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Four brilliant Turkish shows to see at Edinburgh Fringe 2026

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...

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‘Çorum’s loss’: Manifest savour international spotlight at Dua Lipa’s Sunny Hill Festival

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...

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Craig David to make North Cyprus debut with headline TS5 show in Girne

The award-winning British singer-songwriter will bring more than 25 years of R&B and UK garage hits to the Mid Summer Ball in August, with Tinie Tempah headlining an official after-party later that night.British R&B and UK Garage star Craig David is to perform live in North Cyprus for the fi...

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Turkish pop group Manifest to make UK debut at London’s OVO Arena Wembley

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...

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In conversation with Mehmet Ali Nuroğlu

Ahead of his performances at the Camden Fringe, acclaimed Turkish actor Mehmet Ali Nuroğlu will be at the Yunus Emre Institute in London for a special discussion about his fascinating new play DÜNYADA.Istanbul-born Nuroğlu is best known for his chilling portrayal of Vedat in television drama series...

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Intimate, funny, unsettling, and deeply, deeply human – see Dünyada at the Camden Fringe

“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...

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Turkish Cypriot author Tice Cin to launch new novel Safe Spaces at Foyles

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...

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Music, food and community spirit shine at London’s annual Turkish Cypriot Festival

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...

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İlhan Erşahin's Istanbul Sessions – where New York, Istanbul and everything in between meet – live at Ronnie Scott’s

Frontman İlhan Erşahin is one of those rare music moguls of the New York underground scene – the creative force behind the iconic Nublu club and record label, and a true global citizen of sound. Wherever he goes, Erşahin brings that unmistakable New York energy, channelled through a spirit of fearle...

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Get ready for the Turkish Cypriot Festival 2026

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...

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