Abdullah Nihat Yılmaz is a writer and columnist. He was born in Fatsa, Turkey, in 1941 and has been living in Britain since 1981. We met recently to discuss the subject of migration literature and the notion of ‘gurbet’, which is loosely translated as ‘a place far from home’. Abdullah Ağabey*,...
The British Turkish Cypriot community marked 100 years of migration to the United Kingdom with a cultural event at the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) last Saturday. The event was organised by the Council of Turkish Cypriot Associations (CTCA) UK and featured a photo exhibit, a film s...
The UK branch of Turkey’s main opposition the Republic People’s Party (CHP) is hosting a special mid-week dinner for party leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who jets in to the British capital next week. The North London event on 6 Dec. will be a chance for CHP’s British members and wider publi...
The Council of Turkish Cypriot Associations in Britain (CTCA UK) has scored its second big success of the year. After hosting a huge outdoor cultural festival in June that attracted 20,000 people, on Sunday night the national body representing the UK’s 300,000 Turkish Cypriots held the com...
If you live in southeast London and are looking for a place where your child can learn Turkish, and explore their cultural heritage through art, dance and theatre, look no further than Dr. Fazıl Küçük Turkish School. Established in 1984 and named after the founding father of Turkish Cyp...
T-VINE Magazine is one of eight finalists up for the CTCA UK 2017 Best Media Award. The vote is entirely down to members of the public, who can choose their favourite British Turkish media company online – simply visit this website and cast your vote. Deadline for voting is midnight on 28 Septemb...
On Sunday 1st October, the Council of Turkish Cypriot Associations (CTCA UK) will be hosting the community’s first ever awards event. Taking place at the Imperial Hotel in central London, the gala dinner will officially mark the start of the Turkish Cypriot community’s hundredth year in Br...
Next month, CEFTUS will be hosting its sixth anniversary gala dinner and awards evening. Taking place in the swanky ballroom at the Westminster Park Plaza Hotel in central London, the evening will recognise the achievements of the UK’s diverse Turkish-speaking communities, awarding success...
With TRNC Parliamentary Elections looming in 2018, this is the perfect opportunity for UK-based TRNC citizens to get the measure of a man widely tipped to become a future prime minister of the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus. Kudret Özersay, leader of Halkın Partisi (People’s Party), w...
Mark this date: 25th June 2017. It could be a highly significant date for us, diaspora Cypriot Turks. It could prove to be the date we finally started to get organised, to get noticed. But only if we know how to grasp the significance of what happened on that day. Only if we know how to utilise the...
