Director, British Council Türkiye 🇹🇷 Previously Director Uzbekistan/Central Asia and Czech Republic. Tweeting about cultural relations. Views are my own.
Ankara, Türkiye
Joined November 2011
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Fully funded online Master’s scholarships for English language teachers in Türkiye. Info webinars on 5 March. Find out more: 🔗 ow.ly/Q0m150YmOIY
#BritishCouncilScholarsELT #BritishCouncil #ELT #TeachingEnglish
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We were pleased to welcome British Ambassador to Türkiye Jill Morris (@JillMorrisFCDO) to the Feelings in Common Exhibition at @peramuzesi
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Over 3 years, #CreativeCollaborations connected TR and UK artists through 37 projects, reaching 65K+ people & 3.5M online. Explore the full story in our website.
Explore the full story: ow.ly/kTBE50Xxp2F
#CreativeCollaborations
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The 1st Regional English Language Teachers’ Conference – Adana opens with inspiring remarks from Prof. Dr. Rana Yıldırım, Denise Waddingham, Ayşen Güven and Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Akıllı.
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@AysenGuven1 @DeniseWBC
#AdanaELTConf25
It was great to be able to show our 🇬🇧Consul General @KenanPoleo around our fabulous @BritishCouncil @trBritish ‘Feelings in Common’ exhibition @PeraMuzesi 🇹🇷 yesterday, with @AnnebellaPollen providing additional insight from her book ‘Art Without Frontiers’. On until 18 January!
Yes we do! It’s on until 18 January, so if you are in #Istanbul, do go and see it! @trBritish @UKinTurkiye 🇬🇧🇹🇷 Thanks @McDonaldScott_
We have a new exhibition at the Pera Museum in Istanbul. Feelings in Common is the first major exhibition of the British Council Collection in #Turkey.
Curated by Ulya Soley, the exhibition presents more than 60 works by 29 artists, including internationally acclaimed names such as David Hockney, Tracey Emin, Lucian Freud, Damien Hirst, Sonia Boyce, Lubaina Himid, and Gilbert & George.
📸 Adrian Chadwick, Regional Director Wider Europe, and Denise Waddingham, Country Director for Turkey, joined a tour of the exhibition with curator Ulya Soley.
@trBritish
Delighted to attend my first #Türkiye Republic Day celebration on the 102nd anniversary of the founding of the modern Republic of Türkiye at the Turkish Ambassador’s Residence in #London with our @BritishCouncil #GoingGlobal2025 delegation.
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Our Country Director Denise Waddingham shares how UK alumni are shaping the future in Türkiye and beyond: 'We’re proud to support the growth and development of the UK alumni community in Türkiye.'
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Ortak Duygular, British Council Koleksiyonu'ndan 29 sanatçının yapıtlarını bir araya getiren güncel bir grup sergisi. 1930’lardan bu yana oluşturulan ve yaklaşık 9000 eserden oluşan British Council Koleksiyonu, Birleşik Krallık’tan 20. ve 21. yüzyıl sanatına odaklanıyor. Kalıcı bir serginin parçası olmayan ve ağırlıklı olarak uluslararası sergilere ödünç verilen bu değerli koleksiyon “duvarları olmayan müze” olarak da anılıyor.
Ortak Duygular, koleksiyon ve kurumların yalnızca geçmişi korumakla kalmayıp, günümüzün toplumsal ve politik dinamikleriyle güçlü ilişkiler kurma potansiyeline odaklanıyor. “Özeni Korumak”, “Tanıdık Yüzler” ve “Hayali Gelecek” başlıklı üç bölümden oluşan sergi, kurumsal koleksiyon politikaları, sanat vasıtasıyla bir araya gelen topluluklar ve sanat kurumlarının ve koleksiyonlarının geleceği üzerine düşünmeye davet ediyor.
Ulya Soley küratörlüğünde hazırlanan sergiyi, 16 Eylül 2025 – 18 Ocak 2026 tarihleri arasında Pera Müzesi'nde ziyaret edebilirsiniz.
Sanatçılar: Larry Achiampong, Laura Aldridge, Ed Atkins, Sonia Boyce, Jake and Dinos Chapman, Eileen Cooper, Tony Cragg, Tracey Emin, Jane England, Cerith Wyn Evans, Graham Fagen, Lucian Freud, Anya Gallacio, Gilbert and George, Richard Hamilton, Lubaina Himid, Damien Hirst, David Hockney, Michael Landy, Delaine Le Bas, Sarah Lucas, Kate Malone, Chris Ofili, Marc Quinn, Raqib Shaw, Wolfgang Tillmans, Suzanne Treister, Bedwyr Williams, Madame Yevonde.
