Two modern Turkish restaurants in London have announced they will be raising money for a British anti-racism charity. Oklava and its newly opened sister restaurant Kyseri, both headed by top British chef Selin Kiazim, are donating £1 from each bill this week to Stand Up To Racism. The details wer...
Yanki Erel, a young tennis player from Turkey, has made history by not only becoming the first Turk to appear in a Wimbledon final, but also the first to win a Grand Slam title after he and his Finnish partner Otto Virtanen won the Wimbledon Boys’ Doubles trophy this afternoon. The unseeded pair...
Yanki Erel has made history by becoming the first Turkish tennis player to make it to a Wimbledon final. Erel, 17, and his Finnish doubles partner Otto Virtanen won their semi-final match against British pair J. Story and H. Wendelken on Saturday evening to book their place in the final of...
One of North Cyprus’ most accomplished contemporary artists will be in the British capital next week with his new band as part of the Turkish Cypriot community’s annual celebrations for Peace and Freedom Day. The events, which include a 20 July concert and reception, a five-day photography exhibiti...
Teenager Yanki Erel has put aside disappointment of losing his first round Juniors match in Wimbledon to progress to the semi-finals of the Boys Doubles. 17-year-old Erel from Turkey and his Finnish doubles partner Otto Virtanen beat the fancied French pair Hugo Gaston and Clement Tabur in straight...
On Thursday 19 July, the TRNC Deputy Prime Minister Kudret Özersay will be giving a talk to the community about his Project for Overseas Turkish Cypriots (Yurtdışı Kıbrıslı Türkler Projesi). It follows the politician’s announcement in March of this year to make investing and resettling in Nor...
A leading British drama is seeking actors of Turkish heritage to star in its new series, to be screened on Netflix. The appeal was made by leading casting agency Des Hamilton, which is advertising for male Turks aged between 25 and 60 to appear in Top Boy 3. Several roles are up for gra...
The Turkish Cypriot Community Association (TCCA) is looking for a new catering company to take over its restaurant space located within the TCCA building on Green Lanes, Harringay, in the heart of North London’s Turkish Cypriot community. Currently called Cyprus House, the well-established...
A Turkish-owned mosque in North London has featured in a short video about ten of Britain’s most distinctive mosques. The 2-and-a-half minute sequence of photos has been compiled by anti-Islamophobia body MEND (Muslim Engagement and Development). It opens with images of Aziziye Mosque and...
For the best part of 60 years Greek Cypriot governments have, with ingenious guile and commendable tenacity, persuaded most of the world and international institutions to see Cyprus through their eyes, the widely held view being that Turkey is entirely responsible for the current situation, having t...
