Dragons’ Den returns to our screens at the start of the New Year with a brand new series of entrepreneurs vying for investment from five business ‘dragons’. The first episode will be broadcast on BBC 1 at 8pm on Thursday, 5 January 2023. There are no changes to the line-up of dragons for series 20,...
As we reach the end of the 2022, we look back at some of our biggest stories of the year, reflecting the highs and the lows of the British Turkish community.For many mainstream media in Britain, the defining moments of 2022 will include the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the Ukraine War, the climate c...
A mother campaigning to ensure entertainment venues are better prepared for terrorist attacks after her son was killed in the Manchester Arena bombing has received confirmation the law is set to change. Figen Murray was contacted by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on what would have been her late son Ma...
Detectives investigating the kidnap and murder of Koray Alpergin have made a further arrest. A 33-year-old man was detained on suspicion of kidnap and murder on Saturday, 17 December. He remains in custody at a South London police station.Popular Turkish DJ and businessman Koray Alpergin, aged 43, a...
In Turkish, we say, “Ateş düştüğü yeri yakar”. This proverb, which translated means ‘an ember will burn where it falls’, is used to explain that only those who have endured a calamity can truly understand the deep and wretched misery that arises from it. I thought of this phrase as I walked arou...
A travel advert promoting North Cyprus as a travel destination was the third most complained about advert in Britain this year. The television advert, placed by the North Cyprus Tourist Board (NCTB), attracted 394 complaints, according to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). The National Fed...
British Turkish Cypriot groups have confirmed that a vigil will again be held outside the Republic of Cyprus’s London High Commission to commemorate all those killed during the ‘Bloody Christmas’ attacks in Cyprus in December 1963. The British Turkish Cypriot Association (BTCA), Young Turkish Cypri...
The UK’s leading umbrella body for British Turkish Cypriots, the Council for Turkish Cypriot Associations UK (CTCA), has launched a fundraising campaign to raise money to support supplementary Turkish language and culture schools in London. The campaign aims to raise £3,500, with the money put towa...
In October, Turkiye’s Foreign Ministry announced new appointments to a host of its embassies worldwide, including those in London and Lefkoşa. The outgoing Turkish ambassador to Britain, Ambassador Ümit Yalçın, is being replaced by Ambassador Osman Koray Ertaş, while Ambassador Ali Murat Başçeri’s...
British buyers looking for stylish, high quality and affordable homeware products now have a fantastic new option to shop from: Karaca. Expect to find over 1,000 design-led products, ranging from everyday living to luxury pieces for the home. The Turkish brand entered the British market quietly ear...
