The Turkish Police Association (TPA) chair Sergeant Eren Emin has responded to yesterday’s Metropolitan Police statement apologising to British Turks for the offence caused by its training material that concentrated a whole manner of vile and improbable criminal traits in a single person described as “Turkish”. In a written statement to T-VINE, the TPA chair said, […]
If you live in London and have been inspired by the brilliant performances of the England Women’s team in the UEFA Women’s Euros, come and watch Enfield’s own Lionesses take on West Ham United Women in a friendly match at Donkey Lane, Enfield, tonight. The visitors have two midfield players of Turkish heritage in the […]
The Metropolitan Police Service has today issued an apology to the Turkish and Turkish Cypriot community over its use of a racially and religiously offensive case study, stating it is “very sorry” about the training material that “has caused so much upset”. The Met also made the unexpected move of inviting British Turks to test […]
Baroness Meral Hussein-Ece’s bill to regulate private burial grounds has passed through its first reading in the House of Lords and is scheduled for a second reading after the Summer Recess. The Private Burial Grounds and Cemeteries Bill, introduced on 15 June, sets out the responsibilities of owners of private burial sites, bringing them in […]
The pressure continues to pile on to the Metropolitan Police about its use of offensive training material on a course for new detectives, after the leaders of Enfield and Haringey Councils, Nesil Caliskan and Peray Ahmet, complained about the “negative racial stereotyping of people of Turkish heritage”. The pair’s letter follows serious complaints raised by […]
One of North London’s best known Turkish restaurants, Aksular, has been destroyed following a fire that broke out at the property on Tuesday, 19 July. Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters were sent to tackle the blaze on Green Lanes, Palmers Green, on the day the country experienced record-breaking temperatures. There were calls to […]
Kenan Yaman, the new chair of the British Turkish Cypriot Association, has written to the Metropolitan Police urging “full disclosure” about the “authors” responsible for producing a racist case study about a Turk that’s been used to train new detectives. In their letter to the Met’s Acting Commissioner Sir Stephen House, seen by T-VINE, the […]
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 […]
