Later this year, Oxford’s Sheldonian Theatre will be hosting bestselling author Elif Shark (Şafak in Turkish), who will be discussing her new novel ‘There are Rivers in the Sky’, which is due out in August. The book is a rich, sweeping novel set between the 19th century and modern times, about love and loss, memory […]
British and Irish fans of Turkish rock will get the chance to see Yüksek Sadakat later this month. The band will be playing exclusive dates at the 229 Club in London on 26 July, followed by The Button Factory in Dublin two days later. The band, first formed back in 1997 by Kutlu Özmakinacı, a […]
Kem Cetinay found fame on Love Island, winning ITV’s hit reality show in Season Three back in 2017. He’s gone on to design highly popular men’s fashion ranges for Primark, and made multiple television appearances including on ITV‘s This Morning, Dancing on Ice and, more recently, as a contestant on the BBC’s Celebrity MasterChef. And […]
If you’re in South London and looking for a musical escape from all the political madness of Election Day on Thursday, there’s a fab night on offer at Lewisham’s Fox & Firkin featuring three talented ladies, including Ela Özyılmaz. They appear on the SISTAS in JAZZ platform, which is dedicated to showcasing “exceptional womxn in […]
Get ready for The Turkish Detective – a brand new English/Turkish crime thriller that’s set in modern-day Istanbul and stars Haluk Bilginer. Airing on BBC 2, the eight-part drama is based on a series of bestselling novels by British writer Barbara Nadel, whose central character is Inspector Çetin İkmen, a chain-smoking, hard-drinking detective in the […]
Get ready for a celebration of all things Turkish at Luton’s annual TURKFEST. Much on delicious Turkish food, from kebabs to baklava, and sip refreshing Turkish tea as you take in the delightful sounds of Anatolian music and watch traditional folk dancers perform. There’s a ton of fun activities for all ages, from arts and […]
London’s best Turkish music celebration returns for a third instalment, bringing us into The Psychedelic World of Turkish rock legend Cem Karaca. The Istanbul-born, guitar-playing, singer-songwriter came to prominence in the 60s, going on to become one of the giants of Anatolian Rock, which took hold of Turkiye in the late 60s and 70s. About […]
The countdown has begun to the UK’s biggest Turkish Cypriot festival, which again returns to the aptly named Donkey Lane (Karpaz’s wild donkeys are the national animal of North Cyprus) playing fields in Enfield, North London, for some family-friendly fun on Sunday, 30 June 2023. This now firmly established annual celebration of Turkish Cypriot culture […]
It seems apt that writer and radio broadcaster Sami Kent will be launching his debut book about Turkiye in the heart of the Turkish community in North London later this month. Part memoir, part history and politics, The Endless Country allows Kent to revisit the land of his father, technology entrepreneur Osman Kent, who left […]
After a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe last year, upcoming comedy talent Louise Young brings her debut stand-up show ‘Feral’ to the iconic Tyne Theatre & Opera House for one night only. Described as a show about “class, chaos and coming out”, Feral draws on Young’s own crazy life experiences, from her boozy youth […]
