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After six heart attacks in 6 months, Soner Sabriler begs Haringey Council: “Please don’t let me die here”
A man with severe mobility problems and heart disease is pleading with his local authority to rehouse him before his deteriorating health results in his death. 62-year-old Soner Sabriler contacted T-VINE Magazine to say he was in hospital again after suffering another heart attack – his six in as many months – and fears […]
How a Turkish ambassador broke the race barrier in segregated America
Last week, a lesser known but important story broke on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It involved Turkish ambassador Münir Ertegün, who served in the United States of America between 1934 and 1944, a time when racial segregation was the norm for Americans. At the turn of the twentieth century, although slavery had been abolished, […]
We Remember: Winston Churchill on Cyprus, Enosis and a “diplomatic fiction”
110 years ago, Winston Churchill raged to the Liberal Cabinet about Great Britain’s “detestable oppression” towards Cyprus, claiming that the British Government’s treatment of the island “constituted a blemish upon Imperial policy of a peculiarly discreditable kind.” What did Churchill say about Enosis? What was the “maiming, crippling toll” he accused His Majesty’s Government […]
From artistic ancestors to clueless descendants: Ottoman-obsessed hallucinations in New Turkey
Two weeks ago, an angry mob attacked an art exhibition at Istanbul’s Abdülmecid Efendi Pavilion. The building used to belong to the last Ottoman Caliph Abdülmecid. The exhibition, called Doors Open to Those Who Knock, showcased artwork owned by Turkish businessperson Ömer Koç. It opened to public at the Pavilion during the 15th Istanbul Biennial, […]
Israel triumphs while Cyprus goes close in Eurovision
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9th April 2018 Ankara Agreement suspension – will you stand by or stand up?
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15th March 2018 Community spirit, please step forward…
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15th January 2018 Cyprus – unilateralism on hydrocarbons will result in permanent division
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5th January 2018 Letters, Help us find our Turkish Cypriot mum from Hornsey, London
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30th December 2017 The tragedy of Grenfell
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31st October 2017 Secondary school admissions – how prepared are you?
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7th October 2017 Rewarding success
What’s On
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25th May 2018 Get down to İlhan Erşahin’s Istanbul Sessions at Ronnie Scott’s in June
New York City-based İlhan Erşahin created his Istanbul Sessions collective back in 2008. The renowned musician and record label head invited leading Turkish musicians he’d jammed with over the years to record a free-flowing music project with a dance edge. Istanbul Sessions have released three albums to date, each one a sonic adventure that […]
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23rd May 2018 Enough is Enough uses performance art to show how sexual violence “can happen to anyone”
Described as “intelligent and subversive” by The Stage, this gritty production about real people and sexual violence is presented in the form of a gig. Written by Meltem Arıkan and directed by Memet Ali Alabora, with music by Maddie Jones, its all-female cast members Maddie Jones, Pınar Öğün, Francesca Dimech and Holly Mallett tell their […]
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18th May 2018 Fahrettin Örenli explores ‘blinkered humanity’ in London exhibition Money without Nationality
Making its European debut, Fahrettin Örenli’s new solo exhibition Money without Nationality encompasses drawings, paintings, sculpture, photography and poetry. In it, he examines the psychological and physical aspects of cities as living organic structures, perceiving them as control towers for the distribution of mass information. The Turkish artist explores how humanity has become blinkered and […]
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17th May 2018 Karsu concert to honour music legend Ahmet Ertegün with homage to Atlantic Records’ greatest artists
On 30 May, singer and pianist Karsu will be live at the Cadogan Hall in London. She revisits the legacy of Turkish-American music mogul Ahmet Ertegün, performing the songs of some of the greatest artists he signed to his seminal Atlantic Records. Supported by a 4-piece band comprising drums, trumpet, guitar and double-bass, Amsterdam born […]
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27th January 2018 Fevziye Çamer’s dresses on the Paris catwalk for Oriental Fashion Show
Wellbeing
17th May 2018
Ramazan has started: tips on how to fast safely
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10th October 2017 Central London music classes: learn how to play the ney
