The Turkish lira plummeted to record lows against the pound, euro and US dollar today amid concerns it could become embroiled in a fast-escalating conflict in the Caucasus. One British pound is currently worth 10.06 Turkish lira, down from 9.78 last week, a huge decline from its 3.5 value of four years ago. The Turkish lira […]
The suspected car involved in a hit-and-run accident that seriously injured a postman working in Edmonton on Saturday afternoon has been identified. The driver, thought to be a female, sped off without stopping, leaving postman Necati Mehmet lying in the road. Mr Mehmet’s family were sent CCTV footage of the vehicle, a white Mercedes, after […]
The family of a man who was seriously injured after being struck by a white vehicle in Edmonton on Saturday afternoon are offering a reward to help find the driver who sped off without stopping. The incident occurred at around 2:30 pm on the busy Hertford Road by the junction with Cuckoo Hall Lane in […]
A fight at a taxi rank in Esenyurt, Istanbul, turned deadly after one man fired on others using a pump-action rifle. Seven men were rushed to local hospitals, some in a serious condition. A short time later it was announced that three of the men had succumbed to their injuries. According to a report by […]
The British government has responded negatively to a petition on the UK Parliament website calling for direct flights to the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC). The response, penned by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), said the “UK Government has no plans to authorise direct flights between the UK and the north of […]
Demand for a holiday in Turkey has continued to rise as it becomes one of a dozen holiday destinations Britons can travel to without Covid restrictions in either direction. Earlier today, the UK government announced that arrivals from Denmark, Iceland, Slovakia and the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao will also be added to the list […]
China’s policy of repression against the Uyghurs continues, and finally the problem is on the global agenda. On May 27, the US Congress overwhelmingly passed the Uighur Human Rights Act to counter Beijing’s brutal oppression of Uyghurs and other national and religious minorities in China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and elsewhere. Ahead of the vote […]
Toyota Gazoo driver Elfyn Evans and his co-driver Scott Martin emerged victorious on Sunday after three days of gruelling racing in Marmaris, to win Rally Turkey 2020 in a time of 2.43.02.7. Belgium’s Thierry Neuville came second, 35.2 seconds behind Evans, and France’s Sébastien Loeb and 9-times world champion was third, a further 24.2sec adrift. Both […]
One of Turkey’s largest pharmaceutical companies Abdi İbrahim has set its sights on international expansion after acquiring a 28.5 percent stake of Geneva-based OM Pharma in a deal worth 500 million Swiss francs ($530 million). The deal, announced on 18 Sep., forms part of a larger sale of microbial specialist OM Pharma, after its parent […]
An artist of Turkish heritage living and working in Hackney needs help from the Turkish community in Hackney, East London, for his new project exploring the power of songs that reconnect us to our roots. Kadir Karababa, or Kad for short, will be recording a series of short films of members of migrant communities within […]
