A small charity in North London is hoping to hit their £5,000 fundraising target with their cover of Huey Lewis and the News’ hit 80s song The Power of Love. Enfield’s Family Based Solutions (FBS), which supports vulnerable families, have teamed up with local stars and businesses to produce a fun video. While not a […]
Turkey are drawn against the Netherlands and Norway, while Azerbaijan have Portugal and Republic of Ireland, and England will face Poland and Hungary in their qualification groups for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The draw for the European qualifiers was made by FIFA in Zurich earlier today, 7 December. A total of 55 European […]
Relations between the European Union and Turkey have been strained for many years, but with the threat of EU sanctions against Turkey could they fracture entirely? Two incisive Turkish minds, Prof Cengiz Aktar and Yavuz Baydar, will be assessing the situation with a critical eye ahead of a crucial EU Summit on 11-12 December where […]
Arsenal Football Club has revised its communications policy after a leading community group accused the club of “double standards”. The complaint was made by the Council of Turkish Cypriot Associations in an open letter sent to the board of the North London club last month. Penned by CTCA chair Ertuğrul Mehmet, the powerfully worded letter […]
If you are teaching or managing a Turkish school in Britain, the National Resource Centre for Supplementary Education (NRCSE) is running a series of webinars to help community organisations involved in supplementary children’s education cope with the pandemic. The free 3-part webinar series entitled ‘London’s Out of School Settings Rise to the Challenge’ starts on […]
A documentary filmed by the Council of Turkish Cypriot Associations UK (CTCA UK) to celebrate the centenary of Turkish Cypriots in Britain will make its television debut this weekend. On Friday night, 27 November, BRT – the state broadcaster for the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC) – will screen ‘My Heart Belongs To….100 years […]
The deaths of five people killed in Cornwall by faulty Beko cookers was an accident, an inquest has found. Coroner Geraint Williams said all five died from a build-up of carbon monoxide poisoning at their homes in 2010 and 2013. The victims Maureen, Audrey and Alfred Cook, and Kevin Branton and Richard Smith “died when […]
The recent election victory of Joe Biden as President of the United States of America is expected to usher in many foreign policy changes for the US. One of the most important areas will be how the Biden Administration chooses to deal with Turkey, and how its President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan may respond in turn. […]
The funeral of a young mother of two killed in a car crash in the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus was held in East London on Wednesday, 11 November. A service was held for Fatma Kaşıkçı, 24, at Shacklewell Lane Mosque in Dalston, where due to Covid restrictions only 30 relatives and close friends were able […]
A Turkish family from Leicester have made a desperate appeal for help as they seek to raise nearly two million pounds to fund lifesaving treatment for their toddler son Metehan Fidan. Earlier this year, Metehan was diagnosed with type 1 spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). This rare neuromuscular disease severely debilitates the body: babies with the […]
