Celebrities have waded in to the Azerbaijan-Armenian conflict by publicly siding with one of the two warring factions. Mesut Özil, his ex-Arsenal teammate Henrikh Mkhitaryan and reality TV star Kim Kardashian West have all issued statements on the dispute, which centres on Azerbaijan’s fight to liberate part of its territory. Nagorno-Karabakh is internationally recognised as […]
Global clothing brands who produce garments and accessories in Turkey are having to rethink their operations after Saudi Arabia imposed a ban on all goods made in Turkey. Mango, M&S, and H&M are among those affected by the ban, according to a report by the Financial Times. A spokesperson for Spanish retailing giant Mango told […]
Politicians aren’t renowned for keeping their promises, but one who did is Councillor Suzanne Nuri-Nixon, who represents the South Wymondham Ward on Wymondham Town Council. One of the election pledges she made in 2017 was to help the local community improve disability access at their main railway station in Wymondham, in the East of England. Wymondham […]
Today’s Presidential Election in the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus ended as predicted with the two frontrunners going into next Sunday’s run-off. TRNC Prime Minister Ersin Tatar edged Mustafa Akıncı in the first round, taking 32.35% of the vote to the incumbent’s 29.84%. Tufan Erhürman, the Leader of the main opposition Turkish Republican Party (CTP), […]
Turkish Cypriots have been heading to the ballot box to cast their vote in today’s election where 11 candidates, including the incumbent Mustafa Akıncı, are hoping to become the next President of the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus. Leaders or former leaders of all six parties in the TRNC Parliament are standing in this election, […]
Four Turks were among the 1,495 people named in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2020, announced on Friday night. Fashion designer Erdem Moralıoğlu and Jeremy Corbyn’s former diary manager Ayşe Funda Veli are both awarded an MBE, while First Bus supervisor Mustafa Kemal Köksal and scout leader Celal İzcibayar each received a BEM. The four […]
Hundreds of people queued to enter Maraş, or Varosha in English, in the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC) on Thursday, 8 October, to see part of the deserted seaside resort. The historic moment came after the Turkish Cypriot Prime Minister Ersin Tatar, backed by Turkey, decided on Tuesday to partially open the ghost town […]
As player announcements go, Süper Lig football club Gaziantep FK opted for a more traditional Turkish welcome for their latest signing, winger Kevin Mirallas. The Belgium international was pictured in the club’s red and black strip on Monday holding a tray of baklava – a birthday present from his new club. Gaziantep is world-famous for […]
A young woman is due to appear in court charged with failing to stop after a road traffic collision, using a vehicle without insurance and driving not in accordance with a licence. A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police told T-VINE that Yasmin Mustafa, aged 18 (21.12.2001) of Hoppers Road, Palmers Green N21, was charged with […]
A London businessman received a nice surprise when he went to pay the bill at a hotel bar and found that a stranger had already paid it. On Friday afternoon Nural Ezel went to the Hyatt Regency – The Churchill Hotel in central London to meet a friend visiting from Istanbul. Catching up on each […]
