2013 Annual Auckland Iftar Dinner
Following the Parliament Iftar dinner in Wellington, PIF held a similar event in Auckland for PIF friends and wider family. PIF’s newly appointed CEO Mr. Yalcin Solak was present along with directors Kerem Caliskan and Taner Basar. We had...
Ashure (Noah’s Pudding)
Intercultural and Dialogue Platform from PIF shared Ashure (Noah’s Pudding) on two occasions at Beth Shalom Synagogue and Mt Albert Methodist Church. Both the Synagogue and Church organized the event in conjunction with the Pearl of the Islands Foundation...
Archbishop Visit
Officials from PIF visited the Archbishop of Wellington in their Wellington Catholic Center, on 20 September. The meeting, which lasted for a few hours, was based around the different takes on intercultural dialogue from both PIF executives and colleagues...
Turkish Parliamentary Sub-Commission visit PIF
The members of the Turkish Parliamentary sub-commission on the Education for Gifted and Talented Children headed by Prof. Dr. Yüksel Özden and followed by Dilek Yuksel (MP, Tokat), Ahmet Duran Bulut (MP, Balikesir) visited New Zealand to gather information...
ANZAC Info Night – April 2013
In 2012 students from intermediate schools were privileged to go to Turkey. This year the ‘ANZAC Grandchildren visit Gallipoli’ tour will also include high-school students. The tour initiated by the Pearl of the Islands Foundation organized an info evening...
ANZAC Grandchildren Tour 2013
On the 16th of April, 2013, a group of 11 students and teachers boarded their 11 hour flight to Korea. After staying overnight at Hyatt hotel, they flew another 10 hours to land at Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul....
Turkish Republic Day
October 29th is a very important day for Turkish people. On October 29, 1923, the Turkish constitution was amended and Turkey became a Republic. On the day, the new name of the nation and its status as a republic...
Pearl School Holiday Program – January 2013
The Pearl School Holiday Program was held during the January summer holiday at the Pearl Center. Program coordinator Kevser G. Demirbas, teacher Hafsa Demirbas and volunteers aiding with cooking, driving and supervising helped allow the Holiday School to run...
Noah’s pudding day
On 8 of Dec 2012, Saturday we celebrated Noah’s Pudding Day during Turkish Culture lesson. Firstly our volunteer teacher Hafsa D. explained the story of the flood that happened centuries ago. She then explained the story about Noah’s pudding...
Gallipoli Commemoration
Pearl of the Islands Foundation organized a program to honor the fallen soldiers in World War 1, which took place in Turkiye, Gallipoli. The night bought together the Turkish community to remember the fallen and injured Turkish soldiers that...