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...
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...
UK Turkish Cypriot writer Tice Cin’s second novel, Safe Spaces, is out now, bringing together the worlds of electronic music, family and friendship in a story about finding a place to belong.Published by Granta Books on 10 September, the novel follows an unnamed young musician trying to make ends me...
Acclaimed British Turkish novelist Elif Shafak has been named the winner of the 2026 Helena Vaz da Silva European Award for Raising Public Awareness on Cultural Heritage, recognising her contribution to celebrating Europe’s cultural heritage through literature and storytelling.The annual award, esta...
Tice Cin will be at Foyles bookstore in central London this September to celebrate the publication of her second novel 'Safe Spaces' and talking to fellow award-winning author and radio presenter Emma Warren.In Safe Spaces, our unnamed narrator survives in London and Newark on a combination of...
Is Dede Korkut a historical figure or a fictional character? What is his significance to Türkiye? And how is this legendary sage, poet and musician of Turkic folklore connected to Saint George, England’s patron saint, and Saint Gregory the Illuminator, the patron saint and founder of the Armenian Ap...
Acclaimed British Turkish Cypriot author Metin Murat’s highly anticipated second book, Meeting Sister, is released worldwide on Thursday, June 26, by Işık Kitabevi. This thrilling sequel to Metin’s debut book, The Crescent Moon Fox, brings the story into the new millennium as the adult children...
Later this year, Oxford’s Sheldonian Theatre will be hosting bestselling author Elif Shark (Şafak in Turkish), who will be discussing her new novel 'There are Rivers in the Sky', which is due out in August.The book is a rich, sweeping novel set between the 19th century and modern times, about love a...
It seems apt that writer and radio broadcaster Sami Kent will be launching his debut book about Turkiye in the heart of the Turkish community in North London later this month.Part memoir, part history and politics, The Endless Country allows Kent to revisit the land of his father, technology entrepr...
