As player announcements go, Süper Lig football club Gaziantep FK opted for a more traditional Turkish welcome for their latest signing, winger Kevin Mirallas. The Belgium international was pictured in the club’s red and black strip on Monday holding a tray of baklava – a birthday present from his new club. Gaziantep is world-famous for […]
A young woman is due to appear in court charged with failing to stop after a road traffic collision, using a vehicle without insurance and driving not in accordance with a licence. A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police told T-VINE that Yasmin Mustafa, aged 18 (21.12.2001) of Hoppers Road, Palmers Green N21, was charged with […]
A London businessman received a nice surprise when he went to pay the bill at a hotel bar and found that a stranger had already paid it. On Friday afternoon Nural Ezel went to the Hyatt Regency – The Churchill Hotel in central London to meet a friend visiting from Istanbul. Catching up on each […]
Turkey has been added to the UK’s quarantine list. The change, announced by the Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps earlier today, means Brits who are returning from Turkey after 4am on Saturday 3rd October will be required to self-isolate for 14 days. Three other countries also lose their travel corridor status with the […]
A menacing 60-second message from Ali Melin to his staff at Melin restaurant in Chigwell, Essex, telling them, “you take money from me, I’ll take something from you” has gone viral, prompting a huge backlash. The restaurant owner warned his staff that they were not entitled to keep any tips for themselves: “I would just […]
Mandatory quarantine in government approved centres will continue for travellers arriving in North Cyprus from coronavirus Category B and Category C risk countries. However Turkish Cypriot citizens, students, and those with residency or work permits for the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC) will no longer have to pay for their quarantine. Those from Category […]
The Turkish lira plummeted to record lows against the pound, euro and US dollar today amid concerns it could become embroiled in a fast-escalating conflict in the Caucasus. One British pound is currently worth 10.06 Turkish lira, down from 9.78 last week, a huge decline from its 3.5 value of four years ago. The Turkish lira […]
The suspected car involved in a hit-and-run accident that seriously injured a postman working in Edmonton on Saturday afternoon has been identified. The driver, thought to be a female, sped off without stopping, leaving postman Necati Mehmet lying in the road. Mr Mehmet’s family were sent CCTV footage of the vehicle, a white Mercedes, after […]
The family of a man who was seriously injured after being struck by a white vehicle in Edmonton on Saturday afternoon are offering a reward to help find the driver who sped off without stopping. The incident occurred at around 2:30 pm on the busy Hertford Road by the junction with Cuckoo Hall Lane in […]
A fight at a taxi rank in Esenyurt, Istanbul, turned deadly after one man fired on others using a pump-action rifle. Seven men were rushed to local hospitals, some in a serious condition. A short time later it was announced that three of the men had succumbed to their injuries. According to a report by […]
