One of Turkiye’s most acclaimed artists, singer-songwriter Selda Bağcan will be back in London in November for a single show at Koko in Camden. Born in Muğla, southern Turkiye, in January 1948, the renowned musician and activist is known for blending traditional Turkish folk music with psychedelic rock, giving her songs a potency all of […]
Turkiye is eying its first Women’s European Volleyball title after beating the current European champions Italy in the semi-final and confirm its place in the final against Serbia on Sunday. The Sultans were up against a strong Italian side with many of the players, which had helped it lift the trophy two years ago. Both […]
Lots of people are looking to learn Turkish or to improve their Turkish language skills, but finding a good course can be difficult. Established two years ago in the UK by leading Turkish language teacher Dr Kübra Yıldırım Khan, School of Turkish is a great new language institution that offers online classes for both adults […]
One of the most exciting Turkish chefs of the past twenty years, Istanbul-born Esra Muslu has sadly passed away at the age of 44. The news was announced on social media by her central London restaurant Zahter, where tributes have been pouring in. The cause of death was not stated by Zahter, but a relative […]
Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek took to social media to share the good news that over 7 million tourists entered Turkiye last month, making it the best July on record for foreign visitors. The significant increase in visitor numbers isn’t just good news for Turkiye’s tourism sector, it also has an important bearing on the country’s […]
One of Turkish rap’s biggest artists Murda will finally be performing in London this December. The Turkish-Dutch rapper had been due to play the O2 Brixton Academy in February, but the event was among the concerts cancelled after the venue was closed by the authorities following the fatal crowd crush at Asake’s concert last year. […]
One of the foremost authorities on Turkish Cypriot philosopher and poet Osman Türkay is publishing two new books about his life and work. Author, broadcaster and sociologist Semra Eren-Nijhar has penned ‘Millennium Poet Osman Türkay’, a 272-page book in English, and another, ‘Uzay’ın şairi Osman Türkay’, in Turkish, both published by Ozan Publications. The books […]
Businessman Ali Sabancı and his wife Vuslat Doğan Sabancı have been seriously injured after the speedboat they were travelling in crashed into rocks near to the Greek island of Leros. Mr Sabancı, 54, who is the chairperson of the company that owns low-cost Turkish carrier Pegasus Airlines, was airlifted to a hospital in Istanbul where […]
An Australian MP of Greek Cypriot heritage has got herself into hot water after making divisive and deeply offensive comments about Cyprus. Kat Theophanous (pictured top), the Northcote MP for the Victoria Labour Party, was suspended by her party after giving a speech in Parliament on the anniversary of the Cyprus War in 1974 where […]
A wildfire that broke out in the northwest of Turkiye on Tuesday afternoon, 22 August, has led to at least 1,200 people from nine villages and a university campus being evacuated as a precaution. Strong winds have fanned the fires overnight, causing them to spread more rapidly across Çanakkale Province. Firefighting teams and more than […]
