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Hollywood actor Mem Ferda on cover of new issue of T-VINE

After a lengthy break, the print issue of T-VINE Magazine is back! Gracing our new front cover is actor and producer Mem Ferda. He opens up about his family life, including losing his sister to cancer, and his onscreen adventures. Also in Issue 10 are interviews with top West End chef Hus Vedat a...

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Why it’s only a matter of time before all mosques follow Masjid Ramadan’s lead and accept Bitcoin

Britain’s first Turkish-owned mosque made history this week becoming one of the first UK Islamic institutions to accept donations in Bitcoin – a digital or cryptocurrency operating independently from central banks. The East London-based Masjid Ramadan, also known as Shacklewell Lane Mosque, “has...

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Nesil Caliskan breaks new ground after being elected Leader of Enfield Council

  Councillor Nesil Caliskan, 29, was last night elected Leader of Enfield Council by the ruling Labour Group of Councillors, becoming the first woman to hold the post in the borough. Her selection makes Caliskan the youngest council leader for London and possibly England, and the first perso...

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Turkey’s President Erdoğan set to meet the Queen in 3-day visit to the UK

  Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will arrive in London on Sunday for a three-day visit where he aims to bolster ties between Turkey and the UK. It will be his first visit to Britain since being elected Turkish president in 2014. He is scheduled to meet the Queen and will see Theresa May, the prime m...

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2018 CONIFA World Cup: North Cyprus match dates, tickets and more

On 31 May 2018, the alternative world cup will kick off in the British capital and one of the sixteen teams competing in the tournament is North Cyprus. Sponsored by Paddy Power and organised by the Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA), the 2018 CONIFA World Cup in London is a...

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Turkish Cypriot Emina Ibrahim selected as deputy leader of Haringey Council

  A week after celebrating her re-election as a councillor for Noel Park Ward, EminaIbrahim has a second  reason to rejoice after she was selected by fellow councillors to serve as deputy leader of Labour-run Haringey Council. Her colleague Cllr Joseph Ejiofor was appointed the new council l...

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England Local Elections 2018: a record 39 British Turkish councillors elected

UPDATED 10 May - Kay Isa, a new Conservative councillor in Waltham Forest, had been mistakenly left off the results. now added and total amended. Last week’s Local Elections 3 May, which took place in London and across England, not only saw a record number of candidates from the British Turkish c...

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Lib Dem peer raises rights of Turkish citizens to remain in Britain under the Ankara Agreement in Parliament

The rights of Turkish citizens to remain in the UK under the Ankara Agreement (1963) between Turkey and the EEC were raised in the House of Lords on Monday April 30. The issue formed part of a wider discussion around the rights of EU citizens in Britain whose future remains uncertain due to Brexit....

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Tickets for double world premiere to digital remake of ‘Turkish Star Wars’ sell out

  This Friday, the brand new 2K scan of the 1982 Turkish cult film The Man Who Saves the World, best known to fans as the Turkish Star Wars, is set to have its world premiere simultaneously at The Cinema Museum in London and the CCA in Glasgow. Friday, May 4 is officially Star Wars Day and t...

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After six heart attacks in 6 months, Soner Sabriler begs Haringey Council: “Please don’t let me die here”

  A man with severe mobility problems and heart disease is pleading with his local authority to rehouse him before his deteriorating health results in his death. 62-year-old Soner Sabriler contacted T-VINE Magazine to say he was in hospital again after suffering another heart attack – his...

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