Saban Kazim is half English, half Turkish Cypriot, and 100% Lewisham. The South Londoner has been gigging since 2010, performing at venues including The Comedy Store, The Comedy Cafe, Top Secret Comedy, Downstairs At The Kings Head and The Backyard Comedy Club to name a few. He has picked up a fair few accolades and […]
Özlem Warren is an award-winning food author and cook who has helped bring Turkish cuisine to the forefront of the international culinary world through her talks, recipes and workshops. In mid-March, she teams up with the Yunus Emre Institute Dublin for the second instalment of the Institute’s ‘Culinary Crossroads: A Journey Through Turkish Flavours Series’. […]
Chroma – from Greek khrōma – measures the intensity of colour, meaning that the most chromatically intense colours are completely free from white and grey. Colours, in their pure form, have a potential to communicate extremes of thought and emotion. From Renaissance to Abstract Expressionism, artists have been obsessed with the mysteries of colour for […]
One of Turkiye’s biggest musical exports in recent years is dance music producer Mahmut Orhan. The Turkish star hit the big time with his 2016 global smash hit Feel, featuring Sena Sener, with the striking video filmed in Istanbul. The uplifting song has amassed over half a billion streams on YouTube and Spotify, becoming the […]
Dr. Fazıl Küçük Turkish Supplementary School is hosting a special Turkish Cultural Event in conjunction with the Yunus Emre Institute London this Saturday, 2 March. Akin to a mini indoor festival, the three hour event will encompass traditional folk music and dancing, storytelling based on the adventures of Nasreddin Hoca, and a special performance of […]
One of the hottest tickets for Turkish London this year will undoubtedly be Sagopa Kajmer’s concert. The celebrated hip-hop artist is live at Camden’s iconic Electric Ballroom this spring and first release tickets have already sold out! Behind hits such as “Bir Pesimistin Gözyaşları,” “366.Gün”, “Neyim Var Ki,” and “Kalp Hastası,” Kajmer is regarded as […]
Classical music lovers will know that Franz Liszt’s piano transcription of Beethoven’s Symphony No 3 “Eroica” is both technically and musically very demanding for the performer. Birsen Ulucan’s performance, a free concert in the heart of London in mid-March offers a rare opportunity to hear this great piece performed as a piano solo. Of Bulgarian […]
In the vast and diverse landscape of music, there exist countless hidden gems waiting to be discovered. Among these treasures is the Metin Kemal Kahraman Band, a musical ensemble that has been captivating audiences with their unique blend of styles and evocative compositions. Brothers Metin and Kemal Kahraman are both gifted musicians from Turkiye, who […]
International law on war crimes is being tested like never before, with files presented to the International Criminal Court on multiple conflicts, but is the law up to the job? This year will see investigations into Gaza-Israel and Ukraine intensify, as well as the first war crimes trials of corporate bosses since Nuremberg get underway […]
In the dreamy world of Dirmit, we find a young girl growing up in Türkiye facing a host of hardships and pressures at home and outside in an increasingly cruel and volatile society. Based on Latife Tekin’s monumental novel, Sevgili Arsiz Olum – Dirmit [Dear Shameless Death – Dirmit] is a powerful play, adapted for […]
