Turkish Cypriot music, history and culture will take centre stage in Sydney on Saturday evening, with the final few tickets remaining for Melodies of Cyprus.Presented by the Northern Cyprus Turkish Association of New South Wales (NCTA), the one-night production at Bankstown’s Bryan Brown Theatre wil...
Türkiye-born computer scientist Koray Kavukcuoglu has been handed one of the most influential jobs in global technology, taking over the day-to-day leadership of Google DeepMind as the tech giant intensifies its race to develop artificial general intelligence (AGI).Google and Alphabet chief executiv...
More than nine in ten people in Türkiye are now internet users, according to new official figures that show the country continuing to close the digital gap with some of the world’s most connected economies.The 2026 Household Information Technologies Usage Survey, published by the Turkish Statistical...
Azerbaijan has claimed that diplomatic pressure from Baku persuaded Israel to halt the parliamentary process needed to fully recognise the mass deaths and deportations of Ottoman Armenians during the First World War as genocide.The Israeli cabinet unanimously approved a proposal by Foreign Minister...
Türkiye’s women’s volleyball team have reclaimed the FIVB Volleyball Nations League crown after producing a thrilling comeback victory over Brazil in the final in Macao.The “Sultans of the Net” recovered from losing the opening set to defeat the South American giants 3-1 — 23-25, 25-23, 26-24 and 25...
Turkish airport operator TAV Airports is set to become the sole owner of Almaty International Airport after agreeing to purchase the remaining 15% stake in Kazakhstan’s largest and busiest airport for $133 million. TAV pursued the deal though its Dutch subsidiary Aviator Netherlands B.V., incre...
The warning signs appeared well before a ball was kicked. At the World Cup draw in Washington in December 2025, FIFA president Gianni Infantino presented US President Donald Trump with the inaugural 'FIFA Peace Prize - Football Unites the World'. The newly created award, and Infantino's very public...
Presented by British Turkish Cypriot journalist Mert Ahmet, the testimony-led film follows 12 survivors through three turbulent decades of violence, displacement and loss on the divided Mediterranean island.A powerful new documentary recounting the Cyprus conflict through the experiences of Turkish...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has concluded a rare visit to Cyprus by announcing plans for a new expanded meeting aimed at preparing the ground for the resumption of formal negotiations on the island’s future.The visit – the first by a serving UN secretary-general in more than 16...
Greek Cypriot legal action over property in North Cyprus has reportedly entered a new and potentially far-reaching phase after a Turkish Cypriot diplomat was served with a court summons concerning the past sale of a property with an exchange title deed.Yasa Yeşilada, a Turkish Cypriot diplomat based...
