Highly respected British Turkish Cypriot chartered accountant and community figure Münir Tatar, whose distinguished career spanned more than four decades, has died at the age of 71.Mr Tatar passed away on the morning of Monday, 17 August 2026, prompting an outpouring of grief from family, friends, c...
A landmark new defence pact between Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan is being hailed as the possible beginning of a new regional security order, with some already dubbing it a “Muslim NATO”.The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, signed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Saudi Crown Prince Moha...
Azerbaijan is hoping one of its most cherished national symbols can also become a major international business success, as the country expands production and exports of its celebrated pomegranates.A report by Euronews Business last week highlighted how Azerbaijan is seeking to turn the fruit – known...
Türkiye has taken one of its most significant steps yet towards ending more than four decades of conflict with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), after the Turkish Parliament overwhelmingly approved legislation offering thousands of its members a route back into civilian life if the organisation fu...
Istanbul Airport has overtaken London Heathrow as Europe’s busiest airport, marking a major milestone for Türkiye’s rapidly expanding aviation sector and one of the clearest signs yet of Istanbul’s emergence as a global transport hub.The Turkish airport handled 8.15 million passengers in July, nearl...
Türkiye-born computer scientist Koray Kavukcuoglu has been handed one of the most influential jobs in global technology, taking over the day-to-day leadership of Google DeepMind as the tech giant intensifies its race to develop artificial general intelligence (AGI).Google and Alphabet chief executiv...
THE 21-year-old woman accused of causing the road crash that killed 85-year-old Turan Obalı has admitted driving the vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and without a licence, police have told a court in Girne.Yağmur Açıkgöz appeared before Girne District Court on Tuesday, 11 August, as pol...
More than nine in ten people in Türkiye are now internet users, according to new official figures that show the country continuing to close the digital gap with some of the world’s most connected economies.The 2026 Household Information Technologies Usage Survey, published by the Turkish Statistical...
Reform UK has been accused of once again stigmatising Britain’s Turkish community after unveiling plans for a public tip line to report suspected illegal workers and criminal businesses – a proposal widely billed as a “Turkish barber tip line”.The controversial plan formed part of a package of measu...
GIRNE Mayor Murat Şenkul has expressed his fury and shame following the death of well-known local resident Turan Obalı, who was killed after an alleged drink-driver crossed into his lane on Friday morning.The fatal collision occurred at around 6.45am on 7 August on the Girne-Güzelyurt main road, nea...
