Finchley Türk Müziği Kulübü (Finchley Turkish Music Club) will bring together music and remembrance this November with a London concert dedicated to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Turkish Republic.Taking place at St Mary’s Church in Islington on Tuesday 10 November, the concert will featu...
The sights, sounds and flavours of Türkiye will fill the heart of Washington DC this autumn when the city’s 24th annual Turkish Festival returns on Sunday 18 October 2026.Organised by the American Turkish Association of Washington, DC (ATA-DC), the free event will transform Pennsylvania Avenue NW in...
Turkish pop and rock singer Sibel Tüzün will bring a night of familiar favourites to Glasgow this October, performing a special concert at Mono to celebrate Turkish Republic Day.Taking place on Sunday 18 October, the concert will feature much-loved Turkish pop songs from the 1980s and 1990s alongsid...
A medieval Anatolian poet and an Azerbaijani philanthropist provide the starting points for an evening exploring ideas, identity and cultural connections at Yunus Emre Institute London on Tuesday 13 October.The free event, From Yunus Emre to Zeynalabdin Taghiyev, brings together scholars and cultura...
As LGBTI+ communities and their rights defenders are under attack in Türkiye following the arrest of over 80 individuals this September, the local art world, in tandem with its international supporters, is bracing for another wave of struggle, as so many professionals in Türkiye’s culture sector are...
UK Turkish Cypriot writer Tice Cin’s second novel, Safe Spaces, is out now, bringing together the worlds of electronic music, family and friendship in a story about finding a place to belong.Published by Granta Books on 10 September, the novel follows an unnamed young musician trying to make ends me...
Turkish co-productions and a drama set on the Bulgaria–Türkiye border offer T‑VINE readers three films to seek out at this year’s BFI London Film Festival.The festival returns from Wednesday 7 to Sunday 18 October 2026, bringing 251 films, shorts, series and immersive works from 88 countries to Lond...
Filmmaker Cey Sesiguzel is seeking £450,000 to expand Two Fresh Studios, an independent film company in London that is focused on stories with “Mediterranean roots and international appeal”.The British Turkish Cypriot filmmaker presented the company’s plans to a group of angel investors and business...
Turkish girl group Manifest arrived with considerable hype in 2025, but their debut album Manifestival demonstrates there is plenty of substance behind the slick choreography, colourful visuals and carefully crafted pop image.Running to just 26 minutes across 11 tracks, Manifestival is a compact, su...
Acclaimed British Turkish novelist Elif Shafak has been named the winner of the 2026 Helena Vaz da Silva European Award for Raising Public Awareness on Cultural Heritage, recognising her contribution to celebrating Europe’s cultural heritage through literature and storytelling.The annual award, esta...
