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Euro 2024: All the results from the opening qualifying games for Turkiye, Azerbaijan and the UK home nations

The campaign to qualify for the European 2024 Championship finals in Germany is fully underway, with all 53 teams in the ten groups in action during the international break, with games taking place between 23 and 28 March. Among those vying for a place in the finals are Turkiye, Azerbaijan, and the...

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Preview of the London Book Fair 2023, where Turkish bookstore Minoa is up for an ‘Excellence’ award

An independent bookstore, Minoa from Istanbul, is shortlisted for a prize the International Excellence Awards at the 2023 London Book Fair, where publishers and printing houses from Türkiye will also participate. Many events related to books and authors are organised in London, which is considered...

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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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British diplomat who served in Cyprus officially starts new role as UK ambassador to Turkiye

British Ambassador Jill Morris CMG has officially started her tour as the UK ambassador to the Republic of Turkiye. She presented her credentials to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara on 22 March 2023. Ambassador Morris had actually arrived in Turkiye at the start of the year, but due...

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Turkiye to take on Armenia in Yerevan as Euro 2024 campaign gets underway, and Harry Kane makes history

The international football break is well underway, with several Euro 2024 qualifiers, including England’s against Italy, and Azerbaijan’s against Austria, already taking place. Italy v England – and Harry Kane making history England were facing arguably their toughest opponents in Group C, Italy...

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Less sleep this weekend, as clocks go forward an hour for spring on Sunday

Clocks will go forward by an hour this weekend in Britain, the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus and other parts of the world that use the Daylight Saving system. The scheme, used to maximise daylight hours in winter, and revert back to normal in the spring and summer time, comes in to play this Sun...

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A healthy Ramazan: tips from Buckinghamshire GP, Dr Salman Waqar

As we enter the holy month of Ramazan, it’s a chance to reflect on our lives and make positive changes for the year ahead. Dr Salman Waqar, is a GP and President of BIMA (British Islamic Medical Association). Religion is an essential part of his life and he shares advice for a healthier Ramadan (o...

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A handful of seats left for earthquake literature fundraiser with Elif Shafak and other top authors

Literature Beyond Borders, a charity fundraising literary event in London for victims of the Turkiye and Syria earthquakes, is on the verge of selling out. There has been a rush for tickets for this special one-off event being hosted by bestselling author Elif Shafak, which brings together a glitte...

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Turkish Ambassador Osman Koray Ertaş takes up his new post in London

Five months after the announcement of his posting to London, Turkiye’s new ambassador to the United Kingdom has finally arrived.Ambassador Osman Koray Ertaş visited the British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), where he formally presented his credentials confirming his appointment...

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Allen ‘Arkın’ Windsor propels Lib Dems to second place in Haringey Council by-election

Allen Windsor, a British Turkish Cypriot businessman and community activist, has exceeded all expectations in his first local elections by coming second in Thursday’s by-election in Haringey. Standing for the Liberal Democrats, Windsor leapfrogged the Conservative and Green Party councillor candida...

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