On Wednesday night, the ancient amphitheatre in Salamis will be rocking to the sounds of roots reggae, courtesy of Julian “Ju Ju” Marley, who headlines the Mağusa International Festival of Arts and Culture (MIFAC). He is one of 11 artists that are performing at this year’s Festival, which runs until 28 July. Julian “Ju Ju” […]
An estimated fifty thousand visitors to London’s biggest outdoor food and drink festival have the chance to sample a taste of Turkey. Top Turkish chefs Ali Cengiz and Tacim Yetis have teamed up with British chef Ed Baines to showcase Turkish cuisine at this year’s Taste of London in Regent’s Park. Earlier today, restaurateur and […]
This evening sees the launch of a three-day event that will bring together writers, intellectuals, artists and activists in Nicosia to discuss history, literature, identity and contemporary politics. Among the special guests will be British-Pakistani historian and author Tariq Ali and Norwegian author Thorvald Steen, along with Thorvald Steen, Andreas Delsett, Umut Bozkurt, Nicos Philippou, […]
Later this month, Merseyside will be treated to the “rich and unrivalled” taste of Turkish cuisine. The Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism is the main sponsor for the annual Liverpool Food, Drink and Lifestyle Spring Festival, which is taking place at Sefton Park on 23-24 April 2016. The Turkey stand returns following last year’s successful […]
Now in its eighth year, Liverpool Food and Drink Festival have teamed up with the Turkish Tourism Board to bring the best of Turkish cuisine to Merseyside. This weekend, Turkey’s top chefs Zeki Açıkgöz, Koray Türk, Haşim Demirtaş, Kenan Gün and pastry chef Satılmış Çeribaşı will be cooking and demonstrating delicious Turkish dishes at Sefton […]
A new Turkish festival planned to take place at Trafalgar Square this Saturday has been cancelled. The organisers of a Turkish Day in London made the announcement yesterday, stating that the “continuing tragedy of [the] mining accident at Soma. Turkey” meant they could not “justify celebrating at Turkish Day in London”. Over 280 miners […]
