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Turkiye Elections 2023: Sinan Oğan and Ümit Özdağ – the Kingmakers

Two far-right politicians, Sinan Oğan and Ümit Özdağ, started the Presidential Election as allies. Now, they turn Kingmaker, but each one is backing a different side.The first round of the Turkish Presidential Elections on 14 May ended with unexpected results. The political surveys proved accurate i...

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Turkiye Elections 2023: how overseas Turks voted in the first round of the presidential race

While much of the spotlight for the Turkish Parliamentary and Presidential elections has been on voters inside Turkiye, a sizeable part of the electorate actually lives abroad.Currently, 3.4 million overseas Turks have the right to vote in elections in Turkiye. The figure represents around 5% of the...

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Turkiye Elections 2023: Erdoğan and Kılıçdaroğlu in presidential run-off

Sunday saw a record number of Turks go to the polls to vote in the Presidential and Parliamentary Elections. All eyes were on the incumbent, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and whether, after two decades in charge, he could hold on to the top job. A total of 64.1 million electorate, including 3.4 million cit...

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Landmark decision in Turkiye gives married women right to use own surname

Married women in Türkiye will be able to use their maiden name without any reference to their husbands’ surnames.The Turkish Constitutional Court has decided to annul Article 187 of the Turkish Civil Code, which compelled women to take their husbands’ surnames and ditch their own after marriage.The...

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Everything you need to know about Sunday’s Presidential Elections in Turkiye

On Sunday 14 May 2023, millions of voters in Türkiye head to the polls for the Presidential and Parliamentary elections.This year, the country celebrates its centenary as a Republic and Sunday’s vote is likely to go down as one of the most anticipated and pivotal days in the country’s history so far...

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The role of Heydar Aliyev in the development of relations between Azerbaijan and the UK

"There is a history of friendly relations and cooperation between the United Kingdom and Azerbaijan. As soon as our republic gained state independence in 1991, Great Britain was one of the first countries to recognize the independence of Azerbaijan. “Diplomatic relations between the United Kingdom...

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TRNC President Ersin Tatar meets with MPs and media, and promotes new Cyprus book during 4-day visit to London

The president of the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus, Ersin Tatar was in London last week to meet with a host of British dignitaries and journalists to promote his two-state solution for Cyprus. Arriving in London on Monday, 27 March, President Tatar and his team quickly got down to business, atte...

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The asylum bill and ‘pushing the boundaries’ – but for what?

The asylum bill introduced by the UK Government, in its current form, compels the Home Secretary to deny those refugees who arrive ‘irregularly’ access to the UK asylum system. If the bill passes, and it may, these asylum seekers, rather than being provided with protection, would be subject to dete...

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“Oil is the greatest national wealth of the Republic of Azerbaijan”: Heydar Aliyev and the ‘Contract of the Century’

The "Contract of the Century" has become a political and economic breakthrough for Azerbaijan in the 21st century. Undoubtedly, first of all, this is the merit of Heydar Aliyev, the creation of his mind, will, energy. Therefore, we will tell you about this epochal event, which has reverberated in th...

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From the brutal murders of Koray Alpergin & Halil Falyalı, to the new Ercan Airport, and Leyla Kazim’s BBC debut, here are T-VINE’s top stories of 2022

As we reach the end of the 2022, we look back at some of our biggest stories of the year, reflecting the highs and the lows of the British Turkish community.For many mainstream media in Britain, the defining moments of 2022 will include the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the Ukraine War, the climate c...

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