The Turkish Republic of North Cyprus is heading towards a major double election this December, with voters expected to choose both a new parliament and their local representatives on the same day under newly changed voting rules.The Local Elections are scheduled for Sunday, 6 December 2026, with the...
Turkish Cypriot entertainment venue La Nouba has accused international festival giant EXIT of an “unjustified breach of contract” over its unilateral withdrawal from a major music event in North Cyprus, and has warned it could seek substantial financial compensation over the cancellation.The strongl...
A senior Azerbaijani diplomat in London has accused The Guardian of presenting a misleading and one-sided picture of the former Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict in its review of a new documentary about Karabakh.Günel Salimova, Counsellor at the Embassy of Azerbaijan in London, challenged the newspap...
Britain’s new Ambassador to Türkiye, Jennifer Anderson CMG, has formally taken up her post after presenting her credentials to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara.Ambassador Anderson presented her letter of credence to President Erdoğan at the Presidential Complex on Tuesday, 8 Septembe...
Türkiye international Arda Güler has received UEFA’s Champions League Revelation of the Season award, recognising the Real Madrid midfielder as one of the outstanding breakthrough players of the 2025-26 campaign.The 21-year-old was presented with the trophy at the Santiago Bernabéu on Tuesday, 8 Sep...
A convicted criminal who had evaded the Turkish authorities for more than eight years has finally been caught in Istanbul after dramatically changing his appearance and allegedly living as a woman while using his sister’s identity.Tuğrul Başar was detained in Istanbul’s Kadıköy district on Sunday, 6...
Thirty years ago today, a 20-year-old soldier serving in the Turkish Cypriot Security Forces was shot dead while standing guard close to Cyprus’ Green Line.Private Allahverdi Kılıç was killed in the early hours of 8 September 1996 at a sentry post in Güvercinlik, near the British Sovereign Base Area...
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)...
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...
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...
