I was the featured artist of September edition of Sultana’s Dream e-magazine, sponsored by the National Centre of Excellence for Islamic Studies (NCEIS), Asia Institute, at the University of Melbourne. This is a non-profit organisation, run entirely by volunteers, and provide a forum for the opinions of Australian women. Thank you to the entire team for this initiative and a special thank you to Nur Shkembi; Melbourne-based contemporary...

Discover Turkey in Victoria Tesselaar Tulip Festival – Turkish Weekend Celebrating the Origin of the Tulip Saturday and Sunday, 17 – 18 September 2011 10am to 5pm each day 357 Monbulk Road, Silvan Many people don’t realise the tulip originated in Turkey. Turkey hosted the world’s first Tulip Festival more than 400 years ago, the love for the Tulip and the tradition is still strong in Victoria today. The Tesselaar Tulip...

Award winning Turkish miniature artist Gulay Pelin is recognised as Australia’s one of distinct miniature artists whose unique and contemporary art charmingly bridges Turkish miniature from past to present. “Fusing traditional and contemporary miniature art within its own uniqueness and intricacy offers a delightful experience that is too captivating for viewers to explore further at every look.” Gulay has a BA degree with 1st place...

Lalezar ” A Garden Of  Tulip”. We had a great exhibition in the Balmain Watch Gallery in 4-5th December, 2010. The flower from the East: The Tulip is not native to the Netherlands. It is a wild  flower from the East, from the vastness of Central Asia. It is believed that the first Tulips sprang from the slopes of the Pamirs and flourished amongst the foothills and valleys of the Tien Shan Mountains, where China and Tibet meet...