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The Mid Summer Ball, inside Istanbul Airport, Olcay Bayır and much more: T-VINE Issue 11 is out now!

The summer edition of T-VINE Magazine is now out, with Hassan ‘J Junior’ Rediff and DJ Ramsey on this issue’s front cover. The pair have been at the forefront of the UK’s dance music scene and in 2005, decided to bring the aural flavours of London’s clubland to North Cyprus through The Mid Summer Ba...

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OBV, Oxford University seeking next generation of BME MPs for new 5-day leadership course

Operation Black Vote (OBV) has been pivotal in championing black and minority ethnic (BME) representation at the highest levels of British civic and political life. Over the past twenty years, the London-based organisation’s work has led to an ever-increasing number of BME politicians and officials...

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Turkey’s ‘fearless advocate’ Prof. Norman Stone dies

Norman Stone, the former Professor of Modern History at Oxford and European History at Bilkent, has died aged 78. The Scottish historian and multi-linguist, who spoke 12 languages, was a former advisor to Margaret Thatcher, often attracting controversy with his outspoken views, not least in rejectin...

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Met Police chiefs accused of double standards over North Cyprus flag apology

Turkish Cypriots in the UK and abroad have condemned the Met police’s decision to apologise to a London-based Greek Cypriot lobby group after officers displayed the flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) at a festival last year. Groups representing the community have lambasted Met...

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Business owners raise Brexit concerns in Westminster

It was standing room only for a Brexit debate organised by Cyprus Turkish Chamber of Commerce UK (CTCC UK) in the House of Commons at the start of June. Over a hundred entrepreneurs came together to discuss the potential impact of Brexit and how that can be countered, with many airing their frustrat...

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Kem Cetinay scores wondergoal to help team win Soccer Aid

Former Love Island winner and TV presenter Kem Cetinay scored a dream goal at this year’s Soccer Aid to propel his World XI team to victory. The annual event pits two all-star teams of celebrities, athletes and footballers in a match that helps raise money for global children’s education charity Uni...

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Mother says ‘God bless you all’ after missing son Eniscan, 13, returns home safe

The mother of Eniscan Doğangün has confirmed that he is back home and is safe and well.  Hakime Doğangün had appealed for news about her teenage son after he went missing on Monday morning, 10 June, prompting a huge social media campaign to try to locate him. Eniscan had left his Lewisham home in...

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Family appeal for news on 13-year-old Eniscan, missing from Peckham home

UPDATE, Fri 15 June 2019, Eniscan has returned home safe. Mother says "God bless you all" after thousands share appeal for news about missing son.   Family and friends of Eniscan Doğangün have made a desperate appeal to Londoners to help them locate him. The young boy disappeared after leav...

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London police apologise to Greek Cypriots over North Cyprus ‘disputed territory’ flag

London police chiefs have apologised to a UK-based Greek Cypriot lobby group after officers displayed the flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) at a festival in the borough of Enfield. A spokeswoman for the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) confirmed to T-VINE this week that it h...

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Arrest after Barış Küçük dies following street robbery on Seven Sisters Road

A murder investigation has been launched following a fatal stabbing in Haringey. Barış Küçük was stabbed in the leg in the early hours of Saturday, 1 June, and sadly died of his injuries in hospital two days later. Police were called by the London Ambulance Service to attend the scene at just aft...

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