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Fundraising for Grenfell Tower victims Hanife and Şener Macit, as police consider criminal charges
The police have released important new details about their investigation into last week’s horrific Grenfell Tower fire that claimed the lives of at least 79 people. It comes as heartbreaking stories about the victims and survivors continue to surface, along with sustained efforts to raise money to assist all those affected, including a couple originally […]
Europe: can Turkey be a template for post-Brexit Britain?
After a shocking loss of their parliamentary majority for the Conservative Party, the prospect of the United Kingdom pursuing a Hard Brexit from the European Union where Britain would pull out of the Single Market appears fleeting. The ever more likely impending Soft Brexit may lighten the load for future British negotiators trying to […]
Turks show David Burrowes the door as Tories lose majority at the General Election
Enfield Southgate’s David Burrowes was one of the casualties from yesterday’s General Election. The Conservative MP had represented the constituency since 2005, but lost his seat to Bambos Charalambous following a 12.7% swing to Labour. It was one of 12 seats the Conservatives lost, bringing them eight below the 326 threshold needed to form […]
Greco–Ottoman War of 120 years ago offers unique insight into the modern Ottoman Empire
On 20 May 1897, the Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of Greece reached an armistice after a month-long war. The war was one of several conflicts between the Ottomans and an irredentist Greece. The Kingdom of Greece for its part had been established in 1832 when Russia, Britain, France and Bavaria brought the young […]
Religion, education and the law – your rights as Muslim parents and students
T-VINE recently published an article about a landmark ruling in the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Osmanoglu and Kocabas v Switzerland (Application No 29086/12). This case concerns Muslim parents of Turkish heritage living in Switzerland who did not grant their daughters permission to attend mixed sex swimming lessons. These lessons […]
Reviews
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5th April 2017 Review: “an outstanding display” by cast of Bliss
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11th March 2017 Music review: Çiğdem Aslan – A Thousand Cranes
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21st January 2017 Genco and Nâzım in church
Whose heritage is it?
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27th June 2017 Turkish Cypriot Cultural Festival – an awakening?
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16th June 2017 Is poor behaviour in schools taken seriously enough?
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26th April 2017 Turkey’s referendum result: reading between the lines
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27th February 2017 “Missing persons” – the tragedy of Cyprus
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30th November 2016 Letters, ‘Time to think about taking North Cyprus into the European fold’
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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
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8th September 2016 My World: Selin Kiazim
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7th September 2016 Ask Yonca abla: Cheat or tell the truth?
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16th July 2017 Yeasting the canvas: art exhibition posing the fundamental questions of life
In his latest exhibition Yeasting the Canvas, explores the links between the ‘basic’ need and the ’divine’ pursuit, between the ‘fundamental’ and the ‘sophisticated’, leaving the question of ‘which is which’ to his audience. As a conceptual artist, Sümer regularly uses everyday items to challenge established viewpoints. Here, it is food that takes centre […]
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9th July 2017 Edinburgh Fringe comedy: The Naz Show
Already an Edinburgh Fringe veteran with ten festivals under his belt, the loudest third of acclaimed comedy trio WitTank, Naz Osmanoglu charges back up to Scotland for his latest comedy invention and debut solo sketch performance: The Naz Show. Featuring on this year’s Just The Tonic Edinburgh comedy bill, the award-winning stand-up will be […]
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8th July 2017 Aylin Bozok returns with epic Samson and Delilah for Grimeborn 2017 at the Arcola
Samson, leader of the Israelites, is a man of superhuman strength. Against the Philistines he seems invincible. With Delilah, his Philistine lover, he is openly infatuated. The source of Samson’s power is a secret – but when Delilah decides to root it out, her discovery threatens to change the course of history forever. Director […]
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6th July 2017 Istanbul cat documentary Kedi now screening at the Barbican
Londoners, if you missed the recent screening of Kedi at the BFI, you have another chance! This must-see film for cat and Istanbul lovers offers an intimate and fascinating tour of the streets, alleys and enclaves of Turkey’s biggest metropolis from a cat’s-eye-view. Roaming the streets of Istanbul, director Ceyda Torun follows seven felines […]
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18th December 2016 Great gift ideas: for kids
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18th December 2016 Great gift ideas: for her
