Anatolia Language & Cultural Center of PIF organized the first of six Cultural Activity Days. Hosts Numan Demirbas and Hafsa Demirbas spoke about what is used when making Turkish coffee, how it is made and why Turkish people love...
Women from different cultures came together to celebrate International Women’s Day at the Pearl Center. Women’s Platform of PIF aims to contribute New Zealand’s multiculturalism hence, a good reason to get together and share the values from different cultures....
The Pearl of the Islands Foundation was invited to participate in the SILO Park “World Together” Festival on the 1st of December with 3 marvelous food and cultural Turkish stalls. This followed the SILO “Weird” Festival that was held...
The Pearl of the Islands Foundation was present at the Mt. Roskill International Cultural Festival, which took place on the weekend. The Turkish community had 5 main stalls: Kebab, Gozleme (filled pastry dish), Baklava, Ebru (Water Marbling) and Turkish...
Pearl of the Islands Foundation were present with four magnificent stalls at the Auckland International Cultural Festival. PIF successfully symbolized the Turkish cuisine by offering some well known foods to those who were lucky enough to come to the...
Friends and family gathered together to celebrate the summer holidays with another fantastic initiation by the Pearl of the Islands Foundation. Over 50 people stayed at Otimai Family Lodge over three nights with some visiting from various cities around...
This year was the first time a student participated to represent New Zealand in the Turkish Olympiads which has been running for 10 years. We congratulate Hafsa Demirbas for winning bronze in the reading comprehension task.
PIF arranged a picnic to mark the beginning of Eid al-Adha (Kurban Bayrami) organized by the Entrepreneurs Platform that drew attention to over 50 people. Coordinated by Yusuf Ciftci, the picnic in Cornwall Park was attended by not only...
Students at the PWS continued their celebrations from the picnic at the Pearl Centre by making the symbolic lamb in respect to the Feast of the Sacrifice. The students enjoyed a great time with the toys and candy full...
Turkish community helps out to the people in need. Muslims in New Zealand celebrated Eid-al Fitr over the weekend as it marked the end of Ramadan. The traditional Islamic holiday observes the 30 days of fasting Muslims and is...