia’ is used to...
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 c...
If you’re in London and looking for an upmarket, fun place with a Turkish vibe to celebrate the end of Ramazan with friends and family, then look no further than Melin Restaurant on Chigwell Road in Woodford. This plush venue, favoured by the stars of The Only Way Is Essex, footballers and more, is...
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...
On Sunday morning, the British Turkish community woke to the tragic news that broadcaster Hülya Nur Özdemir Alişoğlu had passed away. She was aged just 41. The popular presenter of ATV’s long-running television lifestyle show, Londra Aktüel, which she created with her producer-director husband Sevg...
This year marks the 45th anniversary of the Turkish Cypriot Cultural Association. Located in the East London Borough of Hackney, the TCCA aims to preserve and promote Turkish Cypriot culture and heritage to its members and wider society. Its celebrations this year are taking numerous forms, one of...
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 fo...
