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New London film festival to screen Turkish box office hits
Three dead, one missing, as storms lash North Cyprus
North Cyprus introduces plastic bag charge
Ministry of Justice to investigate Tottenham Park Cemetery
Features
Lest We Forget: Ottoman Empire bore heaviest civilian casualties during World War I
Sunday 11 November marks the centenary of the Armistice which brought an end to the hostilities of the First World War in which millions perished. The anniversary will be a chance to pay tribute to the fallen, with thousands of remembrance services taking place in the UK, France and around the world. An estimated 40 million […]
The Anatolian origins of the US Congress
Americans voted in the midterm elections this week, casting ballots for various seats in Congress including 35 in the senate and all 435 of the House of Representatives. As election fever swept the United States, T-VINE took a look at how an Ancient Anatolian civilisation influenced the authors of the US Constitution, and in particular […]
We Remember: Yusuf Agâh Efendi – the first Turkish ambassador to Britain in 1793
Exactly 225 years ago today, 14 October, the first-ever resident Turkish ambassador to Britain set off from Ottoman Turkey on a 3-month journey, arriving in London for his new post on 21 December 1793. A decision by Sultan Selim III on 23 July 1793 paved the way for Britain to receive its first resident […]
Berlin’s famous döner kebab shop becomes new face of fashion giant Diesel
On August 31, just a few days after Germany was shaken by violent riots of neo-Nazis and other far right supporters, Italian fashion giant Diesel put Turks and one of their national dishes, döner, in the media spotlight by announcing a collaboration with Mustafa’s Gemüse Kebap in Berlin. The story has gone global, capturing […]
Europe’s forgotten Greek Muslims still suffer 120 years after exile
A community of ethnic Greek Muslims who were exiled from Greece to Syria in 1897 seek to return to their homeland in Crete. Yet despite presenting the deeds for properties seized by the Greek Orthodox Church 120 years ago, they once again find themselves victims of public resentment and institutional discrimination. “Wherever we go, we […]
Turks in London – the new book by Semra Eren-Nijhar
Hus Vedat on the recipe to success
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22nd July 2018 The big ol’ snip, snip
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12th July 2018 Wimbledon never stops surprising
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26th June 2018 The UK must help end Turkish Cypriot isolation
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News
Turkish Cypriot London council leader hits back at calls to resign
Two men charged following the murder of Rocky Djelal
What’s On
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8th December 2018 New London film festival to screen Turkish box office hits
Seven new and recent Turkish big screen successes are to be shown in the heart of London next week as part of a special film festival. Turkish Film Week will feature a “rich panorama”of “box office hits, festival award winners and Oscar candidates” from Wednesday, 12 December to Sunday, 16 December, organisers said. The free […]
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21st November 2018 Bump into your favourite celeb at the Lookalikes Party at Trent Park Country Club
After a roadblock Thriller Halloween party, Red Star Entertainment is back for more fun at North London’s plushest venue, the Trent Park Country Club. For November, Red Star has invited Britain’s leading celebrity doubles for ‘The Lookalikes Party’. Get ready to bump into Mr T (pictured above), Gordon Ramsey, David Brent, Will Smith, David Beckham, […]
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16th November 2018 Art by you! British Turkish community invited to submit artworks for a new London exhibition
Whether you are an amateur artist or a professional, if you are of Turkish heritage and living in Britain, the Yunus Emre Institute London wants to hear from you! The Institute – the Turkish equivalent of the British Council – will be hosting a month-long exhibition at their central London premises in the New Year […]
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29th September 2018 Modest fashion ‘giant’ Modanisa flies the flag for Turkey at pioneering Muslim fashion exhibition in San Francisco
After months of negative press about the treatment of Muslims by the USA, a far more positive story has emerged about an important new exhibition on the west coast of America. Contemporary Muslim Fashions opened at de Young – Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco on 22 September. The first major museum exhibition to […]
Wellbeing
6th October 2018
Why garlic – the “natural antibiotic” – is perfect for winter
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12th September 2018 Study Turkish language and culture in Central London this autumn