Yunus Emre Institute London

Thank you to everyone who joined our Bağlama Şelpe Workshop with at Yunus Emre Institute in London. Participants explored the unique art of şelpe, one of Anatolia’s most distinctive bağlama techniques, through live demonstrations and practical exercises.

🎼 Interested in learning bağlama?
Our new courses and workshops will begin in September 2026. To join the waiting list and receive updates on upcoming bağlama classes and Turkish music workshops, please email:
📧 [email protected]

A unique concert where Ottoman and European musical traditions meet.
Echoing Travelogues: The Beyond and Us
Featuring , Holland Baroque .baroque & narrator Nora Fischer .
✨ Live music • Storytelling • 4D sound
📍 The Tabernacle
📅 12 June | 7 PM
🎟 Book now:
https://echoingtravelogues-thebeyondandus.eventbrite.co.uk

Experience the artistry of internationally acclaimed pianist and Steinway Artist Rüya Taner | .official as she brings the musical heritage of the Silk Road to life in Sweet Waters of Asia.
From Türkiye and the Caucasus to Central Asia, this special concert weaves together diverse musical traditions, celebrating the cultural connections that have linked communities for centuries.
📍 St James’s Piccadilly, London
📅 Saturday, 13 June 2026
🕖 7:00 PM
🎟 Reserve your seat:
https://ruyataner.eventbrite.co.uk

An inspiring evening of reflection on the history and culture of human emotions.

A heartfelt thank you to Tiffany Watt Smith | for joining us at Yunus Emre Institute in London and for sharing her fascinating insights on how emotions are shaped by language, culture, memory and time. Her thought-provoking talk invited us to see familiar feelings through a new lens and opened up meaningful conversations that will stay with us long after the event.

Thank you to everyone who attended and contributed to this memorable evening.

🎶 Experience the UK premiere of Echoing Travelogues: The Beyond and Us with Dareyn Ensemble ( — Istanbul Kemenche | — Kanun | — Percussion) & Holland Baroque ( — Baroque Violin | — Positive Organ), featuring Nora Fischer — Narration, at , London.

An immersive evening of Ottoman & European music, storytelling, and 4D sound.

💥12 June 2026 | 7PM
🎟 https://echoingtravelogues-thebeyondandus.eventbrite.co.uk

We are delighted to take part in this year’s Great Exhibition Road Festival | , organised by Imperial College London | , with Maths in Motion — an interactive workshop bringing together the traditional art of Ebru marbling and the fascinating mathematics of fluid motion.
Led by artists Dilara Karaağaç | and Nagihan Seymour | alongside mathematician Dr Michele Coti Zelati , the workshop invites visitors to explore how colours move and interact on water while discovering the mathematical principles behind flow, turbulence, and motion.
Participants will have the chance to create their own artworks inspired by centuries-old Turkish artistic traditions and contemporary scientific research.
📍 Exhibition Road, London
📅 Saturday 6 June & Sunday 7 June 2026
🕛 12:00–18:00
🎟 Free Drop-in Event
🔗 https://www.greatexhibitionroadfestival.co.uk/event/maths-in-motion/

🎶 Experience the UK premiere of Echoing Travelogues: The Beyond and Us with Dareyn Ensemble ( — Istanbul Kemenche | — Kanun | — Percussion) & Holland Baroque ( — Baroque Violin | — Positive Organ), featuring Nora Fischer — Narration, at , London.

An immersive evening of Ottoman & European music, storytelling, and 4D sound.

🎟 Limited tickets available:
https://echoingtravelogues-thebeyondandus.eventbrite.co.uk