A letter by Turkey’s ambassador to London challenged The Times newspaper for its one-sided view of the Armenian deaths in Ottoman Turkey in 1915, and for also presenting as “fact” those aspects of the issue long-discredited as propaganda. The Times made the claims in an editorial piece titled ‘Genocide Denial’, which appeared in the paper […]
On Saturday 28 May, Cllr Parvez Ahmed, the current Mayor of Brent, Turkey’s Consul General Emirhan Yorulmazlar, Doğtaş CEO Hulusi Acar and K&A Ventures General Manager Enis Behar Menda officially opened the new Doğtaş Exclusive concept store in Brent South Shopping Park. Many other local and international dignitaries also attended the opening ceremony. The opening […]
Turkey’s ambassador to London Abdurrahman Bilgiç told journalists, “Turkey is doing its share” and urged other countries to do more to relieve human suffering at a press briefing about the World Humanitarian Summit being held in Istanbul on 23-24 May. The historic event is being attended by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and over 50 heads […]
Turkey and England start the warm-up to their Euro 2016 campaigns with a friendly match at Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium on Sunday 22 May. The game kicks off at 5.15pm UK time with coverage starting at 4.30pm on ITV. Both Roy Hodgson and Fatih Terim will be using the friendly international to experiment with […]
Turkish entrepreneur Cafer Mahiroğlu has joined forces with John Hargreaves, the founder of Matalan, to try to save British retailer BHS. The chain of 164 stores went into administration at the end of last month, putting 11,000 jobs at risk. The two men have formed a consortium to try to rescue the 88-year-old business, which […]
On Sunday 22 May, Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium hosts an international friendly between England and Turkey. Both teams are expected to field their leading stars as managers continue their preparations for Euro 2016, which starts on June 10. The match against Turkey will be the first of three friendlies Roy Hodgson’s team faces before this […]
Tonight, all roads lead to Leyton for a sell-out Saturday night Turkish extravaganza. That’s right, after a four month hiatus, the institution otherwise known as Cyprus Meze Bar is back! Singer Semra İleten headlines tonight. After a spell as a child actor in Turkey starring alongside the likes of Türkân Şoray, she pursued a career […]
Two Turkish Cypriot businessmen are among the UK’s richest one thousand individuals. Compiled annually by the Sunday Times this year’s list, published on 24 April, included Touker Süleyman and Mustafa Kiamil. With a net worth of £200m, business tycoon Touker Süleyman is ranked equal 515 on the list, sharing the spot with former Dragon Duncan […]
A short film and talk in mid-May will celebrate the achievements of the late Dr. William Brown, a British structural engineer and suspension bridge specialist whose design was used to construct the historic First Bosphorus Bridge, which linked Europe to Asia. While ideas for such a bridge had existed since antiquity, it took until the […]
Reports have just emerged that Asil Nadir has landed in Istanbul after being released from Belmarsh Prison earlier today. The Turkish Cypriot business tycoon was jailed in 2012 and was serving a ten year sentence after being found guilty of theft of some £29m from his Polly Peck empire 25 years ago. Having spent 5.5 […]
