Istanbul’s legendary nightclub Grand Maksim Gazino reopens as a luxury hotel
TRNC PM Ersin Tatar arrives in London without incident
Features
Britain’s finest Turkish Cypriots honoured at 2nd CTCA Awards
Last Saturday, 12 October, Britain’s Turkish Cypriots celebrated the leading lights of the community at a special gala dinner in Central London. Three hundred guests attended the event, at the Royal National Hotel in Bloomsbury, to learn about the community’s high achievers in a variety of fields including community work, philanthropy, the arts, activism, business, […]
No deal Brexit threatens access across the Green Line for Britons in Cyprus
BRITISH citizens with homes in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) who travel via airports in the South could “face difficulties” if they do not register their presence with the Greek Cypriot authorities because of Brexit, the British government has warned. The Greek Cypriot-controlled Republic of Cyprus does not recognise the TRNC, established in […]
Kicked into touch: football anniversary highlights Turkish Cypriots’ ongoing isolation
The Greek Cypriot-run Cyprus Football Association (CFA) will be celebrating its 85th anniversary on Monday – but for Turkish Cypriot teams the date serves only as a bitter reminder of the embargoes that have left them isolated from the international scene and the failure of FIFA to help. The CFA was established following the introduction […]
Inside Istanbul’s incredible new airport
On 5 April, the world witnessed the single biggest move in aviation history. Dozens of aircraft, each weighing 44 tons, and 10,000 pieces of equipment weighing approximately 47,300 tons were transported on five thousand trucking rigs from Atatürk Airport to Istanbul Airport. Less than 48 hours later, Istanbul Airport was formally open for business, while […]
Former head of Turkish Cypriot Women’s Aid Committee Suzan Hamit dies
Muazzez Suzan Hamit, one of the British Turkish Cypriot community’s key activists during the 1960s and early 1970s, has died in London aged 76. She had been battling with serious ill-health for a number of years and was rushed to Whipps Cross University Hospital late on Friday night, after being taken ill at home. Despite […]
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18th November 2019 The final curtain closes as iconic actress Yıldız Kenter dies aged 91
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10th October 2019 Entrepreneurs should “look beyond price” for the best insurance
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24th September 2019 “Denim king” British Turkish Cypriot businessman Şükrü Ahmed dies
Life-saving stem cell match urgently needed for Talia Tosun
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15th September 2019 My World: Olcay Bayır
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30th August 2019 Nova’s Kitchen – “a slice of Cyprus in Folkestone”
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News
Financial problems force AtlasGlobal to suspend all flights
UN Secretary General and two Cypriot leaders agree to reconvene talks
TCCA to host election debate with three main candidates for Tottenham
Teenager from Barking still missing after a week
Call for submissions for London’s 2nd Turkish Community Art Exhibition
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25th November 2019 TCCA to host election debate with three main candidates for Tottenham
The Turkish Cypriot Community Association (TCCA) is hosting a three-way election hustings with candidates from the three main parties. Chaired by Kıbrıs Postası columnist Ertanch Hidayettin, the TCCA General Election 2019 debate will feature incumbent MP David Lammy (Labour), and his two main challengers on December 12: communications consultant James Newhall (Conservative) and Crouch End […]
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20th November 2019 Rising star, Turkish pianist Salih Can Gevrek on the bill for Talent Unlimited’s November concert
A musical virtuoso from Turkey is one of three rising stars performing at a classical music concert in London later this month. Award-winning Salih Can Gevrek will take to the stage at St James’s Church on Wednesday, 27 November, as part of a special programme by music charity Talent Unlimited. Already an accomplished solo pianist […]
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13th November 2019 The Royal Shakespeare Company to tell Can Dündar’s story in new play #WeAreArrested
When a journalist is sent a flash-drive containing critical evidence of illegal government activity, he is duty-bound to publish the story. But with the nation destabilised and divided, a sinister power is eroding the rule of law. What price will he pay for speaking out? The Arcola Theatre’s first co-production with the Royal Shakespeare Company […]
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15th August 2019 Looking through the lens of the ‘Eye of Istanbul’
The passing last year of Ara Güler, one of the greatest photojournalists of our time, at the age of 90 was mourned worldwide. His talent for documenting the people and places around him earned Güler many accolades. Today, his incredible archive bears testament to a bygone era and the huge transformation Turkey has undergone, immortalising […]
Culture
23rd November 2019
Call for submissions for London’s 2nd Turkish Community Art Exhibition
Stuff
8th August 2019
The meteoric rise of fashion designer Dilara Fındıkoğlu
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26th March 2019 Erdem’s AW19 collection inspired by an Italian princess
Wellbeing
17th September 2019
Life-saving stem cell match urgently needed for Talia Tosun
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27th August 2019 Turkish scientist’s epilepsy discovery gives new hopes for treatment
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30th July 2019 Selin Kiazim’s recipe for Chilli-Roast Cauliflower