Applications by Turkish nationals for protection in Europe has seen a fresh rise in 2019. Over 25,000 applied for asylum last year, with Germany the preferred destination for more than 10,000 Turks. Turks were the sixth largest group seeking refuge in Europe in 2019, according to Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. A […]
A former North London MP has empathised with Turkey’s refugee plight and called for more support from Europe and NATO towards its “key strategic partner”. In a letter to the Financial Times last week (Turkey needs support from Europe and NATO, March 25), Nick de Bois argued that Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu was “right […]
The Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC) has confirmed its first death from the coronavirus. On Sunday, the Ministry of Health announced Jabusch Bruno Gottfried Gerhard had died in Lefkoşa Dr. Burhan Nalbantoğlu State Hospital. The 73-year-old German national had underlying medical conditions. Mr Gerhard was part of a group tour holidaying in North Cyprus […]
Clocks will go forward by an hour tonight in Britain, Cyprus and other parts of the world that adheres to the Daylight Saving system. The time will officially change at 1am local time on Sunday, 29 March, automatically going forward to 2am. As a result, those in the UK and Cyprus will lose one hour’s […]
The Turkish authorities have extended their partial ban on flights to now cover all overseas destinations. The decision to ground all international flights to contain the coronavirus pandemic was announced by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday, 27 March. The president gave the news at a press conference after meeting with the country’s leading medical […]
The Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC) has come under fire after making controversial comments about foreign students and workers while discussing his government’s new coronavirus Economic Aid package on television. Appearing on one television programme on 24 March, Prime Minister Tatar spoke about African students in the TRNC and said […]
Health workers and members of the public will soon be able to receive coronavirus home testing kits from shops like Amazon or Boots. The news emerged when Professor Sharon Peacock, director of the National Infection Service at Public Health England (PHE), addressed Parliament’s Science and Technology Committee. Prof. Peacock told MPs that “3.5 million finger […]
The British public’s frustrations at failing to find essential household items such as toilet paper, detergents and pasta in their local supermarket during the coronavirus pandemic has prompted one major wholesaler to act. JJ Foodservice – one of the UK’s largest wholesalers – has just launched a new home delivery service. Members of the public […]
A rescue mission was mounted off the eastern coast of the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC) in the early hours of Saturday, 21 March, after a boat carrying 175 Syrian refugees hit rocks and started to sink. The Turkish Cypriot emergency services were able to rescue all those trapped at sea, including 69 children, […]
The Turkish Football Federation (FA) has done a U-turn on fixtures, agreeing to postpone all football matches for all four leagues until further notice in response to the coronavirus pandemic. On Friday, 13 March, the Turkish Football Federation (FA) had announced that Süper Lig teams would continue to play, but without any fans present at […]
