On a Saturday night in Istanbul, despite the pleas of his fiancée Defne, cynical Alper refuses to join the anti-government protests happening on his doorstep. He just wants to stay home for his weekly game of poker with his regular crew of high-school friends. Alper’s game is threatened as his friends set off on a series of passionate, and at times ill-thought-out, squabbles on whether they should join the demonstrations or not. The game is interrupted when the police violently disperse the protesters outside. Against Alper’s wishes, his friends open the door to a couple of protesters who were forced to take refuge inside.

Set in Adana’s downtrodden neighborhoods and prisons, ‘Olabilir’ by Turkish-German rapper MERO reminds us of the harsh conditions in struggling communities in Turkey and Germany.

Living in Berlin on a self-imposed exile, journalist Can Dundar meets his audience via his online radio program "Ozguruz" where he broadcasts his daily "Free Commentary" on Turkish politics.

Elif Safak's latest novel is a meditation on death and memory: the story of one woman’s life recalled at the moment of her passing.

Yeni Turku is in concert at Islington Assembly Hall in London, UK, bringing their fashionable blend of traditional and modern folk rock to kickstart the summer with songs of peace and love.

Turkish-Dutch DJ Burak Yeter is set to give dozens of concerts through out the summer in various cities in Europe. Check out his concert schedule at burakyeter.tv

May 2019