The winner of this year’s Turkish Süper Lig was confirmed after a top of the table clash earlier today. Galatasaray beat Istanbul rival Medipol Başakşehir 2-1 at home in a pulsating game to clinch the title on the penultimate weekend of the season. Both sides went into the match level on 66 points, with Galatasaray […]
Two brilliant bands – Don Kipper of London and The Langan Band from Glasgow – share the bill at the Jazz Café this Friday, 24 May. It promises to be a night of wild musical abandon as both bands are renowned for their lively, eclectic take on folk and global beats. T-VINE has a pair […]
The British capital is a hotbed of musical fusions, as epitomised by Don Kipper. The multi award-winning ensemble play a wide range of musical forms reflecting the cultural diversity of their North East London home, from Romani, Turkish and Greek Folk, to Klezmer, electronica and jazz beats. While born of traditions that surround them and […]
Turkey is no stranger to martial law. Its roots are steeped in the late Ottoman Empire, when İdare-i örfiyye first appeared as a neologism in the 1876 Ottoman constitution. While the term referred to the sultan’s authority in the Ottoman-Islamic legal tradition, its definition was inspired from the French “état de siège” in the 19th century. […]
Next month, London gets to see one of Turkish pop’s hottest new stars: Buray Hoşsöz. The Lefkoşa born singer-songwriter shot to prominence with his critically acclaimed debut album 1 Şişe Aşk [1 Bottle of Love] in 2015, which won him 21 awards and a legion of fans in the process. Buray cemented his place as the […]
The widower of a woman of Turkish Cypriot heritage who was killed in the Westminster Bridge terrorist attack in London in March 2017 was denied legal aid at the inquest into her death, British media have reported. Mother-of-two Aysha Frade, the daughter of late Turkish Cypriot father Taylan Ahmet and Spanish mother Carmen Ahmet Caldelas, […]
Claims that a former North Cyprus official close to veteran politician Serdar Denktaş demanded a $750,000 “bribe” from the head of the Turkish firm hired to redevelop the country’s main airport should be investigated, main opposition leader Ersin Tatar has said. Writing on his personal Facebook page yesterday, Mr Tatar – leader of the National […]
Today millions of Muslims around the world have started to fast during daylight hours. This period of abstinence will last for one month. Known as Ramazan in Turkish, or Ramadan, this month is regarded as the holiest in the Muslim calendar as it is believed this was when the Ku’ran was first revealed to the […]
A FORMER London based Turkish Cypriot journalist has been elected as a Liberal Democrat District councillor in South Norfolk in recent local elections. Suzanne Nuri-Nixon was elected for South Wymondham as both a Town and District councillor after the elections on Thursday, 2ndMay, which saw huge Conservative losses around the country. After counting was completed […]
One of Turkey’s most popular historians will be in London for the annual Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day. Prof. İlber Ortaylı, who lectures at Istanbul’s MEF and Ankara’s Bilkent universities, is a special guest and speaker at an iftar dinner organised by the Çanakkale Anma Platformu (Çanakkale Commermation Platform) at Hilton Hotel Kensington on Sunday, […]
