June is Pride month, an opportunity for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ+) community to celebrate their existence and highlight their long fight for equal rights.= One of the most anticipated events in London during Pride is Transpose. This incredible show started in 2011 and encompasses a wide range of performing arts […]
Organisers of the British Turkish Cypriot community’s second big festival return to an in-person format for the fifth edition of their Turkish Cypriot Culture and Arts Festival and this year they are holding the event indoors. Dominion Theatre in Wood Green, North London, is hosting the all-day event that takes place on the last Sunday […]
A heavy metal band featuring British Turkish Cypriot Erhan Alman is up for two awards at the prestigious Heavy Music Awards taking place at OVO Arena Wembley this Friday. Heriot is on the shortlist for both Best Breakthrough Album and the Best Breakthrough Live Artist. They are up against six other artists in each category. […]
Wood Green’s New River Stadium hosted an all-day youth festival for London’s Turkish community on Sunday to commemorate the annual 19 Mayıs [May] Commemorating Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day. Hundreds of school children and young people participated in the day’s activities, which had been jointly organised by the Education Attaches of the Turkish Embassy and […]
A comedy remake of key parts of King Charles III’s Coronation Day a fortnight ago, where the key characters speak in the Turkish Cypriot vernacular about everything from molehiya being on the menu to the soon-to-be crowned king asking for some zivaniya (Cypriot brandy) has had us in stitches. The 53-second clip called Kıbrıslı Kraliyet […]
British-born Turkish Cypriot TruBlue’s pioneering Turkish-Garage fusion sound has been getting airplay on national and dance music radio for the past few years. Her infectious tracks ‘Like That’ and ‘Crazy Love’ have been on playlists for the likes of BBC1 Extra, Kiss FM, and Heart, and Reprezent Radio. The bi-lingual singer-songwriter from Hackney is now […]
The UK’s biggest umbrella body for Turkish Cypriots, the Council of Turkish Cypriot Associations UK (CTCA), has a new head. Kenan Nafi’s candidacy was unopposed and he was formally elected President of the voluntary managed organisation at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Sunday, 14 May. Nafi will serve a two-year term as President. He […]
After several years as an online exhibition due to the Covid pandemic, the annual Turkish Community Art Exhibition is back as an in-person event and now open for viewing at the Yunus Emre Institute in London. This year’s exhibition features 70 pieces of art by 49 Turkish artists in Britain. They were selected from ore […]
This year’s Turkish Community Art Exhibition has opened for viewing at the Yunus Emre Institute in London. The exhibition features 70 pieces of art by 49 Turkish artists in Britain, including two extraordinary works by Hanife Kiatip. Hanife, known as ‘Hanni’ to family and friends, is a Turkish Cypriot artist who has the challenge of […]
A South Londoner of Turkish Cypriot origin has made it into the final round of this year’s Not So New Comedian of the Year contest. Saban Kazim was one of around 100 not-so-new acts who think they are still very funny and worthy of this year’s title. The standard for this year’s contest has been […]
