New Speaker finally elected to Turkish Cypriot parliament
South Cyprus under fire for discriminatory vaccination policy
Features
Veganuary: Filiz Huseyin talks turning vegan, moving to Malta and opening one of the island’s best rated restaurants
Seven years ago, the UK launched Veganuary, an annual challenge for people to follow a vegan lifestyle during the month of January. Established as a charity, Veganuary helps to promote awareness of veganism and to educate people on a range of issues from nutrition to tasty vegan recipes, so they can easily adapt to a plant-based […]
As North Cyprus prepares to bury 14 Turkish Cypriot children, a relative’s story highlights the horrors of those slain in 1974 Muratağa Massacre
Forty six years after they were brutally killed by Greek Cypriot paramilitaries during the 1974 Cyprus War, fourteen children aged between four months and fifteen years old will be laid to rest at the Muratağa Martyrs’ Cemetery this Saturday, 26 December 2020. The children were among 126 Turkish Cypriot villagers – mainly women, children and […]
The “monumental legacy” of Ahmet Ağaoğlu – a life linking Turkey and Azerbaijan
The historic birthplace of a leading Turkish-Azeri intellectual recently returned to Azerbaijani hands following a truce with Armenia. The town of Shusha, the home of the educator, publicist, Pan-Turkist thinker and politician Ahmet Ağaoğlu, who played an important role in the foundation of both Azerbaijan and Turkey, was among a number of areas brought back […]
Arsenal revises policy after British Turks accuse club of “double standards” over Ozil and Aubameyang posts
Arsenal Football Club has revised its communications policy after a leading community group accused the club of “double standards”. The complaint was made by the Council of Turkish Cypriot Associations in an open letter sent to the board of the North London club last month. Penned by CTCA chair Ertuğrul Mehmet, the powerfully worded letter […]
How Azerbaijan will be able to dictate the terms of peace to Armenia
In war, the party with the most human potential and military equipment will succeed. Azerbaijan surpasses Armenia in all aspects. The population of Azerbaijan is five times larger than the population of Armenia, and its military budget exceeds the total budget of Armenia. The Azerbaijani army launched a military operation in Nagorno-Karabakh on September 27. […]
Reviews
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28th November 2020 Review: Transcending boundaries with beautiful art tribute to Suheyla Guney
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11th November 2020 A journey through the music of BaBa ZuLa and a brand new album ‘Hayvan Gibi’
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22nd May 2020 Ask Dr Sivri – How can I stop my gambling problem?
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5th January 2021 Letters, Appalling conditions in TRNC quarantine centre
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17th October 2020 Dear world, Nigeria needs your help to #EndSARS
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14th October 2020 Ask Dr Sivri – How can I stop office flirts?
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13th October 2020 Letters, The origins of the town name ‘Varosha’ is Turkish
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News
Prime Minister Ersan Saner signals early election for North Cyprus
What’s On
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21st January 2021 ‘Cut Short, Live Long’: get your free pass to a new Turkish international film festival that starts on Monday
If you’re looking for films beyond the obvious choices, this week-long movie fest packed with gems produced by upcoming directors and screened at some of the world’s best film festivals is guaranteed quality viewing. ‘Cut Short, Live Long’ (CSLL) is a new annual short film festival that will be making its digital debut simultaneously in London, […]
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16th January 2021 Hakan Tuna launches ‘12 songs 12 stories’ with single Bütün İnsanlara / For All The People
Rock musician Hakan Tuna has hit the New Year running, with a new musical project called ‘12 songs 12 stories’ that will see him release a new single every month. Tuna’s first project track is ‘Bütün İnsanlara’[‘For All The People’], an Anatolian rock ditty inspired by a poem of the same name by famed Turkish […]
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31st December 2020 UK Turkish artistic talent needed for the Yunus Emre Institute’s 3rd Turkish Community Art Exhibition
If you are an artist of Turkish heritage that is based in Britain, the organisers of the annual Turkish Community Art Exhibition would like to hear from you! Now in its third year, and jointly organised by the Yunus Emre Enstitüsü – London and the Turkish Consulate in London, the exhibition “aims to bring together […]
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22nd December 2020 Sezin Angelova’s debut single Simya is a deliciously dreamy slice of nu-jazz soul
In these uncertain and unsettling coronavirus times, it’s vital we nourish our minds and spirit with positivity, and when this new track from Sezin Angelova dropped in my inbox, I eagerly lapped it up. The London-based singer songwriter has teamed up with multi-instrumentalist and seasoned session musician Jomy Jai for her gorgeous debut release that […]
Culture
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13th December 2020 Legendary band Moğollar rises again with exciting new album Anatolian Sun
Stuff
6th January 2020
How to stand out in spring 2020
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30th December 2019 This winter’s essential men’s collections
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13th December 2019 Christmas Gift Ideas
Wellbeing
15th January 2021
Balance Bowl’s Thai-inspired vegan recipe for Crunchy Asian Salad
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19th October 2020 The many health benefits of the avocado
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