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50 Turkish Cypriot citizens among those evacuated from Gaza, TRNC Foreign Ministry confirms

Fifty Turkish Cypriot citizens are among a group of 87 Turks and their relatives, and 110 Palestinians to be evacuated from Gaza. The group arrived in Egypt via the Rafah border on Sunday, with some flying on to Türkiye and others due to arrive today, Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Öncü Keçeli s...

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Call for Turkish Cypriots to march together at Saturday’s big pro-Palestinian demo in London

A group of British Turkish Cypriots are calling for the community to march together at the National March For Palestine in central London on Saturday, 11 November. The event, which will start at midday in Hyde Park, is an opportunity for people to call for an immediate ceasefire and to show their s...

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Turks worldwide celebrate the centenary of the Republic of Türkiye

Sunday 29 October 2023 marked the one hundredth anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Türkiye and the milestone was celebrated by Turks worldwide. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan led the Turkish government and fellow politicians to pay their respects to the founding father of the republic,...

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We must not divide Palestinians and Israelis in our hearts or our prayers, else the whole world will be torn apart, yet again

As Turkish Cypriots, as Cypriots, it is with horror that we watch every day the ghastly events unfolding a couple of hundred miles or so from our island. For me it is particularly painful and personal. Unlike most armchair commentators, I have been to the West Bank, to Gaza and to Israel several ti...

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Turkiye’s new manager Vincenzo Montella inspires two wins as team books place at Euro 2024 finals

When the Turkish Football Federation decided to part ways with national coach Stefan Kuntz last month following Turkiye’s laboured 1-1 home qualifier draw against lowly Armenia followed by a 4-2 defeat by Japan in a friendly, eyebrows were raised. How sensible was it to bring in a new manager mid-Eu...

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Police officers Ceyhun and Ryan start final week of London-to-Cyprus charity bike ride in aid of Tanyel’s Smile

Two Metropolitan police officers cycling 2,500 miles (4,000 kilometres) to Cyprus to raise £10,000 for a children’s cancer charity have arrived in Turkiye as they start the final week of their epic bike ride. PC Ceyhun ‘Jay’ Uzun and PC Ryan McKinlay left London on 23 September for the month-long j...

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Young Turks TV host Cenk Uygur to run for White House, taking on Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination

Cenk Uygur, a Turkish American political commentator, has announced his intention to run to become the next President of the United States. He is seeking the Democratic nomination, a move which will see him pitted against the incumbent, Joe Biden. The Istanbul-born media personality, who found fame...

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UEFA confirms Turkiye and Italy will jointly host the 2032 European Football Championship

Europe’s footballing body UEFA has announced that Turkiye and Italy’s joint bid to host the 2032 European Championship has been successful, while the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland will host the 2028 edition. The news was announced by UEFA chief Aleksander Čeferin at the soccer governing bo...

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Euro 2024 qualifiers: the October fixtures for Azerbaijan, Turkiye and the UK Home Nations

The next 10 days will see another round of Euro 2024 group qualifiers take place, with Turkiye, Azerbaijan and all four UK Home Nations in action and several big matches to savour. On Thursday, Scotland will be hoping to maintain their one hundred percent record in the Euros when they play Spain in...

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North Cyprus’ Karpaz Gate Marina recognised for innovation at Sustainable Smart Marina Awards

Karpaz Gate Marina has won a prestigious Marina Award for Innovation at this year’s Monaco Sustainable & Smart Marina Rendezvous. Now in its third year, the awards “celebrate the exceptional achievements in the marina industry based on sustainability, technological innovation, and community buil...

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