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Türkiye’s Sultans of the Net retain European title after five-set thriller against Italy

Türkiye’s women’s volleyball team have successfully defended their European crown after defeating reigning world and Olympic champions Italy in a pulsating five-set final in Istanbul.The Filenin Sultanları / Sultans of the Net came from behind twice to triumph 3-2 (16-25, 25-22, 12-25, 25-21, 15-10)...

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British Turkish Cypriot takes ITV to Ofcom over Coronation Street Cyprus apology and ‘erasure’ of his community

A British Turkish Cypriot has filed a formal complaint with Ofcom and challenged ITV over its handling of a controversy surrounding references to the “Turkish” and “Greek” sides of Cyprus in an episode of Coronation Street.Abdullah Suleyman has accused the broadcaster of effectively “erasing” Turkis...

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Azerbaijan walks diplomatic tightrope as it tries to keep Türkiye and Israel apart

Azerbaijan is again acting as an intermediary between Türkiye and Israel as relations between the two regional powers deteriorate, with their competing interests in Syria raising growing fears of an accidental – or potentially deliberate – military confrontation.Baku has been using its unusually str...

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UK Turkish Cypriot group launches petition demanding fair play in sport after Barça Academy row

A UK-based Turkish Cypriot campaign group has launched an international petition calling for an end to the political exclusion of Turkish Cypriot children and athletes from sport, following attempts to stop a Barça Academy football camp from taking place in North Cyprus.Turkish Cypriots Exist (TCE)...

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Erhan Arıklı removed as TRNC Transport Minister as YDP quits ruling coalition after Girne ferry tragedy

The political fallout from the deadly Filo Jet ferry disaster off Girne has reached the highest levels of the North Cyprus government, with Erhan Arıklı removed as Minister of Public Works and Transport and his Yeniden Doğuş Partisi (Rebirth Party, YDP) subsequently deciding to withdraw from the rul...

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Ten crew missing after Turkish cargo ship sinks following collision off Istanbul

A major search and rescue operation is under way for 10 Turkish seafarers missing after their cargo ship sank following a collision in the Sea of Marmara in the early hours of Wednesday morning.The Turkish-flagged Tuğberk İmamoğlu collided with another Turkish vessel, the tanker Alsu, at around 3.15...

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British Turkish Cypriot racing prodigy Ilyas Sami, 10, crowned European karting champion

A 10-year-old British Turkish Cypriot has been crowned European Champion after a dramatic season-long battle against some of the continent’s leading young karting talents.London-based Ilyas Sami secured the 2026 IAME Euro Series X30 Mini Championship following the fourth and final round of the...

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Girne passenger ferry disaster: live updates

T-VINE Magazine is providing live updates on the key developments following Sunday’s tragic Filo Jet passenger ferry disaster off the coast of Girne, which has claimed at least eight lives and left a further 20 people missing.Our ongoing coverage includes the search for those still unaccounted for,...

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British MP and High Commissioner send condolences as Sir Stelios offers €260,000 to North Cyprus ferry victims’ families

Messages of condolence and solidarity have continued to pour in following Sunday’s devastating ferry disaster off the coast of North Cyprus, which has left at least eight people dead and 20 others missing.Among those expressing their sympathies are British Turkish Cypriot MP Nesil Caliskan, Britain’...

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Girne ferry disaster: eight dead and 18 missing after Filo Jet passenger boat capsizes and sinks off coast of North Cyprus

At least eight people have died and 18 remain missing after a passenger ferry carrying 267 people capsized and sank shortly after leaving Girne in one of the worst maritime disasters in Cyprus in decades.A massive search-and-rescue operation involving Turkish Cypriot and Turkish ships, aircraft, hel...

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