One of Turkiye’s most acclaimed artists, singer-songwriter Selda Bağcan will be back in London in November for a single show at Koko in Camden.Born in Muğla, southern Turkiye, in January 1948, the renowned musician and activist is known for blending traditional Turkish folk music with psychedelic ro...
The Anglo Turkish Society continues with its series of fascinating expert talks into key aspects of Turkish life and history, this time inviting author and academic Kaya Şahin to present a talk on the extraordinary life of Sultan Süleyman, who ruled the Ottoman Empire between 1520 and 1566.Süleyman’...
UAE-based American journalist Hafsa Lodi’s ‘Modesty: A Fashion Paradox’ has become the definitive read on this fast-growing global industry that marries faith with fashion.Published by Neem Tree Press in 2020, this 288-page book explores the big drivers behind the rise of modest fashion, its controv...
Tributes have been paid to one of Turkiye’s greatest musicians, violinist Suna Kan, who died at the weekend aged 86. The virtuoso enjoyed a celebrated solo, orchestral and teaching career in Turkiye and abroad.Kan was described as “The symbolic name of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's ‘music revolution’" by...
After a three-year absence due to the coronavirus pandemic, the annual celebration of Turkish Cypriot culture is back this summer, taking place on Sunday, 02 July 2023.The festival organisers, the Council of Turkish Cypriot Associations UK (CTCA) are sticking with their North London venue again for...
Two of North London’s most notable musicians of Turkish Cypriot heritage are set to play Dugdale Arts Centre in Enfield Town as part of the week-long Enfield Culture Festival. The cultural festival, which starts on 28 February and runs until 5 March, promises to be a “celebration of local cultu...
Watching whirling dervishes perform their devotional dance, a Sema ceremony, is always a moving experience. This centuries-old spiritual ritual unites the mind, heart, and body through the universal language of music and movement.Later this month, audiences will get the chance to watch the Istanbul...
This Friday, 27 January, East London venue EartH plays host to the brilliant Islandman, an electro-acoustic live trio behind some of Turkiye’s most exciting new dance music.The group have sold out shows with their combination of Turkish psychedelia and global beats, and they are forever originating....
Aynı Gecenin Laciverti (Same Night Different Blue) is a crime thriller where comic animation and live action merge.The film starts out with a homeless man looking through the small hole of his shelter. Light is seeping in like a laser beam, but what’s the catch here?Elsewhere are two thieves – Kadir...
British born, Turkish Cypriot inter-disciplinary daughter of a Tottenham DJ and artist, Tice Cin weaves a quirky, beautifully poetic depiction of a community and world hitherto unrepresented in English literature.Both lyrically and visually, Keeping the House is full of evocative descriptions of ‘Tu...
