The sights, sounds and flavours of Türkiye will fill the heart of Washington DC this autumn when the city’s 24th annual Turkish Festival returns on Sunday 18 October 2026.Organised by the American Turkish Association of Washington, DC (ATA-DC), the free event will transform Pennsylvania Avenue NW in...
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...
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...
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...
Mete Coban has quit his day job at My Life, My Say and role as a Hackney Councillor to take up a new position at City Hall as Deputy Mayor of London for Environment and Energy.The northeast London politician announced his new role on X (formerly Twitter) last week, “I’m honoured to be appointed by S...
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 Londoners...
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 for...
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 estab...
For some, camping can seem like a daunting experience, but it can also be a lot of fun and help build confidence. That was the case for some British Turkish families from North London.Over the bank holiday weekend, the Turkish Women’s Philanthropic Association (TWPA) organised a camping trip for a g...
