One of Famagusta’s best-known beaches is set for a lively afternoon of music, live performances and plenty of foam this week, with a free Turkish Cypriot beach party at Glapsides Beach.Event organisers North Cyprus Bonanza presents their very first NCB Turkish Cypriot Beach Festival on Wednesday, 12...
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...
“I’m not from here.”A man arrives with a suitcase, a camera, and a voice that seems sad somehow.He speaks of homeland, parents, lost loves, strange customs... the narrative unravels into a mosaic of unfinished thoughts and philosophical detours; A microphone picks up his distorted speech; A camera c...
Thousands of people flocked to this year’s Turkish Cypriot cultural festival on the Donkey Lane playing fields in Enfield, North London, and once again they left with smiles and happy memories.Now a firm feature in the British Turkish social calendar following its first event back in 2017, the festi...
We’re a week away this year’s Turkish Cypriot Festival, which again returns to the Donkey Lane site in Enfield, North London. Now firmly embedded in the British Turkish social calendar, this annual event is organised by the Council of Turkish Cypriot Associations (CTCA) UK.If you’re a newcomer to th...
A short film by a Turkish Cypriot filmmaker has been selected for this year’s Fighting Spirit Film Festival (FSFF) Short Films competition that is being screened at Hackney Picturehouse. Bulent Ozdemir-Larusso’s Brawler, which will make its world premiere at the FSFF on Saturday, 7 September, is up...
Each year, the community-minded folk at DAY-MER stage a fantastic month-long programme that includes picnics to political panel debates that aim to stimulate the mind, body and soul, culminating with a huge free festival in Clissold Park. DAY-MER was set up back in November 1989 to support Londoner...
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 fo...
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 est...
West London Turkish Festival is one of the UK’s largest Turkish festivals, attracting a 10,000 strong crowd from diverse ethnic backgrounds, who are all keen to experience authentic Turkish culture and hospitality. Organised by the West London Turkish Volunteers, a UK charity based in southwest Lon...
