With their first English-language single, a London-filmed music video and a landmark Wembley concert just days away, Türkiye's biggest girl group are making an ambitious play for international stardom.Turkish pop sensation Manifest are hoping to take the world by storm with their first English-langu...
London film fans are in for a rare treat this September, when independent Clerkenwell cinema The Nickel turns its screen over to some of the strangest, boldest and most inventive films from Turkish cinema.Across three Wednesday double bills, the 37-seat repertory cinema will screen six Turkish films...
If you have never been to the BBC Proms before, next Friday may be the perfect night to start.Altın Gün will make their Proms debut at London’s Royal Albert Hall on Friday, 28 August, performing their distinctive fusion of Anatolian folk, psychedelic rock and funk alongside the BBC Symphony Orchestr...
If you have not yet seen Tracey Emin: A Second Life at Tate Modern, make time for it now!This landmark exhibition, which closes on 31 August, is an absorbing, moving and at times devastating journey through six decades of one of Britain’s most distinctive artists – taking visitors from Emin’s turbul...
There was little middle ground among those who saw Turkish actor Mehmet Ali Nuroğlu perform Dünyada at London’s Cockpit Theatre: audiences seemed either captivated by its originality or frustrated by its apparent randomness.Staged as part of the 2026 Camden Fringe, Dünyada was no conventional one-ma...
One of the coolest bands to take Turkish music onto the international stage is heading somewhere rather grand this month, as Altın Gün make their BBC Proms debut at London’s Royal Albert Hall.The Grammy-nominated Dutch-Turkish band will appear on Friday, 28 August, joining forces with conductor Jule...
Bold theatre tackling sexual trauma and social invisibility, a sparkling solo show about careers and dating, and a major programme of Turkish-language comedy are among the Turkish cultural highlights at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe.Scotland’s capital is once again welcoming performers and a...
The six-member girl group will perform their first British concert this autumn, following a rapid rise in Türkiye and growing international streaming success.Turkish pop sensation Manifest will be live in London at OVO Arena Wembley on Friday 16 October 2026. Manifesto will become only the second Tu...
If you’re looking for a life-affirming comedy bromance, look no further than The Spin. Starring Tara Lynne O’Neill (Derry Girls), Brenock O’Connor (Game of Thrones, Alex Rider) and Owen Colgan (Hardy Bucks), this charming Irish movie centres around a pair of hapless heroes from Omagh, who embark on...
I recently watched new documentary The Divided Island. In fact, I saw it twice in one month. The highly acclaimed film has attracted a lot of interest from diverse media, including The Guardian, The Morning Star, and even The Church Times. Why has this film generated so much interest? One...
