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SUMMARY:8th Turkish Community Art Exhibition | Call for Participation  
DESCRIPTION:In a vibrant celebration of unity and cultural expression\, Yunus Emre Enstitüsü – London and the Turkish Consulate General in London are proud to announce the call for participation for the 8th Turkish Community Art Exhibition. This cherished annual event\, which has become a cornerstone of the cultural calendar for the Turkish diaspora in the United Kingdom\, invites artists of all skill levels—from established professionals to emerging amateurs—to showcase their creativity. By bridging diverse artistic mediums ranging from traditional paintings to innovative digital art\, the exhibition serves as a vital platform for fostering solidarity and highlighting the rich tapestry of talent within the UK-based Turkish community. \nThe selection process is led by an esteemed jury\, including the Consul General of the Turkish Republic in London and the Director of Yunus Emre Enstitüsü – London\, ensuring a thoughtfully curated showcase of the community’s collective imagination. Artists interested in participating must submit their work by the deadline of 10 January 2026\, with applications accepted both online and in person. Following the selection announcement on 20 January\, the exhibition will officially open with a private inauguration on 10 February 2026\, remaining open to the public until 10 March. Beyond the physical gallery space\, the project will also feature a global online catalogue\, ensuring that the stories and artworks of these talented individuals reach art enthusiasts worldwide. \nClick here for more information & to apply!
URL:https://yeelondon.org.uk/event/tcae8/
LOCATION:Yunus Emre Enstitüsü – London\, 10 Maple Street\, London\, W1T 5HA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Future Events
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SUMMARY:Turkish Bookshelf: Sait Faik Abasıyanık - Sleeping in the Forest
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Yunus Emre Enstitüsü – London’s very own book club Turkish Bookshelf! \nDuring our monthly gatherings\, we will explore Turkish books that have been translated to English on a journey through Türkiye’s rich literary landscape. In this months session we will be reading Sait Faik Abasıyanık – Sleeping in the Forest: Stories and Poems\, a must-read that ranges from the realistic to the surrealistic\, from the romantic to the modern\, from the cynical to the compassionate \nTo order a book you can do so using the following link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sleeping-Forest-Stories-Literature-Translation/dp/0815608047 \nOur evening will commence at 6:30pm and continue until 8:30pm\, and will take place on the first Friday of every month. \nAlthough it is preferred that you have read the book\, our discussions will be accessible to everyone. With the help of our skilled moderator\, we aim to provide a comfortable space for you all to unwind and relax at the end of the week. \nWe look forward to welcoming you to Yunus Emre Enstitüsü – London for an evening of meaningful discussion. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor more information on the event\, please visit Yunus Emre Enstitüsü – London’s Eventbrite page: https://TurkishBookshelf_SaitFaikAbasiyanik.eventbrite.co.uk or email us at londra@yee.org.tr \nIMPORTANT NOTES\nPlease note that this event is first come first served and may be overbooked. To avoid disappointment\, please arrive early and secure your seat. If you have registered but are unable to attend\, please cancel your ticket to allow others to join. Thank you for your cooperation. \nPlease be advised that filming and/or photography will be taking place at the event for the purposes of archiving\, marketing\, and all other publications. By entering this event\, you consent to the Yunus Emre Institute taking photographs and videos and using them.
URL:https://yeelondon.org.uk/event/turkish-bookshelf-sait-faik-abasiyanik-sleeping-in-the-forest/
CATEGORIES:Future Events
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SUMMARY:Educational Seminar | Supporting Turkish as a Heritage Language in the UK
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the Yunus Emre Enstitüsü – London and organized by the London Education Counsellor’s Office\, this vital seminar brings together experts and practitioners to explore the complexities of maintaining Turkish as a heritage language within the UK. \nFeaturing Dr. Hasret Saygı and Dr. Sara Young from University College London (UCL)\, the event presents key research findings on the educational experiences of Turkish families\, focusing on the dual challenges of English language acquisition and the preservation of their native tongue. Beyond academic presentations\, the seminar serves as a collaborative forum where educators can share their professional insights and challenges\, culminating in an optional roundtable discussion designed to shape future educational resources and support systems. Conducted primarily in Turkish\, this session offers a unique space for teachers\, researchers\, and families to collectively strengthen the linguistic and cultural foundations of the Turkish-speaking community in the British school system. \nFor more information and to register click here! \n  \n\nLondra Yunus Emre Enstitüsü ev sahipliğinde ve Londra Eğitim Müşavirliği iş birliğiyle düzenlenen bu önemli seminer\, Birleşik Krallık’ta Türkçenin bir ana dili/miras dil olarak korunmasının