This summer’s global blockbuster movie has undoubtedly been Barbie. The fantasy comedy inspired by Mattel’s iconic fashion doll has taken over $1.2 billion at box offices worldwide, breaking multiple records in the process. Directed by Greta Gerwig, the live action movie starring Margot Robbie in the title role and Ryan Gosling as Ken starts in […]
The Anglo Turkish Society continues with its series of fascinating expert talks into key aspects of Turkish life and history, this time inviting author and academic Kaya Şahin to present a talk on the extraordinary life of Sultan Süleyman, who ruled the Ottoman Empire between 1520 and 1566. Süleyman’s domain extended from Hungary to Iran, […]
British pop star Robbie Williams is set to play his first ever gig in Turkiye this week, but the cost of a ticket is beyond the affordability of most of his Turkish fans. Williams, 49, will be performing at the Lujo Hotel Bodrum overlooking Güvercinlik Bay on the Aegean, on Thursday, 17 August. The concert […]
If you love world jazz and fancy a cool weekend getaway in September look no further than the Aegean island of Bozcaada and its annual three day jazz festival. Accessible by sea – a short ferry ride (40 mins) from either Geyikli or Çanakkale – this cosy island measures just 37 square kilometres and has […]
Two popular British Turkish Cypriot Facebook groups have come together to hold a charity ball in North London. Kibris Worldwide and TCCUK are jointly hosting the Birik Balosu [Unity Ball] at Grand Palace Banqueting Suite in Wood Green on 29 October 2023 to raise money for ten charities in the UK and the Turkish Republic […]
The British and Turkish governments have agreed to step up their joint operations to tackle organised immigration crime by disrupting their migration routes and supply chains. The details were announced in London earlier this week. The new agreement includes resources by the UK to help establish a new centre in Türkiye, run by the Turkish […]
Musically impossible to pigeon-hole, Lalalar’s sound is a futuristic mash-up straddling punk rock, Anatolian psychedelic funk, and dirty electronic beats. Iggy Pop is a fan, describing them as “Turkey’s most innovative alternative artists”. The band’s name is adapted from the Ottoman word ‘Lālā’ (meaning “wise man”), used to describe the teacher of Sultans. It’s an […]
A Turkish restaurant in West London has had its licence suspended for three months by Hammersmith and Fulham Council after its owners repeatedly flouted the law by hiring illegal workers. Woody Grill on Uxbridge Road, Shepherd’s Bush, was inspected three times in 14 months by a team from the government’s Immigration Enforcement agency and each […]
A Turkish endurance swimmer who hit the headlines last year after becoming the youngest Turkish swimmer to cross the English Channel has made history again, this time by swimming across the North Channel. Aysu Türkoğlu started her 21.4 mile swim from Donaghadee in Northern Ireland on Wednesday morning at 07:44 local time, reaching the Scottish […]
The Russian Embassy in Cyprus is getting ready to offer consular services in the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus, according to Russia’s official news agency TASS. A TASS correspondent said the details of the new service came from a representative of the Embassy, who said: “We will start providing consular services in the northern part […]
