A practical guide to Turkish paper marbling arrives on 12 November, the week an ebru-inspired tulip takes centre stage at the UN climate summit in Antalya.A drop of colour spreads across a tray of thickened water. With a fine metal tool, the artist draws it out into a petal. A few more movements giv...
Seven whirling dervishes from Konya will take to the stage at London’s Sadler’s Wells Theatre on Monday 23 November for Rhythms of the Divine, an evening of live Turkish Sufi music and the Mevlevi Sema Ceremony. The 22-member Konya Metropolitan Municipality Turkish Sufi Music and Sema Ensemble...
The lives, loves and sacrifices of London’s Turkish garment workers take centre stage in Unhemmed, the debut novel by British-Turkish writer Emel Zeyni Sevinç, published today, Thursday 5 November. The English-language novel is accompanied by a Turkish edition, Teyel, which is also available online...
A new documentary exploring the barriers faced by Turkish Cypriot sportspeople will be released in full on YouTube on Monday 9 November, following its premiere in London last night.UNSEEN: The Athletes of Northern Cyprus brings together Olympians, champions and emerging talents to examine the human...
Turkish alternative rock favourites Adamlar return to Islington Assembly Hall on Sunday, 8 November, bringing their distinctive blend of powerful riffs, sharp storytelling and songs that get under your skin.The London date comes just days after the release of their latest single, N’aptın Kendinle, a...
The splendour of Ottoman court life, treasures of Byzantine craftsmanship and the everyday pleasures of Istanbul’s coffee houses, bathhouses and music will come together in a major new exhibition at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum this November.Opening on Saturday 7 November, Constantinople to I...
A children’s book introducing the poetry and literary legacy of Turkish Cypriot writer Osman Türkay has been selected for distribution to state libraries across Türkiye, opening the door for more young readers to discover his work.Written by author, sociologist and documentary filmmaker Semra Eren-N...
Ambition, desire and the price of success take centre stage at London’s Arcola Theatre, where Mehmet Ergen directs a new production of Henrik Ibsen’s The Master Builder, starring Olivier-nominated actor Greg Hicks.Now running until 21 November, the production brings David Edgar’s adaptation of the N...
The personal story of an Ottoman officer whose life encompassed displacement, war and the birth of modern Türkiye will be explored at an Anglo Turkish Society talk in London this November.Turkish author and researcher Can Çakır will present Memoirs of the Ottoman Major Kadri Bey through his Personal...
It is a grossly overlooked fact that Europe has a deep and lengthy Islamic history, one that stretches as far back as the seventh century and to the companions of the Prophet Muhammad known as the sahaba (sahabe in Turkish). And according to East London-based travel writer, historian, and autho...
