Organised by The Peace Foundation and Auckland Council, the Auckland City for peace honours youths, adults, and businesses that support the principles of peace. Pearl of the Islands Foundation representative Taner Basar was nominated for his contributions in education...
We congratulate Mahmut Nureddin Solak for winning 2 gold medals representing New Zealand in both the Turkish Reading Contest and Turkish Culture Contest in the 12th International Turkish Language and Culture Olympiads. The International Turkish Language and Culture Olympiads...
Neva Solak,a Turkish student from Owiraka Primary, attended the Lest We Forget Poetry Reading at Auckland War Memorial Museum on April 25, ANZAC day. PIF was invited to attend to this activity by Jo Brookbanks, Interpretation and Events Programmer...
PIF offered a fun and engaging holiday programme during the school holidays from 13th to 18th April at the Pearl Centre with various locations elsewhere for activities. The school holiday programme was designed to improve communication and interaction among...
Pearl of Islands Foundation invited Mt Albert Methodist church representatives for a table discussion at its Newmarket office on 30th March. As a branch of interfaith and intercultural dialogue, this table discussion brought attendees to gain a further understanding...
The Pearl of the Islands Foundation was present at the 2015 Mt. Roskill International Cultural Festival, which took place on the weekend. The Turkish community had 5 main stalls: Kebab, Gozleme (filled pastry dish), Baklava, and Turkish coffee. There...
The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) Study Tour Participant’s Family Day was held by the Education Platform of the Pearl of the Islands Foundation (PIF) on 28th of March. PIF organizes an annual ANZAC Study Tour to...
Turkish learning students continue to visit PIF on the weekends to enhance their language skills even further. Yusuf Ciftci has been appointed the new Turkish teacher at the Pearl centre. By developing the students mother language, students are better...
Terry Spencer Hesser, writer, director and producer of the highly rated documentary ‘Love is a Verb’, visited New Zealand to premier the documentary in Wellington in association with Pearl of the Islands Foundation. Along with the film crew, PIF...
The Pearl of the Islands Foundation held one of several Iftar Dinners in Palmerston North with close friends in a Turkish restaurant. Wellington based PIF Director Kerem Caliskan organized the event so we are able to reach to many...