British Ambassador Jill Morris CMG has officially started her tour as the UK ambassador to the Republic of Turkiye. She presented her credentials to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara on 22 March 2023. Ambassador Morris had actually arrived in Turkiye at the start of the year, but due to the tumultuous events following […]
The international football break is well underway, with several Euro 2024 qualifiers, including England’s against Italy, and Azerbaijan’s against Austria, already taking place. Italy v England – and Harry Kane making history England were facing arguably their toughest opponents in Group C, Italy, away in Naples on Thursday night. Goals by Declan Rice (13thminute) and […]
Clocks will go forward by an hour this weekend in Britain, the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus and other parts of the world that use the Daylight Saving system. The scheme, used to maximise daylight hours in winter, and revert back to normal in the spring and summer time, comes in to play this Sunday, […]
As we enter the holy month of Ramazan, it’s a chance to reflect on our lives and make positive changes for the year ahead. Dr Salman Waqar, is a GP and President of BIMA (British Islamic Medical Association). Religion is an essential part of his life and he shares advice for a healthier Ramadan (or […]
Percussion virtuoso Burhan Öçal has made it his life mission to build bridges between different musical traditions. A native of Kırklareli, Western Turkiye, Öçal effortlessly plays Turkish folk music. Roma beats, jazz and Western classical music, as can be heard on his Groove Alla Turca, Oriental Ensemble, and the Trakya All-Stars projects and performances. The […]
Literature Beyond Borders, a charity fundraising literary event in London for victims of the Turkiye and Syria earthquakes, is on the verge of selling out. There has been a rush for tickets for this special one-off event being hosted by bestselling author Elif Shafak, which brings together a glittering array of names in literature, each […]
The “Contract of the Century” has become a political and economic breakthrough for Azerbaijan in the 21st century. Undoubtedly, first of all, this is the merit of Heydar Aliyev, the creation of his mind, will, energy. Therefore, we will tell you about this epochal event, which has reverberated in the whole world, in detail. On […]
Tickets are going on sale on Friday, 17 March, for a special one-off charity fundraiser at the Royal Albert Hall in April to raise vital funds for those impacted by the devasting earthquakes in Turkiye and Syria. Organised by War Child and the Turkey Mozaik Foundation, the show will feature sets from Marcus Mumford, Dermot […]
Five months after the announcement of his posting to London, Turkiye’s new ambassador to the United Kingdom has finally arrived. Ambassador Osman Koray Ertaş visited the British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), where he formally presented his credentials confirming his appointment. Among the first activities for Turkiye’s new top diplomat in Britain was to […]
A delegation of parliamentarians from the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus have officially attended the 146th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) that is being hosted in Bahrain’s capital Manama. The Secretary Generals of the four political parties sitting in the TRNC Parliament, MPs Oğuzhan Hasipoğlu (National Unity Party – UBP), Asim Akansoy (Republican Turkish […]
