Category: News – UK

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Award-winning Turkish photojournalist Tolga Akmen manhandled & thrown out of Tory party conference

The Conservative Party has been criticised after its security staff forcefully ejected Tolga Akmen, a staff photojournalist at European Pressphoto Agency (EPA), from the Conservative party conference despite him having a press pass. The moment was captured on video, which was posted on social media, drawing widespread condemnation. The short clip shows Akmen being forcibly […]

Community
November networking opportunity for British Turkish Cypriot professionals

The BTCP (British Turkish Cypriot Professionals) are back with their first function since the coronavirus pandemic, promising “another fun-packed evening, where you can meet like-minded professionals while enjoying a welcome drink on arrival and a fabulous 2-course meal.” The event returns to French eatery La Petite Auberge, which is located in Cockfosters at the most […]

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Turkish-German joint venture SunExpress named World’s Best Leisure Airline

An airline owned by Turkish Airlines and Germany’s Lufthansa has been named the World’s Best Leisure Airline. SunExpress was presented with its award by airlines ranking body Skytrax in a ceremony in London last week. Known as the ‘Oscars of the aviation industry, this year’s Skytrax awards were based on the responses of 14 million […]

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Grocery wholesaler Cyprofood to hold “shopping festival” on Saturday to celebrate its new Tottenham premises

The grand opening of Cyprofood’s new megastore takes place on Saturday, 1 October, and everyone is invited! The wholesaler will treat all its customers to a “carnival atmosphere” inside its spacious new Tottenham warehouse store, with food sampling stands, special shopping discounts, “gift products and treats.” One of North London’s most established grocery wholesalers, Cyprofood remains […]

Exhibitions
Turkish homeware brand Karaca to present award-winning Hussein Chalayan collaboration at Design London

One of Turkiye’s most exciting contemporary brands, Karaca, will be appearing at the upcoming four-day Design London exhibition in Greenwich, alongside other cutting edge interior brands from around the world. The homeware brand recently collaborated with globally renowned British Turkish Cypriot designer Hussein Chalayan MBE, who has created an eye-catching, minimalist style, collection of dinner […]