karmaşıklığını ele almak üzere uzmanları ve eğitimcileri bir araya getiriyor. \nUniversity College London (UCL) araştırmacıları Dr. Hasret Saygı ve Dr. Sara Young‘ın katılımıyla gerçekleşecek etkinlikte\, Türk ailelerin eğitim deneyimlerine dair saha araştırması bulguları paylaşılacak; özellikle İngilizce edinimi ile ana dilin korunması arasında karşılaşılan çift yönlü zorluklara odaklanılacaktır. Akademik sunumların ötesinde\, eğitimcilerin mesleki deneyimlerini ve beklentilerini paylaşabilecekleri ortak bir platform sunan seminer\, gelecekteki eğitim materyalleri ve destek sistemlerine yön vermek amacıyla isteğe bağlı bir yuvarlak masa toplantısıyla sona erecektir. Büyük ölçüde Türkçe olarak gerçekleştirilecek bu oturum\, öğretmenler\, araştırmacılar ve aileler için Birleşik Krallık eğitim sistemi içindeki Türk dilli toplumun dilsel ve kültürel temellerini kolektif bir şekilde güçlendirmek adına eşsiz bir alan sunmaktadır. \nDetaylı Bilgi ve Kayıt
URL:https://yeelondon.org.uk/event/educational-seminar-supporting-turkish-as-a-heritage-language-in-the-uk/
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SUMMARY:Posters to the Olive Tree of Exile
DESCRIPTION:Supported by Yunus Emre Enstitüsü\, and presented by P21 Gallery Posters to the Olive Tree of Exile\, a solo exhibition by Turkish artist A. Yusuf Aygeç\, will be on view from 15 to 30 January 2026 at P21 Gallery\, 21-27 Chalton Street\, London NW1 1JD\, UK. Curated by Samed Karagöz\, the exhibition foregrounds the power of art to preserve memory and bear witness—particularly in the aftermath of Israel’s relentless attacks on Gaza since October 2023\, destruction widely described by international human rights organisations as “genocidal in nature.” \nIn Aygeç’s works\, the line itself touches the fragile layers of both personal and collective memory. Displacement\, loss\, mourning\, and resistance emerge not as direct representations of violence\, but as a quiet\, resonant light shaping the artist’s aesthetic language. \nEach drawing becomes a letter—not addressed to an individual\, but to the olive tree\, a symbol of endurance and resistance throughout the histories of the Mediterranean and Palestine. This conceptual framework is also reflected clearly in the texts accompanying the exhibition. \nSince October 2023\, Gaza has witnessed the destruction of entire neighbourhoods\, the displacement of hundreds of thousands\, and the systematic targeting of civilians. This period has been defined by many across the international community as a crime against humanity and an act of genocide. \nAygeç’s works do not attempt to visually recreate this devastation; instead\, they make visible the psychological and emotional reverberations of such rupture. The drawings stand as a visual archive against erasure—an aesthetic field of resistance that insists on remembering when forgetting becomes a political tool. \nMany works echo lines from the poetry of Mahmoud Darwish\, the Palestinian “national poet.” Throughout the exhibition\, these verses resonate like wind passing through branches\, creating a subtle memory-line between Darwish’s words and Aygeç’s images. \nPosters to the Olive Tree of Exile underscores the role of art as an ethical space of witnessing in the face of the ongoing humanitarian disaster resulting from Israel’s attacks on Gaza after 2023. The exhibition invites viewers not merely to observe a tragedy\, but to remember and remind—to resist the mechanisms through which history attempts to erase lives\, stories\, and landscapes. \nThe exhibition opening reception will take place on 15 January 2026 18:00-20:00. Click here to RSVP \n\n\n\n\n\n\nCurators\n\nCurated by Samed Karagöz\, Samed is a curator\, writer\, and television producer whose exhibitions focus on memory\, exile\, resistance\, and contemporary political aesthetics.
URL:https://yeelondon.org.uk/event/olive-tree-of-exile/
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SUMMARY:The Timeless Splendor of Turkish Tile Art: Kütahya Tiles
DESCRIPTION:Yunus Emre Enstitüsü – London is honored to host an immersive lecture titled “The Timeless Splendor of Turkish Tile Art: Kütahya Tiles\,” featuring the esteemed historian and Rector of Kütahya Dumlupınar University\, Prof. Dr. Süleyman Kızıltoprak. This comprehensive session invites art historians\, designers\, and cultural enthusiasts to explore the rich legacy of Kütahya\, a city that has served as a cornerstone of ceramic and tile production from the Seljuk and Ottoman periods through to the modern era. By tracing the historical development of this enduring tradition\, Prof. Dr. Kızıltoprak will illustrate how Kütahya’s artistic output evolved alongside significant political and cultural shifts\, maintaining a distinct identity that sets it apart from other major centers like İznik. \nThrough a detailed presentation of historical sources and architectural examples\, the talk delves into the technical mastery behind the art\, examining the specific terminology\, intricate patterns\, and vibrant color palettes that define the Kütahya style. Attendees will discover how the city’s openness to multicultural influences and its integration into international trade networks allowed it to sustain production over centuries\, deeply intertwining the art form with everyday life. This event serves as a vital bridge between the past and present\, offering a unique opportunity to engage with a living artistic tradition that continues to shape global visual culture and preserve Anatolia’s historical memory. \nRegister Here!