#OrtakDuygularSergi
@trBritish , @brit_visualarts
#britishcouncilcollection
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The #StudyUKAlumniAwards 2025 are open! 🎉 Enter one of four categories to raise your international profile, build your professional networks and win a trip to the UK. ow.ly/ykft50WOYk5
Another packed week in #Tashkent on our @BritishCouncil @FCDOGovUK #AcceleratingEnglishLanguageLearninginCentralAsia (AELLCA) programme bringing together over 50 PRESETT institutions from across 🇺🇿 to discuss CPD and reflective practices and to build networks🇬🇧🇺🇿 @UKinUzbekistan
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I joined our friends at the Goethe-Institut to present at the #MunichSecurityConference on the role of culture and education in security. Johannes Ebert and I were joined by Ana Riaboshenko from Georgia. We talked about disinformation, community cohesion and reputational security as essential parts of the battle for national identity across the Baltic States, Central Asia, the South Caucasus and the Western Balkans. UK and European security is at risk and requires more investment. Part of that investment should be in this important cultural work that can reduce the chances of conflict in the first place, provide hope during conflict and help communities rebuild after conflict.
On today’s #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience we’re celebrating the @BritishCouncil #STEM scholarships. These offer a one-year Master’s degree in the #UK for women from #Uzbekistan, #Kazakhstan and other eligible countries: ow.ly/RRfS50UOQRX
Deadline 30 April. 🇬🇧🇺🇿🇰🇿
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We’ve been working in #Uzbekistan since 1996! Our amazing team is doing fantastic work supporting the Government of Uzbekistan’s reform agenda. We’re collaborating with the #HE sector and providing #CPD for schools through learning hubs for teachers. And our Creative Collaborations grants scheme is helping Uzbek #artists team up with the UK to develop new arts events. Plus, we’re responding to the growing demand for quality English tests like #IELTS by offering more opportunities for IELTS on Computer tests with speedy results!
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📢 We are pleased to share a success story @BritishCouncil Uzbekistan featuring their Director @DeniseWBC.
🤝As part of our collaboration experts from Praxis+ provide disability-inclusive recruitment services and training to adapt their workplaces for staff with disabilities.
We've had a fabulous week on the @BritishCouncil @FCDOGovUK #AELLCA programme, including bringing 150 English specialists together in #Tashkent from across all 5 #CentralAsia countries to explore the role of CPD in PRESETT 🇬🇧🇺🇿🇰🇿🇰🇬🇹🇯🇹🇲 @UKinUzbekistan @UKinKZ @ukinkyrgyzstan
I’ve spent 25 years and 3 months working for @BritishCouncil in #Slovakia 🇸🇰#Myanmar🇲🇲 #Nigeria🇳🇬 #Kuwait🇰🇼#Egypt🇪🇬 #Tunisia🇹🇳 #CzechRepublic🇨🇿and #Uzbekistan🇺🇿 and feeling very happy today as we celebrate our big birthday #BritishCouncil90 🎉
Today is a special day for the British Council – it’s our official 90th anniversary and we're honoured to have received a message from our Patron, His Majesty King Charles III. For 90 years we have served the UK, building connections, understanding, and trust between people in the UK and countries worldwide through education, arts, culture, language and creativity. Many thanks to our Patron and to everyone who has been part of our journey. We're now looking to the future and another successful 90 years!
#BritishCouncil90
📸 Hugo Burnand
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Thanks to @DavidLammy @Damonalbarn @NHCarnivalLDN & @thelcgc for helping us celebrate our 90th-anniversary @RoundhouseLDN last night. Superb performances marked our 90 years of building connections, understanding, and trust between the UK & countries worldwide.
#BritishCouncil90
ALT Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, the RT Hon Mr David Lammy MP is seen on a big screen, giving a video message.
ALT Damon Albarn on stage.
ALT Performers from the Notting Hill Carnival on stage
ALT Performers from the London Community Gospel Choir on stage.
Great to see HMA @KathyLeachFCDO open our @BritishCouncil materials design workshop with teacher trainers in Astana today! This is part of Accelerating English Language Learning in Central Asia, funded with UK International Development from the UK government. 🇬🇧🇰🇿
