Ten years ago, teenager Tanyel Uzun was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer, Ewing’s sarcoma. The devastating news came just six days after Tanyel had turned 18. Intensive treatment seemed to work and Tanyel went into remission, but six months later she relapsed and sadly passed away in January 2016 aged 20. Even […]
Fashion entrepreneur Touker Suleyman is planning to significantly increase the number of shops in the UK for his men’s and women’s formalwear brand Hawes & Curtis, but it’s likely none of the new stores will be on the high street. Suleyman told fashion retail magazine Drapers that shopping centres are “a safe haven, especially when […]
The trial into the murder of Koray Alpergin began at the Old Bailey on Wednesday, 20 September, where six men stand variously accused of murder, kidnap, false imprisonment and perverting the course of justice. The popular Turkish radio DJ and his 34-year-old girlfriend, Gözde Dalbudak were abducted after a night out in Mayfair last October. […]
In the early hours of Thursday, 10 August 2023, Hüseyin Mavideniz was beaten to death by bouncers outside Breeze nightclub in İskele, in the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus. The shocking incident, captured on mobile phone cameras, caused massive outrage, not least because of the savagery of the attack on a man who was knocked […]
The current Mayor of Bexley, Councillor Ahmet Dourmoush, has announced details of a charity dinner he will be hosting next month to raise vital funds for three local charities. The dinner is being held at the flagship Sidcup branch of Walnuts Restaurant in southeast London, on Sunday, 8 October. Tickets for the Sunday Roast special […]
Scotland maintained their impressive run, beating Cyprus away from home to ensure maximum points. All three goals came in the first half courtesy of McTominay (6′ minutes), Porteous (16′ minutes), and McGinn (30′ minutes). The Scots are on the verge of qualifying for next year’s Euros as the continue to top Group A with 15 […]
A new book by British Turkish Cypriot author Chimene Suleyman generated a four-way bidding war among publishing houses, with Weidenfeld & Nicolson (W&N) emerging victorious and acquiring the rights for The Chain. Described as “spellbinding” and “explosive”, Suleyman’s powerful memoir The Chain delves into the control one man has over many women, the trauma this […]
The next international football break is upon us, which can only mean one thing: more Euro 2024 group qualifying action. Over the next seven days, Turkiye and Azerbaijan all play, along with the four UK home nations. Northern Ireland is the only side with two Euro 2023 qualifiers in September, as they take on Group […]
An important community hub for people of South Londoners of Turkish heritage, the Bexley Turkish Day Centre, has re-opened following its closure during the pandemic period. The Mayor and Mayoress of Bexley, Cllr Ahmet Dourmoush and his wife Elmaziye Dourmoush, attended the official opening on Thursday, 31 August, where they took time to meet both […]
Members of the Turkish Women’s Philanthropic Association (TWPA) are spearheading a new initiative to help recognise the contributions of Turkish Cypriot men and women to Britain’s armed forces, particularly during the era when Cyprus was part of the British Empire. On Sunday, 17 September, TWPA members whose relatives served in the British military will launch […]
