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Clocks go back an hour in Cyprus and Britain, but not Turkey

On Sunday, 29 October, clocks will be going back in various parts of the world as part of Daylight Saving Time (DST). This includes Britain, North and South Cyprus. The decision by the Turkish Cypriot authorities to return DST means there will now be an hour’s difference with Turkey, which decided t...

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Baroness Meral Hussein-Ece appointed Lib Dems spokesperson on Equalities

  The UK’s sole Turkish origin representative in Parliament has been named as one of the principal spokespeople for the Liberal Democrats. Baroness Meral Hussein-Ece features in party leader Vince Cable’s new team, announced last week, with specific responsibility for Equalities, a role she...

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Transport Minister Chris Grayling meets with Turkish Cypriots to discuss Pegasus UK embargo

A Conservative politician has kept his word to Turkish Cypriots by arranging a face-to-face meeting with the British Transport Minister to discuss UK-imposed security measures that has forced air passengers flying between Britain and North Cyprus off planes in Turkey since the new rule came into eff...

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Art: minority experiences in Sticks and Stones – Fatma Bucak’s first solo London exhibition

  Pi Artworks is currently showcasing artist Fatma Bucak’s first solo exhibition in the UK – Sticks and Stones, curated by Nat Muller. The multi-disciplinary artist focuses on two of the most pertinent struggles of our times, namely freedom of expression and freedom of movement. Born in t...

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Innovative wholesaler JJ wins new contract with London Borough of Newham

  National wholesaler JJ Food Service has renewed a multi-million pound contract to supply school meals across the London Borough of Newham. The wholesaler has supplied the borough for the past four years with frozen foods. It has now added grocery products to the contract, more than doublin...

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Boxing: Chris Eubank Jr v Avni Yıldırım, see the big fight live on ITV Box Office

  This Saturday, Turkey’s undefeated young boxer Avni Yıldırım faces Britain’s Chris Eubank Jr for the IBO Super-Middleweight title. The fight, at the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle Arena in Stuttgart, Germany, is part of the World Boxing Super Series, a new tournament now at the quarter-finals...

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Friday’s funeral service for Rashan Charles to start at Shacklewell Lane Ramadan Mosque

  The funeral of Rashan Charles will take place on Friday 6 October. A commemoration service will be held for the 20-year-old, who died after a police chase in East London, at two local places of worship before he is laid to rest at Manor Park Cemetery. At 11 am, Shacklewell Lane Ramadan...

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Touker Suleyman, Selin Kiazim and Kem Cetinay among the winners at Turkish Cypriot 2017 awards gala

  The Council of Turkish Cypriot Associations in Britain (CTCA UK) has scored its second big success of the year. After hosting a huge outdoor cultural festival in June that attracted 20,000 people, on Sunday night the national body representing the UK’s 300,000 Turkish Cypriots held the com...

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Businessman Sukru Ahmet jailed for selling chicken unfit for human consumption

  The owner of a Swanley based meat business has been sentenced to four months in prison and ordered to pay over £50,000 in fines and costs for selling chicken unfit for human consumption. Sukru Ahmet of East Rochester Way, Sidcup, was handed the punishment at a sentencing hearing at Maidsto...

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Profile: Dr. Fazıl Küçük Turkish School, Catford 

  If you live in southeast London and are looking for a place where your child can learn Turkish, and explore their cultural heritage through art, dance and theatre, look no further than Dr. Fazıl Küçük Turkish School. Established in 1984 and named after the founding father of Turkish Cyp...

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