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Police officers Ceyhun and Ryan start final week of London-to-Cyprus charity bike ride in aid of Tanyel’s Smile

Two Metropolitan police officers cycling 2,500 miles (4,000 kilometres) to Cyprus to raise £10,000 for a children’s cancer charity have arrived in Turkiye as they start the final week of their epic bike ride.PC Ceyhun ‘Jay’ Uzun and PC Ryan McKinlay left London on 23 September for the month-long jou...

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Young Turks TV host Cenk Uygur to run for White House, taking on Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination

Cenk Uygur, a Turkish American political commentator, has announced his intention to run to become the next President of the United States. He is seeking the Democratic nomination, a move which will see him pitted against the incumbent, Joe Biden.The Istanbul-born media personality, who found fame a...

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Turkish Cypriot police officers serving on Sovereign Bases in Cyprus to join UK Turkish Police Association

Turkish Cypriot police officers serving as part of the Sovereign Base Areas (SBA) Police Force in Cyprus are set to be admitted as members of the Turkish Police Association in Britain. The news was announced by Acting Inspector Eren Emin in a speech he gave at the Metropolitan Police Service Turkish...

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UEFA confirms Turkiye and Italy will jointly host the 2032 European Football Championship

Europe’s footballing body UEFA has announced that Turkiye and Italy’s joint bid to host the 2032 European Championship has been successful, while the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland will host the 2028 edition. The news was announced by UEFA chief Aleksander Čeferin at the soccer governing bo...

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Euro 2024 qualifiers: the October fixtures for Azerbaijan, Turkiye and the UK Home Nations

The next 10 days will see another round of Euro 2024 group qualifiers take place, with Turkiye, Azerbaijan and all four UK Home Nations in action and several big matches to savour. On Thursday, Scotland will be hoping to maintain their one hundred percent record in the Euros when they play Spain in...

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North Cyprus’ Karpaz Gate Marina recognised for innovation at Sustainable Smart Marina Awards

Karpaz Gate Marina has won a prestigious Marina Award for Innovation at this year’s Monaco Sustainable & Smart Marina Rendezvous. Now in its third year, the awards “celebrate the exceptional achievements in the marina industry based on sustainability, technological innovation, and community buil...

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Cancer fundraiser: Ceyhun and Ryan reach French Alps as part of their London-to-Cyprus bike ride

Two British police officers, who left London on 23 September to cycle 4,000 kilometres to Cyprus to raise vital funds for a children’s cancer charity, are currently in France undertaking the tough Col de la Madeleine. Located in the French Alps near to France’s border with Italy, the 26km Col de la...

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Gun used in suspected gangland murder of six young Turks in Greece is found

Police have recovered a revolver believed to have been used in the murder of six young Turkish men in Loutsa, a town in Attica, central Greece, earlier this month. The murdered men, all Turkish citizens, were shot on 11 September, allegedly by other Turks, in an incident that bore all the hallmarks...

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President Erdoğan repeats call for world to recognise the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus

Turkiye reaffirmed its commitment to a two-state solution for Cyprus in a speech made by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the United Nations in New York earlier this week. Referring to the sixtieth anniversary of the Cyprus Problem and the broad acceptance that a federation model settlement was no...

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England, Scotland top their groups, while Turkiye drops a place after September’s Euro 2024 qualifiers

Scotland maintained their impressive run, beating Cyprus away from home to ensure maximum points. All three goals came in the first half courtesy of McTominay (6' minutes), Porteous (16' minutes), and McGinn (30' minutes). The Scots are on the verge of qualifying for next year’s Euros as the contin...

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