London-based Turkish artist and multidisciplinary designer Pınar Şeker is swapping the conventional, white-walled gallery for the striking surroundings of a park this weekend, with a free outdoor exhibition exploring love, pain, memory and human connection.Titled WE: Love & Pain, Şeker’s o...
One of the biggest names in Turkish rap, Ezhel, is heading back to Britain this autumn as part of his Live in Europe ’26 tour, with concerts in London, Birmingham, Manchester and Edinburgh.The Ankara-born rapper will kick off the UK leg at O2 Forum Kentish Town in London on Sunday, 18 October, befor...
One of Türkiye’s leading singer-songwriters, Sıla, is returning to London this autumn for her first concert in the capital in nearly four years.The award-winning Turkish pop star will perform at indigo at The O2 on Sunday, 18 October 2026, bringing with her a new album as well as a formidable back c...
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...
North London’s search for its next comedy star is moving to the stage this September, when shortlisted contestants will battle it out over two live heats for a place in the grand final and a chance to win £1,000.Are You Funny? The Comedy Competition, organised by JTT Events in partnership with Jongl...
Kent’s Turkish Cypriot community is gearing up for its second annual festival, with a day of live music, traditional dance, food and family entertainment taking place in Barham, near Canterbury, at the end of August. Kent’s 2nd Turkish Cypriot Festival will be held at The Duke of Cumberland on...
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...
London-based singer-songwriter Olcay Bayır will bring her evocative contemporary take on Anatolian music to the World Heart Beat Embassy Gardens this autumn, as part of the venue’s Silk Road Festival.The British-Kurdish artist, whose music is deeply influenced by her Kurdish-Alevi heritage, will per...
Turkish Cypriot music, history and culture will take centre stage in Sydney on Saturday evening, with the final few tickets remaining for Melodies of Cyprus.Presented by the Northern Cyprus Turkish Association of New South Wales (NCTA), the one-night production at Bankstown’s Bryan Brown Theatre wil...
