Turkey, Pakistan announce strengthening partnership at UN General Assembly
Miracle escape after private jet crashes at Istanbul’s Atatürk Airport
Young Turkish Cypriot footballer Ahmet Sivri shines after move to Galatasaray
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Features
Turkey, the US and the Middle East: a damning divergence?
Late last month, Trump Administration Secretary of Defense James Mattis touched down in Ankara on a tour of Middle Eastern and Black Sea capitals. The Secretary’s Turkey visit, part of a trip that also included stops in Amman, Baghdad, Erbil and Kiev came as an effort to smooth out feathers already ruffled in the […]
Down memory lane: reviewing the life of music star Harun Kolçak
By implication when you rock with the greats, you too must also be great. During his forty year career, Harun Kolçak worked alongside many of Turkey’s finest musicians and artists, including Erkin Koray, Onno Tunç, Erol Pekcan, Zerrin Özer, Aşkın Nur Yengi, and İskender Paydaş. Last month, Istanbul-born Kolçak month lost his three-year battle […]
Infiltrating a Greek neo-Nazi rally in Cyprus
“What is this protest about?” I asked a group of young men sitting on the sidelines of a mass rally on the southern side of Nicosia’s Ledra Palace crossing. They took one look at me, all of them with the same unwelcoming frowns, before raising their hands to indicate that they would not speak […]
Love Island: Kem’s mum Figen Cetinay on her “sensitive boy”
Reality TV shows are like marmite: you either love them or hate them. Those featuring semi-naked participants that jump into bed at every available opportunity generate even stronger opinions, with opponents claiming such programmes objectify contestants, while others label them as “sneak porn” due to their overtly sexual nature. So when Figen Cetinay found out […]
Turkish Cypriot Rule of Law: ‘legality in illegality’
“Life can best be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards” Too much time has been spent in technicalities, in committees, in deadlines that never seem to be reached, but keep being moved forward to another deadline, which only prolongs the agony. The players change, they grow old, they even die, but for […]
Reviews
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22nd August 2017 Review: Fahrelnissa Zeid – the princess of abstract art
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5th April 2017 Review: “an outstanding display” by cast of Bliss
The last journey
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31st August 2017 London gentrification has become “insane”
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24th August 2017 My GCSE grades were not as good as I’d hoped. Can I challenge them?
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3rd July 2017 Whose heritage is it?
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27th June 2017 Turkish Cypriot Cultural Festival – an awakening?
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26th April 2017 Turkey’s referendum result: reading between the lines
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10th November 2016 A triumph for Trump – but the world holds its breath
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22nd September 2016 I need a holiday… after my holiday
News
Selin Kiazim cooking Turkish Cypriot recipes on Channel 4’s Sunday Brunch
Yosma’s Hus Vedat among finalists for the YBFs’ Chef of the Year
Suspected neo-Nazi continues to deny role in murder of eight Turks in Germany
Arcola Theatre offering commission opportunity for new BAMER playwright
Turkey, Kazakhstan sign new investment deal worth $590 million
What’s On
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22nd September 2017 Jazz pianist Arman Ratip to perform at East London’s Luna Lounge
Acclaimed Turkish Cypriot pianist-composer Arman Ratip is coming back to the capital for a live performance at the end of this month. On a double-bill with Gypsy Dynamite, the concert will take place at eclectic live music venue Luna Lounge in Leytonstone. Considered one of the leading names in Turkish Jazz and Avant-Garde improvisational music, […]
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14th September 2017 Turkish Cypriots to kick-off centenary year in Britain with new gala awards night
On Sunday 1st October, the Council of Turkish Cypriot Associations (CTCA UK) will be hosting the community’s first ever awards event. Taking place at the Imperial Hotel in central London, the gala dinner will officially mark the start of the Turkish Cypriot community’s hundredth year in Britain. Tickets for the prestigious event, which will […]
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7th September 2017 CEFTUS 6th Anniversary Gala: come celebrate the achievements of the Turkish, Kurdish and Turkish Cypriot community
Next month, CEFTUS will be hosting its sixth anniversary gala dinner and awards evening. Taking place in the swanky ballroom at the Westminster Park Plaza Hotel in central London, the evening will recognise the achievements of the UK’s diverse Turkish-speaking communities, awarding successful role models, companies and associations for their exceptional work in politics, […]
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31st August 2017 Gavin Turk, Damien Hirst collaborate for ‘Turkish Tulips’ exhibition at The Bowes Museum
The iconic tulip gets an artistic makeover by British conceptual artist Gavin Turk and friends in a new international touring exhibition commissioned by the Van Loon Museum in Amsterdam. The Bowes Museum in the north of England is the current stop for Turkish Tulips, which features works by Turk alongside an impressive array of […]
Culture
12th September 2017
20th TÜRKSOY Opera Days taking place in Istanbul and Girne
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11th September 2017 Arcola Theatre offering commission opportunity for new BAMER playwright
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Wellbeing
23rd August 2017
Proud to be a Hackney quitter: Ali’s story
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19th August 2017 Dive in and learn Turkish at the Yunus Emre Institute in London
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