Ever since its launch in 2017, the Turkish Cypriot Cultural Festival in North London has become an important annual fixture in the British Turkish social calendar.With its live music, DJs, comedy sketches, folk dancing, delicious food and drinks, craft and community group stalls, children’s face pai...
If you’re a Turkish woman living in northwest London, then this Monday night social in Queen’s Park could be right up your street!Hosted at The Hearth, a women's co-working and community space located a few minutes’ walk from Queen’s Park station, Turkish Ladies Night offers “an evening of camarader...
The Government has announced its intention to ban new burials at Tottenham Park Cemetery, except for previously reserved graves.Tottenham Park Cemetery is full. Two Ministry of Justice reports have now confirmed this. From having an original capacity of 6,500 in 1912, when the cemetery was first ope...
Enjoy delicious Turkish food with your family and friends at this year’s Laburnum Street Turkish Food Fair.This three-day event in East London is organised annually by Suleymaniye Mosque and attended by thousands of visitors from all backgrounds.Diners can tuck into freshly cooked, tasty Turkish foo...
Enfield Council and the Turkish Cypriot Community Association are hosting an event next week to try to recruit new foster families to help plug the national shortage of foster carers.Fostering involves caring for children in your home whilst their parents are unable to look after them, which can be...
A group of British Turkish Cypriots are calling for the community to march together at the National March For Palestine in central London on Saturday, 11 November.The event, which will start at midday in Hyde Park, is an opportunity for people to call for an immediate ceasefire and to show their sol...
Six children from Turkiye who are battling with leukaemia have arrived in London for a special visit for fun and also to meet with Turkish community members as young ambassadors of blood cancer charity LÖSEV.The five-day trip has been arranged by LÖSEV, a leading Turkish charity specialising in supp...
Turks all around the world are preparing to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Türkiye on 29 October 1923.One of the gala events taking place in London will be “The Centenary Ball for the Founding of the Republic of Turkiye” in the ballroom of the five-star Royal Gard...
A simple cheek swab is all it takes to become a blood stem donor. Your details are then added to the national blood register, where the Turkish community is chronically under-represented, and it could help save a life.Four years ago, the Turkish Women’s Philanthropic Association (TWPA), a registered...
If you’re in the USA mid-October, head over to in Washington D.C. for this year’s big Turkish Festival. Now in its 21st year, this free outdoor event is a chance to savour the rich flavours, vibrant culture, and colourful traditions of Türkiye.The festival takes place at 300 Pennsylvania Ave NW, bet...
