Work by nine top Turkish artists living in Turkey and Britain has gone on display in east London for the third “Istanbul Meets London” exhibition. Organised by art consultants Zeynep Ober and Gülce İlken, the event features a range of artworks including sculptures, marbling art, paintings and Anatolian handcrafted jewellery. The“exquisite”exhibition aims to “breathe a […]
Two Turkish Cypriot organisations are appealing for specific donations from the community, which they can distribute to homeless people in London in the run-up to Christmas. Cyprus Islamic Association (CIA) and the Turkish Cypriot Community Association (TCCA) have been working with homeless charity Shelter to draw up a list of essential items for rough sleepers […]
The UK premiere of an award-winning Turkish drama will take place during December’s London Film Week, it has been announced. The first screening in Britain of Çağla Zencirci and Guillaume Giovanetti’s Sibel (2018) will be held on Thursday, 6 December, at the prestigious Regent Street Cinema and will be preceded by short British film Mercury. […]
The country hosts around 1 million refugees of school age and has committed to including them in its national education system by 2020, a UNESCO study said. In contrast countries such as Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Thailand were slammed for making “no such promises”. UNESCO’s 2019 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) report, entitled Migration, Displacement and Education: Building […]
“This is also the story of Algernon, who knows where he comes from but doesn’t seem to be clear about who he is; and Earnest who thinks he knows who he is, but not where he is from; a story from the wonderful Oscar Wilde, an immigrant himself.” A team of Turkish actors and creatives […]
A man has been charged with the murder of a 38-year-old father who was stabbed to death near a children’s playground. Rocky Djelal was attacked at around 2pm at Southwark Park, Rotherhithe, on 31 October. Stephen O’Rourke, 46, of Grosvenor Park, Southwark, has been charged with murder, while Jason O’Rourke, 34, of Foundry Close, Southwark, […]
Last week, T-VINE broke the news that the private company that owns Tottenham Park Cemetery has gone into “voluntary liquidation”. The news alarmed many British Turks who have relatives buried there, and there was anger too when the initial notices said the cemetery was “temporarily closed until further notice.” Community pressure group Tottenham Park Cemetery […]
After a roadblock Thriller Halloween party, Red Star Entertainment is back for more fun at North London’s plushest venue, the Trent Park Country Club. For November, Red Star has invited Britain’s leading celebrity doubles for ‘The Lookalikes Party’. Get ready to bump into Mr T (pictured above), Gordon Ramsey, David Brent, Will Smith, David Beckham, […]
A man whose family are originally from Kırkısrak village in Kayseri, Turkey, was found dead in his East London home a few hours after racking up huge debts at Aspers Casino at the Westfield Shopping Centre in Stratford. Businessman Hüseyin Yaman, 37, visited the casino last Sunday, 11 November where he played the highly addictive […]
Whether you are an amateur artist or a professional, if you are of Turkish heritage and living in Britain, the Yunus Emre Institute London wants to hear from you! The Institute – the Turkish equivalent of the British Council – will be hosting a month-long exhibition at their central London premises in the New Year […]
