Lefkoşa Turkish Municipality Mayor Mehmet Harmancı has withdrawn from next week’s Cyprus Forum after organisers changed his title on the programme following objections from far-right Greek Cypriot party ELAM.Harmancı had been listed as “Mayor of Nicosia Turkish Municipality”, a title the forum itsel...
Britain has updated its official travel advice for LGBT+ visitors to Türkiye following the country’s sweeping raids on LGBT organisations and activists, as protests against the crackdown spread to more than 50 cities worldwide and over 450 civil society groups issued a joint condemnation.The Foreign...
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan have held their first face-to-face meeting, with trade, defence, Gaza, Ukraine and Cyprus among the issues discussed.The two leaders met in New York on Tuesday, 22 September, on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations Ge...
Eleven students have been injured after a 15-year-old boy opened fire near a school in western Türkiye, with three of the victims requiring intensive care treatment.The shooting happened at around 8am on Tuesday, 22 September, close to İnci Üzmez Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School in Tur...
Türkiye has joined seven Arab and Muslim-majority nations in calling on Israel to fulfil its commitments under the Gaza ceasefire plan, including allowing the “immediate, safe and unhindered” delivery of humanitarian aid and supplies into the territory.The joint statement was issued by the foreign m...
Türkiye is grappling with a growing plastic waste problem, with new research revealing alarming levels of microplastic pollution around recycling facilities while environmental groups warn that record quantities of waste imported from Europe are adding to the country’s own domestic plastic burden.Th...
An Enfield man has been ordered to pay £1,850 after being prosecuted by the council for failing to prevent his German Shepherd from repeatedly barking and disturbing neighbours.Yasar Mustafa, 39, from the EN3 area of Enfield, was investigated by Enfield Council’s environmental health team following...
The first international football break since this summer’s World Cup gets under way this week, with Azerbaijan, Türkiye and the four UK home nations all back in action.This autumn’s opening international window is longer than usual, running from 21 September to 6 October after the traditional Septem...
Acclaimed British Turkish novelist Elif Shafak has been named the winner of the 2026 Helena Vaz da Silva European Award for Raising Public Awareness on Cultural Heritage, recognising her contribution to celebrating Europe’s cultural heritage through literature and storytelling.The annual award, esta...
The body of a 15th victim of the Filo Jet ferry disaster has been recovered from the wreck off Girne, as the painstaking underwater search continues and investigators examine evidence suggesting part of the vessel had been damaged and repaired months before the tragedy.TRNC Prime Minister Ünal Üstel...
