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Big in Japan: Turkish Cypriot dancer Ozgen prepares to stage new show in Osaka

Originally from Güzelyurt, North Cyprus, and now based in London, Ozgen has experienced a phenomenal rise in his career as a professional dancer. With a global fan base, he regularly travels around the world to give performances and classes. Currently Ozgen is in Osaka to perform his new dance th...

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Three Guarantor Powers to attend Geneva conference to thrash out new Cyprus security deal

  The structure of the forthcoming Geneva conference was set out by a TRNC Presidential aide. Speaking on TV, Erhan Erçin explained that simultaneous discussions will be held at the summit, with Greek and Turkish Cypriots discussing governance and power sharing, the EU, economy and property...

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President Erdoğan’s bodyguards involved in punch-up with Washington protestors

  The Turkish president was hoping that his meeting with new American president Donald Trump would mark a “turning point” in relations between the two states. Instead, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s May 2017 trip to Washington will be remembered for his bodyguards taking part in a violent clash with...

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No breakthrough in Washington after Trump and Erdoğan meet for just 23 minutes

  The Turkish President’s visit to Washington to meet with his American counterpart has seemingly failed to yield any results. After strained relations with Donald Trump’s predecessor, President Erdoğan was hopeful yesterday’s meeting at the White House would be a “turning point” in the rela...

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EU-Turkey Rapporteur Kati Piri: “there will always be dialogue”

On Tuesday, 11 April, I visited Brussels to interview the European Parliament Rapporteur for Turkey Kati Piri MEP. Ms Piri is a member of the European Parliament from the Netherlands and part of the parliamentary Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats. As the Turkey Rapport...

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‘Kebab Ali’ forced off market stall in Austria for not speaking enough German

  A Turkish immigrant faces losing his livelihood after his local city council in Austria’s northeast ruled those unable to speak fluent German cannot have a stand in the main marketplace. Alihan Turgut has been in the country for 27 years and served food from his mobile doner stand in Wi...

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Turkish Airlines and Istanbul Atatürk Airport served with US cabin laptop ban

Turkey was named among the Muslim-majority countries in the Middle East and North Africa facing new restrictions on flights to the United States. From tomorrow, 22 March, passengers flying on Turkish Airlines to any USA destination will not be able to carry their laptop, portable DVD players, cam...

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Turkey, Europe relations turn ugly as Dutch deport Families Minister Fatma Sayan Kaya

  Diplomatic relations between Turkey and several European countries continue to deteriorate over their blunt refusal to allow senior members of the ruling AK Party to hold political rallies in their cities. There was uproar after Germany and Switzerland blocked planned AKP rallies. But t...

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Football: either Turkey or Germany to host Euro 2024 

The 2024 European Championship finals will be held in either Germany or Turkey, UEFA has confirmed. The two countries were the only ones to submit a declaration of interest to European football’s governing body before the 3 March deadline. The federations of both countries now have until April 20...

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North Cyprus on the world health tourism map  

  The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) took part in the inaugural Global Healthcare Travel Forum (GHTF), which ended yesterday, enabling them to promote the country’s world-class health facilities and treatments to new audiences. Held in the Jordanian capital of Amman under the...

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