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Public and healthcare professionals welcome to attend the UK-Türkiye Medical Tourism Fair in London

If you’ve ever considered having a health procedure in Türkiye, now is your chance to investigate by meeting the experts here in London. The “Trust London United Kingdom and Türkiye Medical Tourism Fair and Conference” is a one-day event bringing together around 30 healthcare organisations from T...

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Met Police yet to take action over display of terror group PKK flags in London

The display of flags of a banned Kurdish terror group remain online despite complaints being lodged with the Metropolitan Police nearly three months ago. The Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) is a proscribed group in the UK, and its promotion is strictly prohibited under UK terror laws. Photographs...

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Local Elections 2022: a new record set for number of councillors from British Turkish community

Four years ago, 39 candidates from the British Turkish community were elected as councillors. That number has grown by three this year, setting a new record of 42 councillors following the confirmed results of the 2022 Local Elections on 5 May. There has been a steady increase in the number of pe...

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London’s large Alevi community gears up for 11th British Alevi Festival

Thousands of Alevis are expected to attend the annual British Alevi Festival, which this year includes a 3-day outdoor cultural celebration at the Churchfield Recreation Ground in Enfield, North London. The British Alevi Federation (BAF), which organises the week-long festival, said this year’s t...

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The ‘Turks on Tour’ banner, an epic North London Derby, and why this season belongs to Spurs

The day after the North London derby on 12 May, when Tottenham Hotspur emphatically beat their arch rivals Arsenal 3-0, my phone was buzzing with people wanting to discuss the game. We delved into the nature of Spurs’ epic win and its likely impact on the race for fourth place in the Premier Leag...

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Why we all need ‘A New Deal For Workers’: join the Central London rally on 18 June

The TUC has recently called for a mass mobilisation of trade unions to support the New Deal for Workers Campaign. This call coincides with many people in our own Turkish-speaking community feeling the pinch like never before, with the cost of living crisis sky-rocketing. Food, petrol, gas and e...

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Gökyüzü restaurant fined £70,000 after boy’s hand trapped in mincer

The Walthamstow branch of a well-known Turkish restaurant chain has been given fines totalling more than £70,000 after an eight-year-old boy suffered life-changing injuries when his hand became trapped in a mincer. The incident happened in the kitchen of Gökyüzü’s restaurant in Selborne Walk, Eas...

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Turks feature in Trafalgar Square’s mega Ramazan Bayramı / Eid in the Square festival attended by thousands

An annual free festival in Trafalgar Square for London’s large Muslim community to celebrate the end of Ramazan/ Ramadan saw Turks participate fully for the first time this year. The weather was for the most part warm and rain-free for Eid in the Square, helping to attract over 25,000 through the...

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Filmmakers invited to make submissions for Taste of Anatolia - Films from Turkey 2022

If you are a filmmaker with a new film that features or involves Turkiye, then the Taste of Anatolia – Films from Turkey film festival want to hear from you! Launched in 2018 by Cambridge-based film charity Balık Arts, this year will mark the fourth edition of the festival, which aims to showcase...

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Fahri Zihni beats Ayşe Osman in AGM vote to become new head of UK Council of Turkish Cypriot Associations

The Council of Turkish Cypriot Associations UK (CTCA) has a new president after a closely contested election where the incumbent Ayşe Osman lost by one vote to Fahri Zihni, the chair of CTCA member association Embargoed!. Zihni secured 25 member votes to Osman’s 24 at the CTCA’s Annual General Me...

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