Turkey’s leading charity for children with leukaemia has launched its annual Kurban (Eid al-Adha) campaign, appealing for donations that can be used to assist disadvantaged families whose children are undergoing lifesaving treatment for the blood cancer. Founded in 1998, LÖSEV, or the Health and Education Foundation for Children with Leukaemia, provides support and assistance to […]
One of Turkey’s biggest sports clubs has rallied around its player Taylan Antalyalı after he was subjected to a barrage of homophobic abuse for posting a photo of himself wearing a T-shirt supporting LGBTI+ Pride Month at the weekend. Galatasaray Football Club said they are “proud” of their player and that they “condemn in the […]
Turkey came into the UEFA European Football Championships as one of the favoured outsiders. Manager Şenol Güneş named a strong squad for Euro 2020 with many Turkish internationals playing abroad in Europe’s top clubs. Yet that quality has been elusive at the national level this past week, with Turkey failing to find its rhythm. They […]
A man who shot dead a woman working at the Izmir office of the opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) has been arrested by police. Deniz Poyraz was killed when the suspect, Onur Gencer, entered the building and opened fire just after 11am on Thursday, 17 June. The 38-year-old woman was filling in for her mum […]
Turkey will be aiming to put the disappointment of their defeat in their opening game against Italy behind them when they face Wales in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Wednesday night. The Turkish side had no answers to the press of the Italians on Friday, who deservedly won 3-0 in Rome, leaving the Turks rooted to the […]
After a delay of a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the UEFA European Football Championship, or Euros for short, will get underway on Friday 11 June. Although the tournament is being played in 2021, the event is still called Euro 2020. A total of twenty four national teams will compete to become the champions […]
Ersin Tatar, the President of the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus, has made clear he has no intention of risking the security of his country by dispensing with the vital 1960 Agreements that allows Turkish troops on the island to protect Turkish Cypriots. Reviewing events in nearby Palestine and Israel, where there have been hundreds […]
The British government has today announced that Turkey is being added to its list of red category countries. The change in status, which will take effect from 4am on Wednesday 12 May, means entry into the UK is restricted to British or Irish nationals, and those with residence rights in the UK. Last week, Turkey […]
On Thursday, Turkey entered its first full lockdown, with the authorities ordering the closure of all businesses unless they have an exemption from the Ministry of Interior. Since the outbreak of the global pandemic last February, Turkey had managed to avoid a total lockdown, instead imposing regional measures to contain the deadly disease. The health […]
A domestically produced Turkish electronic car has won one of the world’s leading design prizes. TOGG, short for Türkiye’nin Otomobili Girişim Grubu [Turkey’s Automobile Joint Venture Group], was a winner in the Professional Concept category at iF Design Award 2021. Launched in 1954, the iF Design Awards are internationally recognised as ‘the symbol of design excellence’. […]
