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No change for Turkey ‘Red’ status, as UK Government announces latest Covid-19 travel lists

Tens of thousands of Turks in Britain, Turkey and Cyprus will be bitterly disappointed that yet again the British government has opted to keep Turkey on its coronavirus Red list. The news came from Grant Shapps, the Secretary of State for Transport, who announced late this afternoon that the Unit...

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Striker Rhian Brewster’s long wait for first Sheffield United goal is over

Rhian Brewster has broken his Sheffield United duck, scoring the winning goal for Sheffield United in their Caraboa Cup victory against Carlisle. It was his first goal for the club since his transfer from Liverpool last summer. Brewster opened the scoring in the 24thminute of the game, putting aw...

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UK Covid rules: no quarantine-exemption from Cyprus for those with a TRNC vaccination certificate

Differences for those living in the north and south of Cyprus have come to the fore on multiple occasions during the coronavirus pandemic, and it does so again over the issue of Covid-19 vaccination certificates. With the United Kingdom choosing to keep Turkey on its high risk Red country list an...

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Enfield MP Feryal Clark challenges UK government over Turkey Covid-19 Red list

For the second time in under a month, Feryal Clark, the Member of Parliament for Enfield North, has written to Grant Shapps asking why Turkey remains on the British Government’s Red list risk category for coronavirus. The Labour MP published her latest letter to the Transport Secretary on social...

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Turkish grocery courier Getir is new Tottenham Hotspur FC sponsor

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club have announced a three-year partnership with Getir. The online grocery order and delivery platform becomes an ‘Official Global Partner’ of the North London club. Getir, which is Turkish for “bring”, provides an on-demand order service, guaranteeing to bring people...

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UK keeps Turkey on Covid-19 travel Red List amid accusations decisions are “political”

Transport Minister Grant Shapps has announced the latest changes to Britain’s coronavirus travel list, with many countries moved into different risk categories, but there has been no change for Turkey, which remains on the highest Red list, infuriating British Turks. The revised travel list and e...

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Lawyer Timur Rustem says no action against knee-on-neck arrest PC “undermines public confidence”

A lawyer has criticised the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) for refusing disciplinary proceedings against a police officer who knelt on a black man's neck during an arrest in scenes reminiscent of the George Floyd case. Criminal law specialist Timur Rustem spoke out after the police...

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Dominic Cummings grins when asked by BBC about Vote Leave’s anti-Turkey campaign

Dominic Cummings, the mastermind of the Vote Leave campaign, smirked as he was grilled by BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg about fake claims that Turkey was about to join the European Union. Holding his right hand to his face, Cummings looked amused as Kuenssberg laid out details of the smea...

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"Utter contempt for Turkish Cypriots" – community slam UK government for “lying” about Ercan disembarkation rule

The British government has moved the goalposts over its ‘disembarkation rule’, giving a completely different reason in Parliament about why the policy was introduced for flights between the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC) and the United Kingdom, angering Turkish Cypriots, who have accused th...

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Prince Charles presents Mete Coban with MBE for “services to young people”

Youth democracy champion Mete Coban has received his MBE from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace 19 months after he was named on the New Year Honour’s list. The young British Turk from Hackney, East London, was accompanied by his parents and partner for the ceremony on Wednesday, 14 July. Afterw...

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