This week, the colour orange has become a beacon of hope for children suffering from leukaemia, with buildings in Turkey lighting up in orange and people wearing orange masks to raise awareness about the illness. The campaign, #lösemili1çocuğunhayali, is being run by LÖSEV, Turkey’s leading chari...
A major diplomatic crisis involving the ambassadors of ten countries in Ankara has been averted. The ambassadors had been threatened with expulsion from Turkey after making a critical statement about jailed businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had d...
The value of Turkey’s defence and aviation sector continues to rise as international demand for Turkish-made armed drones continues to grow. Mustafa Varank, Turkey’s Minister of Industry and Technology, told CNN Turk that Turkey's defence and aviation revenue had grown to $12 billion annually....
A young boy in Turkey who had captured the hearts and minds of people around the world following his brave battle for life following a tragic accident has died. Enis Azmi Işık passed away at the weekend aged six having never fully recovered from a near fatal drowning accident in April 2017 that h...
The Turkish Cypriot Cultural Association (TCCA) have joined forces with the British Red Cross to launch an innovative gardening project that will not only help participants learn new skills and make new friends, but also offer therapeutic benefits. T-VINE asked TCCA Co-ordinator Gülnur Salih ho...
Turkey has seen a strong rise in its garment exports in the first seven months of this year thanks to retail recovery in its key European markets. Many companies are reported to be working at full capacity for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic took hold early in 2020. Shipments to for...
Earlier this week, Modanisa unveiled its global brand campaign and new slogan ‘Your World To Wear’ at a celebratory gathering in the grounds of its Istanbul headquarters. Founder and CEO Kerim Türe chartered Modanisa’s rise from a start-up business in 2011 to the world’s largest modest fashion po...
The United Kingdom’s newly appointed top diplomat in Istanbul Kenan Poleo has arrived in the country and is already seeking to overcome his first challenge: which Turkish football team should he support? In two short clips, one in Turkish, one in English, filmed in the stunning grounds of the Bri...
On Thursday, 2 September, the third edition of Taste of Anatolia – Films from Turkey gets underway. This year, the festival is screening 38 movies, the vast majority of them making their UK premiere. As Britain’s only independent Turkish film festival, this four day event offers Turkish cinema lo...
Just under 12 million people visited Turkey in the first seven months of 2021, a significant increase on the same period last year. Tourist numbers remain considerably lower than in 2019, however, when the country welcomed over 45 million foreigners. According to the latest figures released by th...
