Turkish Events in NYC

New York's Turkish community fills the calendar year-round, anchored by the annual Turkish Day Parade every May on Madison Avenue — one of the largest Turkish diaspora gatherings in the world — and rippling out into concerts, food festivals, film screenings, and cultural nights across the five boroughs.

Menna tracks every upcoming Turkish event in NYC in one place. Expect classical and contemporary Turkish music at venues like Symphony Space, Roulette, and Drom; Turkish hip-hop and pop tours (LVBEL C5, Ezhel, and the wave that follows); traditional and modern dance performances, from folk troupes to contemporary choreography at BAM and Ars Nova; Turkish film festivals and one-off screenings at MoMA, IFC, and Anthology Film Archives; meyhane-style dinners and Turkish coffee cuppings from Sunset Park to the East Village; and readings and talks on Turkish literature, history, and diaspora life. Ramadan brings community iftars across the city; Republic Day (October 29) brings its own concentrated week of programming.

Turkish-Cypriots, Kurds, Alevis, and everyone in between — if you have any Turkish connection in NYC, this is the calendar to bookmark. The list below refreshes as events are announced.