On Monday night, five young people from across Cyprus will launch their digital stories about everyday life, division and co-existence on the island. The debut screening of their short films, called Life Routes: Cyprus, will take place at the Goethe-Institut Cyprus, in the capital’s Buffer Zone. The films came together as part of a participatory […]
The UK’s Turkish community are invited to a televised debate on the Cyprus Talks. The conference and reception will take place at Hackney’s historic Round Chapel on Sunday 11 Dec. Host Adnan Türkkan, Ulusal TV’s General Broadcast Manager, will be joined by Dr. Ahmet Zeki Bulunç, a former TRNC ambassador to Ankara (1999-2004), and Soner […]
Inspired by Dimitrie Cantemir (1673-1723) and Ali Ufki (1610-1675) – two composers and collectors of Ottoman music – The Golden Horn is a modern interpretation of early Ottoman classical music. The repertoire has been compiled by two renowned Greek musicians – Ourania Lampropoulou (santur) and Evgenios Voulgaris (yaylı tambur) – using manuscripts by Cantemir and […]
If you love your funk fresh and laid back, you will love Funkshy! They dropped their latest album A London Rhythm earlier this year and it’s been getting a lot of airplay on jazz and nu soul stations across the capital. It’s when they perform is live however, that you realise the class of this […]
A major fire in the dormitory of a boarding school in southern Turkey has claimed at least a dozen lives this evening. It is believed 28 students aged 12 and 13 years old and various staff were inside the building at the time the fire took hold. The blaze broke out at the private junior […]
With people increasingly turning to complementary and alternative medicine, one area that is being heralded for its wellbeing properties is music. Today music therapy is used to treat a wide range of ailments, from reducing pain and anxiety, to fighting dementia, and aiding stem cell transplantation. This Thursday, Prof. Levent Öztürk, author of Makamdan Şifaya […]
An accident on the Girne mountain road involving a lorry and minibus full of school children has killed three and injured eight others. The head-on collision occurred this morning by the Değirmenlik Taşocakları (Değirmenlik Quarries), as the minibus was on the school run, with both vehicles coming off the road. Emergency services arrived to a […]
The Islamic Trust of Cyprus – EVKAF – the central Islamic charity operating on the island since 1571, risks losing billions of Turkish Liras in stolen land if the current agreements reached in the Peace Talks are carried out. The hidden danger should be a concern to all men of faith and principle, not to […]
During the 1970s and 1980s, the Turkish film industry was churning out hundreds of movies each year. Many were shameless low-budget rip-offs of American box office hits: from Superman (Süpermen Dönüyor, 1979) to Star Wars (Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam, 1982), and E.T. (Badi, 1983) to the Wizard of Oz (Ayşecik ve Sihirli Cüceler Rüyalar Ülkesinde, 1971). […]
Why invest in Turkey? Here are ten good reasons: Robust economy Investor-friendly business climate Lucrative government incentives Large domestic market & easy access to regional markets Strategic geographical location Industrial powerhouse Competitive R&D ecosystem Favourable demographics Qualified labour force EU perspective & customs union Following the success of their November event, Turkey’s UK Commercial Attaché […]
