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British Kebab Awards – recognising the importance of kebabs to UK culture and the economy

Kebabs are to Turks what fish and chips are to the English, an integral part of our food culture. The first wave of Turkish immigrants in Britain arrived from Cyprus in the 1950s, bringing with them their key cultural traditions. By 1966, the first British kebab restaurant had opened: Hodja Nasre...

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We Remember: iconic poet Nâzım Hikmet, who died June 3rd, 1963

Described as a "romantic revolutionary", Nâzım Hikmet was repeatedly arrested for his political beliefs and spent much of his life in prison or in exile. His poetry has been translated into more than fifty languages and his innovative writing style broke literary boundaries in Turkey. His imprisonme...

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