Category: Culture/Art

  • plans for Turkish Cultural Centre

    plans for Turkish Cultural Centre

    Turkish NGO’s joined to discuss plans for Turkish Cultural Centre

    Turkish NGO’s attended a meeting which was held in London’s Pasha Hotel on Sunday 9th May 2010 to discuss the plans for Turkish Cultural Centre. Many Turkish NGO’ s attended the meeting which was organised by Filiz Kirim to brainstorm a plan for Turkish Cultural Centre where Turkish arts, music and culture can be performed and promoted.

    The organiser of the meeting Filiz Kirim, highlighted that their intentions are non political and solely to unite Turkish NGO’s to conceptualize a plan for pulchritudinous Turkish Centre that is located centrally in London which Turkey really deserves.

    The meeting developed into general discussion points on the mission and the structure of The Turkish Cultural Centre. The Representatives of the Turkish NGO’s highlighted that they have organised a Turkish Day which many British people attended to discover Turkish Culture. The Turkish NGO’s declared that they will do all they can, including sharing their past experiences so that past failures do not occur in the future.

    At the meeting it was unanimously agreed that the proposed Turkish Cultural Centre should be named Turkish World Arts and Cultural Centre so that this could enable artists from all around the Turkish world can participate, perform and promote their art, pictures, music, cinema, and theatre. It was also agreed that the organisation should be a Non-Profit organisation. At the meeting it was all agreed by participants that Yunus Emre Charity and Goethe Institute organisations examples should be looked into detail and use as an example case for the proposal.

  • Azerbaijan and Iran to sign gas agreement next week

    Azerbaijan and Iran to sign gas agreement next week

    Date: Sunday, December 13, 2009
    The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) is due to sign an agreement with the National Iranian Gas Company to sell natural gas to Iran, said SOCAR President Rovnag Abdullayev.

    According to him, the agreement will be signed in Tehran next week during the visit of Azerbaijani delegation led by foreign minister to Tehran.

    According to the memorandum signed between the two countries on November 14, SOCAR will deliver at least 500 million cubic meters of gas to Iran a year from 2010 at the initial stage, and the volume will be gradually increased later.

    Azerbaijan will charge Iran a price “close to the world market prices” calculated on the basis of an agreed formula, said officials.

    Azerbaijan has natural gas agreements with Georgia, Turkey and Russia at present.


    Yusif Babanly
    Board of Directors
    Azerbaijani American Council (AAC)