Metropole Presents the Turkish Community in Vienna

Home Is Where The Kalp Is

Understanding Vienna means understanding all the cultures that make up this diverse city. Vienna is home to people from over 180 nations. Metropole gives them a voice.

Every month we will focus on each community in a stand-along print publication accompanied by videos, online articles, social media takeovers and fun-filled events with delicious food.

Here are the 10 communities:

This content comes from young Viennese journalists with roots in these communities, supported and guided by the Metropole team.

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Turkish Community

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General

Pioneering Social Businesses

Selina Kula - September 12, 2021

How a passion for justice, a love for music and an entrepreneurial spirit brought Okan McAllister from the Bosporus to build social businesses in the city on the Danube.

General

The Known, Yet Unknown Community

Aysel Yüce - August 15, 2021

Even in Turkey, the society is not homogeneous including people of many culturally diverse backgrounds. Exactly this diversity is reflected in Turkish Vienna.

On the Trail of the Ottoman-Turks in Vienna

August 30, 2021

Ömer Öztaş – Building a Brighter Future

August 27, 2021

Ali Gedik: The People’s Friend

November 17, 2021

From Coffee to Kebab

September 6, 2021

Living Between Turkey and Austria

September 12, 2021

Home Is Where You Grow Up

August 23, 2021

Of Mice and Menemen

August 15, 2021

Theater Calling: From Turkey Onto Viennese Stages

September 28, 2021

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Syrian Community 2021

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Strangers Who Become Family

General Rasha Fayad Ibrahem - July 10, 2021

A story of opening doors and hearts – and how this can change many people’s lives.

How to Make Fattet Al-Makdous/Eggplant Fatteh

Food & Drink Amina Frassl - June 28, 2021

'Fatteh' comes from the Arabic language meaning crumble or lay bread over something.

Meet Mouddar Khouja, Secretary General of the Austro-Arab Chamber of Commerce

People Zahraa Khalil Badawi - June 28, 2021

Mouddar Khouja first came to Europe in 1981. In 1985, he moved to Vienna, where he has been helping the Austrian-Syrian business community thrive.

Bulgarian Community 2021

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Meet Nadia Varadinova, Purveyor of Delicacies

Bulgarian in Vienna Danny Nedkova - May 25, 2021

Now in her 60s, the native Bulgarian had spent most of her life in Sofia, until unimaginable circumstances brought her to Vienna to transform the lives of others.

Meet Petar Naydenov, Bulgarian Opera Basso

Bulgarian in Vienna Elena Skuleva - May 18, 2021

It was for a place in the company of the Wiener Volksoper that Petar Naydenov came to Vienna from a theatre in Bavaria eight years ago.

6 Best Places to Visit in Bulgaria

Bulgarian in Vienna Danny Nedkova - May 14, 2021

Bulgaria is home to legends and myths, stories of centuries past, monuments of battles lost and won which all shape the landscape.

Romanian Community 2020

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You Are What You Speak

Home is where the Herz is Teodora Ștefana Bularc - September 30, 2020

When you wander the streets of Vienna, you'll hear a multitude of languages. Over 30 percent of us moved here from abroad, spicing up the local lingo with our accents and dialects. Here's a short primer for how to sound Romanian.

Transylvania | Over the River and Through the Woods

Home is where the Herz is Ioana Costin - September 28, 2020

With a total area of over 100,000 km2, modern day Transylvania is the largest region of Romania, and, by itself, larger than Austria.

How Romanian Artists Found Inspiration in Vienna

Home is where the Herz is Andrei Mihut - September 25, 2020

Throughout the ages, Vienna was a nexus for the literary, artistic, scientific and cultural creativity of many Romanians.

Hungarian Community 2020

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7 Austrian Words With Hungarian Origins

Features Nick Caspar - October 31, 2020

Lángos, csárdás, Puszta – Viennese have surely come across these words that found their way from Hungarian into the Austrian vocabulary. Remember them for the next time you want to impress your favorite Magyar.

Commuting Between Vienna and Budapest

Features Borbála Csete - October 27, 2020

It’s Friday afternoon at Praterstern. Eight strangers pile into a small van that commutes between Vienna and Budapest at least twice a day ‐ even during COVID, when regulations allow. It’s much more than hitching a ride.

Meet the Hungarian Voices on Viennese Stages

Features Borbála Csete - October 26, 2020

Founded in 1741, the Burgtheater always had a strong link between language and national identity, but today it stages an international ensemble of artists. Just like the Volkstheater, Vienna’s stages are opening up to Europe and beyond.

Polish Community 2020

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Commuting From Poland to Vienna to Pay the Bills

Features Szymon Pietrzak - November 30, 2020

Today, Poles abroad are in a very different situation than in 2004. Their average salary is increasing – and in Austria, it’s the highest of anywhere in the EU. Austrian Poles are also sending more money home than Poles living elsewhere in Europe, as trade increases bring the two countries economically closer

Poles in Vienna Keep Their Language Alive in Uni Courses and Bi-lingual School P...

Features Magdalena Elisabeth Korecka - November 25, 2020

Culture, attitudes and habits of thought are shaped by our mother tongue: Polish, a Slavic language, thrives in Vienna with the help of several institutions.

The Polish Figures in Vienna’s Art Scene

Features Anna Huemer - November 22, 2020

Polish artists bring Vienna’s streets, stages and dance floors to life

Serbian Community 2021

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4 Serbian Idioms Taken Literally

Home is where the Herz is Aleksandra Mikić - January 31, 2021

A “boy throwing an eye on a girl,” or someone “cutting his ears to patch his ass” these are very common expressions in Serbian. In these illustrations, you can see the literal meaning of some of the most popular phrases in Serbian.

6 Serbian Dishes you Must-Try in Vienna

Cafés and Restaurants Katarina Stanisavljević - January 30, 2021

Appetizers Duvan čvar...

Novi Sad, a Serbian City Shaped By the Habsburgs

Home is where the Herz is Aleksandra Mikić - January 26, 2021

Home to 23 national minorities, 4 official languages and three religions, this ancient Habsburg city on the Danube is the 2021 European Capital of Culture.

German Community 2021

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Watch What You Say! Where Austrians & Germans Differ

German in Vienna Eva Goldschald - February 28, 2021

Germany and Austria share many of the same values, and much culture and history. Yet, in spite (or possibly because) of that, the little brother staunchly holds on to a distinct cultural identity – most notably in language, which can sometimes make communication difficult.

Closed Borders Can’t Stop Love

German in Vienna Eva Goldschald - February 25, 2021

On March 16, 2020, European politicians closed internal EU borders to stop the spread of the coronavirus. It was more than a formality: this massive restriction on interpersonal relationships did not go over easily.

Vienna’s Money Boy Is Dominating the German Rap Scene

German in Vienna Cosima Weiske - February 24, 2021

He’s weird, he’s scandalous, and he’s influencing the German language like no Austrian rapper before. May we present the phenomenon that is Money Boy.

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