A message released by North Cyprus’ ambassador to London Oya Tuncalı for the annual 20 July commemoration states it was the “communal solidarity” of Turkish Cypriots, which helped them to survive the “very difficult times” between 1963 and 1974. The years refer to the period known as the Cyprus Conflict, which first broke out in […]
One of Turkey’s leading entertainers Seyfi Dursunoğlu has died in hospital after a short illness. Dursunoğlu, better known by his stage name and drag character Huysuz Virjin (The Grumpy Virgin), was admitted to Istanbul Acıbadem Altunizade Hospital a fortnight ago. He was being treated for pneumonia, as well as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according […]
A young woman whose car caught fire fell to her death from a bridge while searching for help, police have said. Azra Kemal, 24, from London, was found on land below the A21 dual carriageway near Tonbridge, Kent, in the early hours of Thursday, 16 July. The LSE law graduate was pronounced dead at the […]
The business community from the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus is expected to be out in force for a demonstration at the Metehan border crossing on Friday evening, 17 July. The protest, called by the Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce (KTTO), is against a decision by the Greek Cypriot authorities to prevent foreign nationals from […]
Ersin Tatar, the Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus, has offered his support to Azerbaijan following fierce new border clashes with neighbouring Armenia that has left at least 16 people dead. The fighting flared up over the weekend, with both sides accusing the other of shelling civilian areas on the border between […]
UPDATE, TUESDAY 15 July 2020, Havin has been found, and is back home safe and well. The family of Havin Çelik, a fourteen year old girl, are desperate for news on her whereabouts after she disappeared from her East London home. The last sighting of Havin was on Vicarage Road in Leyton at 4.30pm on Tuesday […]
A whirlwind visit to Britain by Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu last week was followed by news that the two countries are “close to finalising” a free trade agreement (FTA). Mr Çavuşoğlu told the Financial Times that negotiations between the two countries on key areas were progressing well: “If you look at the volume of […]
“Here we are, on July 11th 1995, in Serbian Srebrenica, on the eve of a great Serb holiday, we present to the Serb nation this town. And finally, the moment has come that, after Uprising against Dahijas (Ottoman janissaries), we take revenge against Turks in these lands.” These were the words of Rakto Mladic, a […]
The parents of a 21-month-old baby have made a desperate plea to the British Turkish community to join the UK’s Blood Stem Cell Register. A single door match could help save their daughter Liya Gümüşöz, who has been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia, a rare and aggressive type of cancer. Liya has just weeks to […]
There was some unexpected good news yesterday for Turkish Cypriots and others in Britain wanting to travel to the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC) this summer. The TRNC Contagious Diseases Supreme Committee (‘Bulaşıcı Hastalıklar Üst Komitesi’, CDSD) announced on Wednesday evening, 8 July, that the period of mandatory quarantine for those travelling from the UK […]
