Yunus Emre Institute London

07/10/2026

07/10/2026

🎶🍽️ How do food, music, stories and memories travel from one generation to another?

As part of our Arts & Culture Lecture Series, join Prof. Dr. Özlem Doğuş Varlı and Prof. Ersen Varlı for a special evening exploring the connections between food, music, ritual and cultural memory in Türkiye.
Blending cultural storytelling with live musical examples and performance, the evening will bring the traditions being discussed to life and conclude with Turkish tea, coffee and small refreshments ☕🎶

📅 Thursday, 15 October 2026
🕡 6:30–8:00 PM
📍 Yunus Emre Institute, 10 Maple Street, London, W1T 5HA
🎟️ Register via Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/from-table-to-song-sounds-tastes-cultural-memory-in-turkiye-tickets-2002434012034

Where sound meets taste, scholarship meets performance, and cultural memory comes alive around the table.

04/10/2026

🎶 Can music heal?

Marking World Mental Health Day, Session VI of our Music Across Borders Listening Club explores the centuries-old relationship between music, emotion and wellbeing across Anatolia and the wider region.

Moderated by musicologist and pianist Prof. Dr Mine Doğantan-Dack, Music as Healing journeys into the Seljuk and Ottoman darüşşifas, where music formed part of historical traditions of care.

Through curated recordings, guided listening and conversation, explore makam, rhythm and musical emotion, and discover how music, flowing water and architecture came together at the Bayezid II Complex in Edirne to create a distinctive healing environment.

Join us for an evening of listening, reflection and conversation on music, emotion and the mind.

📅 Friday, 9 October 2026
⏰ 6:00 PM
📍 Yunus Emre Institute, 10 Maple Street, London, W1T 5HA
🎟️ Free | Registration required
Book your place: https://listeningclub_mentalhealth.eventbrite.co.uk
✉️ Questions? [email protected]

03/10/2026

Our Saz courses w/ are back for a new term!
We’re excited to welcome both new and returning students into the classroom to explore playing techniques, traditional musical modes (makam), repertoire, and the deep cultural roots of this iconic instrument.
📩 Send us a DM or email at [email protected] for term details and registration.

30/09/2026

☕ Celebrate World Coffee Day with us this Thursday!
Join us for Turkish Coffee Tasting: A Journey Through Tradition w/ and discover centuries of coffee culture, hospitality and ritual over a freshly prepared cup of Turkish coffee and traditional treats.
Learn about the story behind Turkish coffee, enjoy your cup — or try making your own!
📅 Thursday, 1 October 2026
⏰ 6:30 PM
📍 10 Maple Street, Fitzrovia, London W1T 5HA
🎟️ £3 per person
Come for the coffee, stay for the culture and conversation. ☕✨
Send us a DM or email at [email protected] for details and registration. 🎟️ Book your place at https://turkish-coffee-tasting.eventbrite.co.uk
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29/09/2026

☕ Celebrate World Coffee Day with us this Thursday!
Join us for Turkish Coffee Tasting: A Journey Through Tradition and discover centuries of coffee culture, hospitality and ritual over a freshly prepared cup of Turkish coffee and traditional treats.
Learn about the story behind Turkish coffee, enjoy your cup — or try making your own!
📅 Thursday, 1 October 2026
⏰ 6:30 PM
📍 10 Maple Street, Fitzrovia, London W1T 5HA
🎟️ £3 per person
Come for the coffee, stay for the culture and conversation. ☕✨
Send us a DM or email at [email protected] for details and registration.
🎟️ Book your place at https://turkish-coffee-tasting.eventbrite.co.uk

29/09/2026

Recently, as part of the Hear It Live! series at the , alongside , we brought the Oud into its living dimension—connecting listeners directly with its rich musical and cultural heritage, bridging display with presence, and listening with experience.

Our Oud courses are back for a new term! Following our time at the Horniman, we’re excited to welcome both returning and new students into the classroom to dive deeper into the technique, maqam systems, structure, and rich heritage of the Oud.

📩 Send us a DM or email at [email protected] for term details and registration.

16/09/2026

📢 İş İlanı – Türkçe Okutmanı

Londra Yunus Emre Enstitüsü, yarı zamanlı (saat ücretli) Türkçe Okutmanı alacaktır.

Okutman, hem “Yetişkinler için Türkçe” hem de “Çocuklar İçin Türkçe” derslerini yürütecek; ders materyallerinin hazırlanması, sınavların uygulanması ve kursiyerlere yönelik etkinliklerin planlanmasından sorumlu olacaktır.

🗓 Son başvuru tarihi: 25 Eylül 2026, saat 18:00
📩 Başvuru e-posta: [email protected]

🔗 Detaylı bilgi için: https://yeelondon.org.uk/2026/09/16/is-ilani-turkce-okutmani/

Türkçenin öğretimi ve kültürel çalışmalarımızda bize katılmak isteyen adayların başvurularını bekliyoruz. 🌿

16/09/2026

🎶 MAKAM LONDON & Ewan Bleach | Classical Turkish Music Concert

Join us at Sands Films Music Room for a special evening with Makam London & Ewan Bleach , bringing the rich sounds and centuries-old traditions of Classical Turkish Music to London, with the support of Yunus Emre Enstitüsü - London .

Featuring Serda Turkel Oter (vocals), Ewan Bleach (clarinet), Tolga Oter (oud), Eray Cinpir (percussion/vocals), and Serdar Yılmaz (kanun), the concert brings together the distinctive melodies, rhythms and improvisational traditions at the heart of Turkish classical music.

📅 Friday, 25 September 2026
🕗 8:00 PM
📍 Sands Films Music Room, London
🎟️ Book your tickets and join us for an evening of music, heritage and cultural exchange.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ewan-bleach-presents-london-makam-tickets-2000380984373

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