The Council of Turkish Cypriot Associations in Britain (CTCA UK) has reveal the entertainment line-up for its 2nd Gala Awards night on Saturday 12 October. Social media celebrity Eray Galip will host the event, with live performances from legendary singer Osman Kelebek, Emrah Tak and band, and an Elvis impersonator. Taking place at the Royal […]
The Greek Cypriot-run Cyprus Football Association (CFA) will be celebrating its 85th anniversary on Monday – but for Turkish Cypriot teams the date serves only as a bitter reminder of the embargoes that have left them isolated from the international scene and the failure of FIFA to help. The CFA was established following the introduction […]
The latest edition of Wallpaper* – the world’s leading publication for architecture, design, fashion, art and interiors – sees Hussein Chalayan MBE as one of two guest editors. The fashion designer uses the opportunity to put the spotlight on his hometown of northern Nicosia in Cyprus, which remains internationally isolated due to the ongoing dispute […]
In April, Talia Tosun, a talented young data wizard working at iTech in London, was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia. She has been off work ever since, undergoing gruelling chemotherapy. Sadly, at the end of August Talia was told that the chemotherapy had been ineffective and she now urgently needs a bone marrow transplant. A […]
Senior ministers from Turkey and North Cyprus, as well as expert speakers from the UK and elsewhere are to take part in a major conference on the Cyprus issue in Ankara this week. The event in the Turkish capital, hosted by the Turkish Bar Association (TBB) and called the “Last Word from Cyprus”, will take […]
Barcelona midfielder Arda Turan has been sentenced to two years and eight months after being found guilty of firing a gun at a hospital and injuring Turkish pop star Berkay, whose nose was broken following a fight with the hot-headed footballer. However, Turan – who is currently on loan at Turkish club Istanbul Başakşehir – […]
A late-night fire on an army base by Kyrenia, on the northern coast of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), spread to a munitions depot, caused a series of huge explosions that could be seen and heard for miles. The blasts caused extensive damage to the village of Arapköy, where they army base is […]
Wins over Andorra on Saturday and Moldova on Tuesday evening saw Turkey rise to the top of Group H in their Euro 2020 campaign. Turkey turned in a lacklustre performance against the group’s weakest opponents Andorra at home in Istanbul at the weekend. Although dominating for large spells, the Turks could not find a way […]
Paintings and audio-visual recordings that have been gathering dust for almost five decades are to go on show in Cyprus at an exhibition, it has been announced. They will be displayed to the public for the first time since 1974, the United Nations spokesperson in Cyprus said on behalf of the island’s bicommunal Technical Committee […]
Tributes have been paid to a British political scientist, author and staunch supporter of the Turkish Cypriot people, who has died aged 93. Professor Clement Dodd was an expert on Turkish politics and the Cyprus issue and published a number of books about Cyprus during his career including The Cyprus Imbroglio, Disaccord on Cyprus: The […]
