Veteran community activist Hasan Raif has died of cancer. He passed away in the early hours of the morning on the last day of 2017. The death of the married father of two has been greeted with universal sadness. Condolences were offered by Haringey Councillor Emine Ibrahim, who wrote on her Faceb...
As millions of Britons enjoy their annual Christmas break with family gatherings and other festivities, thousands of people across the country will be doing their bit for those who find themselves isolated at this time of year. Among those volunteering to help are British Turks. A Turki...
Nurten Karahasan, the wife of one of Britain’s best known Turkish Cypriot politicians, has died. Her family announced that she had passed away at the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead on Thursday. A mother of two grown-up sons, Mrs Karahasan had previously battled and beaten cancer. She...
A family in North London has been plunged into mourning following the tragic death of 44-year-old Nilgün Akgün. The married mother of one was killed as she tried to cross the busy A10 road in Enfield on Friday 15 December. The fatal collision is said to have involved a single vehicle an...
MEPs backed the kebab industry on Wednesday after the European Parliament voted against banning phosphates required to keep döner meat juicy and full of flavour. The vote came after the European Commission (EC) put forward a proposal to authorise the use of the natural additives in frozen...
The British Turkish Cypriot community marked 100 years of migration to the United Kingdom with a cultural event at the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) last Saturday. The event was organised by the Council of Turkish Cypriot Associations (CTCA) UK and featured a photo exhibit, a film s...
Despite being a Guarantor Power to Cyprus, neither the British Prime Minister nor Foreign Minister have extended an official invitation to Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akıncı to visit London in the two-and-a-half years he has been President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, pee...
Lib Dem candidate and former newspaper editor Suzanne Nuri won a by-election for a seat on Wymondham Town Council last night. She beat two other candidates to take the vacant position for Cromwells Ward. The results of the Cromwells By-Election, called following the resignation of Conservative co...
North Cyprus’ leading tour operator was named the ‘Overall Winner’ in the Best Holiday Company to East and Southeast Europe category at the 2017 British Travel Awards on Wednesday night. Cyprus Paradise picked up its trophy at a glittering awards ceremony in London attended by nearly one thousand tr...
National wholesaler JJ Food Service has offered its full support to more than 2,500 staff who lost their jobs yesterday after UK delivered wholesaler Palmer and Harvey (P&H) fell into administration. Mustafa Kiamil, the CEO of JJ Food Service, said, “P&H has been around for nearly a centu...
