I am a grade 8 English teacher from Terakki Foundation Schools. I feel privileged to work with a team who are very willing to innovate and collaborate with others to improve the level of education of our students. Teachers follow the latest trends in 21st century education and integrate technology into our classes. We all [Read More]
The British Council is the UK’s main organisation that works to improve the UK’s cultural and economic relations and for some time they have been organising events to bring together entrepreneurs from many different countries. Two competitions have been held in the field of “Cinema-TV and Interactive Media” this year. Candidates should be under the [Read More]
How can culture and arts add value to dialogue between Turkey and the rest of Europe? This question was at the centre of two major events organised by the British Council Turkey last week, the annual Bosphorus Conference and the international launch of the My City project. Vernon Ellis, Chair of the British Council, was [Read More]
British Council Turkey’s ETTO (English Teacher Training Online) won the prestigious European Language Label – awarded by the Turkish National Agency on behalf of the European Commission’s department of multilingualism. The European Language Label is given to innovative projects in language learning and teaching to encourage initiative and highlight best practice, thereby raising the standards [Read More]
Our e-magazine is now available in PDF format via the link below. Our first issue has been dedicated to the 70th year of British Council Turkey. In this special issue you will find: stories about our current projects in Turkey, our history of 70 years in Turkey and a special section delivering the voices of [Read More]
It started 70 years from today, in early November 1940, in a small office in Ankara. Professor Michael Grant has arrived in Ankara from Cairo after an adventurous train journey. His instructions were general; to develop cultural relations between Turkey and the UK in any and every way possible. There were already some British teachers [Read More]
Rivers and Legacy It took the children’s voice from a small urban primary school in Istanbul to spark a debate about establishing a brand new annual festival in Istanbul using the Bosphorus as its inspiration, to host art exhibitions on the ferries that criss-cross the waterway, and to build long standing connections with UK ‘river [Read More]
