Dear T-VINE, It is good that the Metropolitan Police has apologised to British Turks, but it is not good enough! This matter should be thoroughly investigated, and from the writer(s) of this racist training material to those who approved it, everyone responsible should be sacked because this is not a simple mistake or an oversight. […]
Where does history begin? This is not just idle speculation, but one of the most important questions that we can ask in the context of the history of modern Cyprus. For some it all starts on the 20th of July 1974. For others, those more serious students of history, the seeds of our Island’s present […]
The region of Western Thrace lies just across the border of Türkiye. It reaches the Karasu (Nestos) River to the east, with the district of İskeçe lying at the western end of the region. Today it forms part of the territory of Greece. Historically, Thrace was absorbed into the Ottoman State in 1352 having been […]
The Mufti of Xanthi (İskeçe in Turkish), Ahmet Mete, has died aged 57. He had been receiving treatment for cancer. A mufti, community leader and human rights activist, Ahmet Mete was a dearly respected and notable person among the 140,000 strong community of Turks in Greece. His long contribution to their spiritual wellbeing was matched […]
Following the liberation of Azerbaijan lands from thirty years of occupation, the reconstruction of the Karabakh region has begun in earnest. One area that is undergoing major building work is the internationally renowned city of Shusha (or Şuşa in Azerbaijani and Turkish). Previously the cultural centre of Azerbaijan, it is now being restored to its […]
Dear T-VINE, Please can you publish this open letter to UK broadcast authority OFCOM and Channel 4 about the “Cyprus” episode of Channel 4’s Travel Man? Dear OFCOM & Channel 4, As a British Turkish Cypriot, I was extremely disappointed to see Channel 4 air some very damaging, insufficient and poorly thought out context […]
Today marks the thirtieth anniversary of the Khojaly genocide. It is the most horrific massacre mankind has witnessed in recent years. In one night, 613 Azerbaijanis, including women and children, were slaughtered in the most brutal fashion as they tried to flee to safety. This grave event is a crime against humanity. Thirty years on from […]
Love transcends language, religion, race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and age. Many of us look at our parents and grandparents in awe as they celebrate decades together and care for each other, with the same love as their first days together. For better, for worse, in sickness and in health, they have suffered conflicts, war, […]
By the looks of it the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) is on course for yet another unremarkable General Election on 23 January 2022, with the projected outcome far from making major alterations to the political landscape. The right-wing National Unity Party (UBP) is predicted to emerge first with the most Members of Parliament, […]
In 2016, T-VINE Magazine set out to discover stories about the Turkish Cypriot community’s contribution to Britain as military and civilian servicemen and women during World War 2 and subsequent conflicts. One of the most moving and extraordinary stories was that of Cemal Mustafa, a gifted young man who could turn his hand to anything […]
