Work by nine top Turkish artists living in Turkey and Britain has gone on display in east London for the third “Istanbul Meets London” exhibition. Organised by art consultants Zeynep Ober and Gülce İlken, the event features a range of artworks including sculptures, marbling art, paintings and Ana...
The Turkish Cypriot leader of Enfield Council in north London has lashed out at calls from members of her own party to resign. Labour’s Nesil Çalışkan, who became the borough’s first female leader and the youngest in London when she was elected last May, dismissed a motion of no-confidence issued...
Two Turkish Cypriot organisations are appealing for specific donations from the community, which they can distribute to homeless people in London in the run-up to Christmas. Cyprus Islamic Association (CIA) and the Turkish Cypriot Community Association (TCCA) have been working with homeless chari...
A man has been charged with the murder of a 38-year-old father who was stabbed to death near a children's playground. Rocky Djelal was attacked at around 2pm at Southwark Park, Rotherhithe, on 31 October. Stephen O'Rourke, 46, of Grosvenor Park, Southwark, has been charged with murder, while J...
Last week, T-VINE broke the news that the private company that owns Tottenham Park Cemetery has gone into “voluntary liquidation”. The news alarmed many British Turks who have relatives buried there, and there was anger too when the initial notices said the cemetery was “temporarily closed until...
A man whose family are originally from Kırkısrak village in Kayseri, Turkey, was found dead in his East London home a few hours after racking up huge debts at Aspers Casino at the Westfield Shopping Centre in Stratford. Businessman Hüseyin Yaman, 37, visited the casino last Sunday, 11 November w...
Whether you are an amateur artist or a professional, if you are of Turkish heritage and living in Britain, the Yunus Emre Institute London wants to hear from you! The Institute – the Turkish equivalent of the British Council – will be hosting a month-long exhibition at their central London premis...
Notices placed on the gates of Tottenham Park Cemetery today announced that the landowners’ company Tottenham Park Cemetery Limited has gone into “creditors voluntary liquidation”. As a result, “the cemetery is temporarily closed until further notice.” Tottenham Park Cemetery, in Edmonton, Nort...
The sky’s the limit for Kem Cetinay. As his celebrity profile grows, so too are the brands who want to be associated with him. The latest is high street fashion retailer Primark, who has just appointed the young TV star as their first-ever male ambassador. Kem took to social media to announce the...
Following their successful campaign last year, the Turkish Cypriot Community Association (TCCA) and the Cyprus Islamic Association (CIA) are teaming up again to provide vital support to London’s homeless over Christmas. Over a two-day period last December, the TCCA and CIA Christmas Appeal resulted...