URL:https://yeelondon.org.uk/event/kutahya-tiles/
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SUMMARY:Exhibition | Traces of Memory by Lütfü Kaplanoğlu
DESCRIPTION:Traces of Memory\, an exhibition that opens a quiet dialogue between memory\, time\, and inner experience. \nTraces of Memory is a solo exhibition by Prof. Dr Lütfü Kaplanoğlu\, taking place between 19 January and 6 February 2026\, and organised by the Yunus Emre Enstitüsü – London\, with curatorial support from GOYA. Curated by Yaman Pakdil\, the exhibition brings together a series of works that explore the fragile boundaries between memory\, time\, and the human inner world through a contemporary artistic language. \nKaplanoğlu’s paintings are centred around solitary figures\, always seen from behind. These figures are not anonymous bodies\, nor do they seek to define identity. Instead\, they function as thresholds\, inviting viewers into an interior landscape shaped by sensation rather than narrative. Memory here does not return as a complete image\, but as fragments: a colour\, a gesture\, a feeling that quietly resurfaces. \nWhat distinguishes Kaplanoğlu’s work is the way the viewer becomes a silent participant. As the distance between subject and observer gradually dissolves\, attention shifts inward. One begins by looking at the figure\, and almost without noticing\, begins to look at oneself. In this sense\, memory becomes the medium through which the works are experienced. \nThe exhibition’s curatorial framework draws on the idea of memory as a soft\, malleable material\, something that bends\, compresses\, and reshapes itself over time\, much like memory foam. Building on this idea\, Traces of Memory extends beyond the painted surface through a participatory installation titled The Memory Wall. Visitors are invited to leave a single word in response to the works\, capturing whatever the paintings awaken within them. \nAs the exhibition unfolds\, these words accumulate\, overlap\, and sometimes contradict one another\, forming a collective emotional topography shaped by individual traces. In this way\, the viewers become an integral part of the exhibition\, completing a living archive of shared remembrance. \nTraces of Memory invites audiences to reflect on how memory is formed\, carried\, and quietly sustained\, and how the most enduring impressions are often those we can only approach indirectly. \nThe exhibition opening reception will take place on 19 January 2026. Click here to RSVP
URL:https://yeelondon.org.uk/event/exhibition-traces-of-memory-by-lutfu-kaplanoglu/
LOCATION:Yunus Emre Enstitüsü – London\, 10 Maple Street\, London\, W1T 5HA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Future Events
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SUMMARY:Music Across Borders: Türkiye and Its Cultural Neighbours | A Listening Club
DESCRIPTION:Join the first session of Music Across Borders\, a Listening Club series exploring the musical connections between Türkiye and its cultural neighbours. Moderated by musicologist and pianist Prof. Dr Mine Doğantan-Dack\, this opening session focuses on shared musical traditions of the Balkans and Türkiye’s Trakya region. \nIn this opening session\, The Balkans\, participants will explore shared myths\, folk narratives\, and musical traditions spanning the Northern Balkans and Türkiye’s Trakya region. The session will introduce the emotional world of Sevdalinka—often described as the “Balkan Blues”—alongside selected Turkish and Balkan musicians\, through a mix of historical recordings and contemporary interpretations. \nGuided by Prof. Dr Mine Doğantan-Dack\, the session is based on close listening and reflection\, supported by visual materials such as maps\, videos\, and instrument guides. Participants are invited to share impressions and engage with music as a living cultural heritage that moves across borders. \nSession I — The BalkansExplore the first week’s curated listening list and playlist here: \n[vc_btn title=”View Session I Playlist (PDF)” color=”mulled-wine” size=”lg” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fyeelondon.org.uk%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F01%2FYEE-Listening-Club-1-LYRCIS.pdf|title:http%3A%2F%2FView%20Session%20I%20Playlist%20(PDF)|target:_blank”] \nNo musical training required – open to all music lovers and curious listeners. \nThis session is part of a six-session Listening Club series exploring musical cultures across the Balkans\, the Levant\, the Aegean\, Persia\, the Turkic world\, and the Ottoman musical sphere. For more info please click here!
URL:https://yeelondon.org.uk/event/music-across-borders-turkiye-and-its-cultural-neighbours-a-listening-club/
LOCATION:Yunus Emre Enstitüsü – London\, 10 Maple Street\, London\, W1T 5HA\, United Kingdom
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