My World: Selin Kiazim
Turkish language course
BaBa ZuLa
TRNC university enters the Times Higher Education World University Rankings
New academic year of courses at YEI: learn Turkish, ney and calligraphy
Living room essentials
Turkish Forum UK head Zeren Safa dies
Turkish acting legend Tarık Akan loses cancer battle
Legendary rocker Teoman to play London for the first time this October
Features
‘Everyone should share the burden’ says Turkish ambassador on eve of 1st World Humanitarian Summit
Turkey’s ambassador to London Abdurrahman Bilgiç told journalists, “Turkey is doing its share” and urged other countries to do more to relieve human suffering at a press briefing about the World Humanitarian Summit being held in Istanbul on 23-24 May. The historic event is being attended by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and over 50 heads […]
Harvard turns Turkish Airlines success story into a business template
Harvard Business School is using one of Turkey’s fastest growing companies as a blueprint for commercial success. Called Turkish Airlines: Widen Your World the case study charts the airline’s spectacular growth from a regional actor into a global powerhouse. Turkey’s model blue chip corporation is currently ranked the 11th biggest airline in the world, and […]
Life on the inside track with the TRNC’s first female Foreign Minister Emine Çolak
Born in Lefkoşa in 1958, Emine Çolak was forced to flee with her family at gunpoint when Greek Cypriots took over the running of the island by force in December 1963. Moving to London at a young age, she studied law at SOAS University and became a barrister in 1980. She returned to Cyprus to […]
Are Turkish Cypriots in danger of radicalisation?
Those familiar with the British Turkish Cypriot community may well wonder how such a question could even arise. After all, Turkish Cypriots are highly secular and the younger generations well integrated into British society. So well integrated, that most know very little about their Islamic roots. It’s a topic actor and playwright Cosh Omar explored […]
Turkey’s psychedelic kings BaBa ZuLa turn 20
Described as “art-anarchists”, BaBa ZuLa have carved out a name as fine purveyors of alternative Anatolian music, a hip psychedelic blend of electro, dub, funk, rock ‘n’ folk. Lyrically conscious, their other-worldly Oriental dance beats, playful dress sense, and surreal live performances have gained them a huge global following. They featured in Fatih Akın’s seminal [...]Reviews
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30th June 2015 Ristorante Frescobaldi
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6th September 2016 Review: Turkish Delights by John Gregory-Smith
I need a holiday… after my holiday
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7th September 2016 Ask Yonca abla: Cheat or tell the truth?
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25th August 2016 Bad AS and A Level results? What to do if you didn’t make the grade
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20th June 2016 Jo Cox
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15th May 2016 Ukraine triumphs in Eurovision thriller
Eurovision – it’s getting political
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17th April 2016 Biotech billionaire Osman Kibar on Forbes Magazine front cover
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News
Uproar over multi-million spend on new luxury cars for TRNC ministers
Brexit vote creates “fear” and “fantastic opportunities” for British Turks
Turkish brands are under the spotlight in the new edition of T-VINE Magazine
Will Greek Cypriots’ Güzelyurt/Morphou demands wreck the Talks?
What’s On
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25th September 2016 Parissa + Meshk Ensemble: Rumi-inspired performances from Turkey and Iran, live at the Barbican
From the serene and beautiful to the hypnotic and physical, this concert brings together two very different interpretations of the poetry of Mevlana Rumi, the 13th-century Persian scholar and mystic whose work had a huge impact on Islamic culture and spiritual Sufi music. Few artists bring life to Rumi’s poetry quite like Parissa. One of […]
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25th September 2016 London premier of Growing Up Married: a documentary about women who became child brides in Turkey
There is no shortage of stories about child brides in Turkey and the Middle East, but what happens to the girls after they marry? Growing Up Married offers a unique insight into the lives and experiences of four former child brides in Turkey. Filmed, directed and produced by Dr Eylem Atakav, the documentary recollects their […]
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24th September 2016 Let your dreams come true in The Wish Machine, Turkey’s installation for the 1st London Design Biennale at Somerset House
Turkey is among the 37 countries participating at London’s inaugural Design Biennale at Somerset House, which ends this Tuesday. Their installation The Wish Machine falls under this year’s Utopia by Design theme, which explores a better imagined world. The exhibition is part of UTOPIA 2016 – a year-long commemoration of the 500th anniversary of British author […]
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10th September 2016 Legendary rocker Teoman to play London for the first time this October
One of Turkey’s biggest music stars will make his London debut next month. Teoman and his band will be live at the Forum in Kentish Town on Sunday 16 October. The 48-year-old singer-songwriter first came to prominence with his 1998 breakthrough album O, containing numerous hits including Sus Konuşma and Kardelen. It remained in the […]
Stuff
18th September 2016
Living room essentials
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12th June 2015 Eray & Koray pay a visit to Ted’s Grooming Room
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6th April 2013 Funky Giraffe – comfortable & cute babywear
Wellbeing
6th September 2016
Ali Nazik (Minced Lamb and Smoked Aubergine)
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17th August 2015 Travelling? Stay protected against malaria
