The Turkish Cypriot Cultural Association (TCCA) have joined forces with the British Red Cross to launch an innovative gardening project that will not only help participants learn new skills and make new friends, but also offer therapeutic benefits. T-VINE asked TCCA Co-ordinator Gülnur Salih how this project came about and how local people can get […]
Qualified London tour guide Muhsin Mustafa is back this autumn with two great new walking tours in the capital. The first, on 6 October, is an exploration of the hidden gardens in the City of London. Muhsin’s second walk, on 14 October, takes in the locations and tales that contribute to the capital’s more macabre […]
Rock musician Hakan Tuna continues with his 2021 project ‘12 songs 12 stories’. This month the spotlight is on Karanlıklar İçinde, which gets a new lease of life 30 years after the original was recorded. Despite its many incarnations, one person’s contribution has never made it beyond the demo tape – until now. Back in […]
The Council of Turkish Cypriot Associations UK (CTCA) is organising a special community picnic for the Bank Holiday weekend to commemorate Victory Day in Turkey. The fun day will take place on Blackheath, in South East London, on Sunday, 29 August. The community get together, which is free to attend, will also double up as […]
Qualified City of London tour guide Muhsin Mustafa is keen to share his passion about the capital and the great history it has to offer. Muhsin invites us to join him on a 90-minute walking tour of the City of London, where he will point out a host of fascinating objects, statues and medieval shop […]
If you’ve missed live music, then check out She’Koyokh’s upcoming performance at JW3 in Hampstead for an evening of beautifully crafted music combining the high energy of klezmer with ancient Sephardic songs. Istanbul-born singer Çiğdem Aslan forms part of this brilliant London-based international seven-piece klezmer & Balkan band, whose music reflects the diversity of Jewish […]
What better way to head back into normality than going on a physical walking tour to see some of the historic sights of the capital? Muhsin Mustafa is a qualified City of London Tour Guide and is very passionate about London. As T‑VINE Magazine’s readers will know, Muhsin regularly contributes with articles about the city’s […]
A Spanish filmmaker is seeking to raise nearly £11,000 for a new documentary, Constantly Flying, which tells the incredible story of BaBa ZuLa. Formed in Istanbul in 1996, BaBa ZuLa brings the popular Turkish psychedelic music of the 1970s, known as Anatolian Rock, into the 21st century, fusing Eastern influences with electronica and dub, to create […]
Rock musician Hakan Tuna has returned with his fourth release, Rise, from his 2021 project ‘12 songs 12 stories’. This track takes us back to an early part of Hakan’s life. By the age of 17 Hakan always knew that music would be his passion in life. He had been playing keyboards for around three […]
When it comes to the world of Turks, T-VINE loves to cover the cool and the quirky, and so we were intrigued to learn about an American band called Ottoman Turks. Hailing from Dallas, Texas, here are five brilliant things we discovered about these booty-shaking, country rockers. Turkey of old inspires band name The four-piece […]
