A teenager reported missing since 6 September has been found. Seventeen-year-old Ayla Huseyin from London had not been seen after leaving home to go to work. An urgent appeal by her mother Alev Ozturkmen on social media asking for information led to the post being shared by hundreds of people. On Sunday, 16 September, ten […]
The World’s Biggest Coffee Morning is taking place on Friday 28 September, with Britons across the length and breadth of the country sipping coffee to raise money for charity. The Turkish Cypriot Community Association (TCCA) is taking part too! The Harringay-based community group is hosting its own Coffee Morning event to help recognise and […]
A new book in English has captured the enormous struggle Turkish Cypriots faced as they defended their strategically key coastal village for thirteen years in Northern Cyprus. Against the odds, they survived. The Battle of Kokkina captures this fascinating true story from the eyes of Fadıl Elmasoğlu, a young man who lived through the […]
The long-running Anatolian Cultural Fête is moving from its usual May date to the autumn for its twelfth outing, spreading out the concentration of Turkish-themed events in North London. Taking place at Clissold Park during the last weekend in September, this year’s Anatolian Cultural Fête will again offer a host of traditional Turkish cultural activities […]
Export figures released for Turkish hazelnuts in 2017 show Germany has overtaken Italy as the biggest overseas market. German firms imported 69,901 tonnes, while those in Italy bought 57,379 tonnes. The French were Turkey’s third biggest buyers with total sales reaching 20,042 tonnes. According to the Black Sea Union of Exporters, the total value […]
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has announced changes to a host of overseas diplomatic posts. New ambassadors were named for London, Moscow, Athens, Lefkoşa, and the European Union. First announced in August and confirmed again on Thursday is the news that Ambassador Ümit Yalçın is replacing Ambassador Abdurrahman Bilgiç in London. Bilgiç has served […]
Globally renowned fashion designer Hussein Chalayan’s work will be featured at the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) from 15 to 23 September, as part of this year’s London Design Festival. It follows an announcement that Chalayan is the recipient of this year’s Panerai London Design Medal – the capital’s top design prize. He will […]
Turkey came back from 2 goal deficit against Sweden to beat the home side and record its first points in the UEFA Nations League. A stunning finale saw the Turks score two goals in the last five minutes of the game courtesy of super-sub Emre Akbaba, to win 3-2. Played at the Friends Arena in […]
A family has appealed for news about a missing seventeen year old girl. Londoner Ayla Huseyin has not been seen since Thursday, 6 September. According to posts by her mother Alev Ozturkmen on social media on Monday afternoon, Ayla did not turn up for work on Thursday and they are frantically trying to find her. […]
A 56-year-old Turkish woman involved in a serious collision with a cyclist on Kingsland High Road, East London, on Tuesday 28 August, has lost her fight for life. Sakine Tezerdi passed away at the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel a few days after the accident. After a memorial service at the Alevi Cultural Centre in […]
