The relatively high number of British Turks to die from COVID-19 has been sending shockwaves across the Turkish world. With an estimated population of 500,000, the UK’s Turkish community is the fourth largest Turkish diaspora in Europe, behind Germany (4 million), France (1.2 million), and the Ne...
Şakir Alemdar, the Imam of Hala Sultan Tekke – one of the Islamic world’s holiest sites – has issued a short video clip in English urging Muslims to stay at home for Ramadan, which this year starts on Thursday evening, 23 April. Posting on his personal Facebook page, Imam Alemdar reflected on the...
DMC, the record label behind Turkey’s biggest pop stars Tarkan, Sezen Aksu and Ajda Pekkan, is being taken over by French digital music platform Believe. An agreement worth $23.4 million, signed on 17 April by Doğan Holding, Doğan Müzik Yapım’s (DMC) parent company, and Believe, will see the Fren...
Ersin Tatar, the Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus, has sent a message wishing his British counterpart Boris Johnson “a full and speedy recovery”. The TRNC Prime Minister was among dozens of politicians in Britain and from around the world who issued public messages of suppor...
Turkish Cypriots have criticised the Chinese ambassador to Cyprus for his “deeply offensive” comments about EOKA, a Greek Cypriot paramilitary organisation responsible for the deaths of hundreds of people. Ambassador Huang Xingyuan took to Twitter yesterday, 1stApril, to praise EOKA on the 65th a...
Applications by Turkish nationals for protection in Europe has seen a fresh rise in 2019. Over 25,000 applied for asylum last year, with Germany the preferred destination for more than 10,000 Turks. Turks were the sixth largest group seeking refuge in Europe in 2019, according to Eurostat, the stati...
A former North London MP has empathised with Turkey’s refugee plight and called for more support from Europe and NATO towards its “key strategic partner”. In a letter to the Financial Times last week (Turkey needs support from Europe and NATO, March 25), Nick de Bois argued that Turkish Foreign M...
The Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC) has confirmed its first death from the coronavirus. On Sunday, the Ministry of Health announced Jabusch Bruno Gottfried Gerhard had died in Lefkoşa Dr. Burhan Nalbantoğlu State Hospital. The 73-year-old German national had underlying medical conditions....
The achievements of Turkish swimming champion Sümeyye Boyacı is being celebrated with a doll made in her likeness. European and World Series 50m backstroke champion Boyacı is one of several sportswomen from around the world to be honoured by popular toy brand Barbie. Others in the new series o...
More than 20 Turkish soldiers have been killed in an air strike by Syrian government forces on Thursday night. The news was confirmed by Rahmi Doğan, the Governor of Hatay, whose province borders Syria’s Idlib region. Governor Doğan added that there were also a number of injured troops, severa...
