Special forces from Türkiye, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan have taken part in joint military training in Uzbekistan, practising hostage rescues, reconnaissance and operations behind simulated enemy lines.Azerbaijan’s Defence Ministry announced the “Eternal Brotherhood–V” exercise in a statement on 6 Oct...
The Metropolitan Police has renewed its appeal for information about the disappearance of Turkish Cypriot mother-of-two Nazire Koreli, who vanished from her southeast London home two years ago, as independent charity Crimestoppers offers a reward of up to £20,000 to help solve the mystery.Nazire, 56...
Six more bodies have been recovered from the continuing search for victims of the Filo Jet ferry disaster since T-VINE’s last update, taking the death toll to 24 and leaving just four people still missing.Two of the recently recovered victims have now been formally identified through DNA testin...
Türkiye’s football establishment faces renewed scrutiny after its refereeing chief and six other officials were remanded in custody in an investigation into alleged misconduct, almost a year after a betting scandal triggered mass arrests and suspensions.Ferhat Gündoğdu, head of the Turkish Football...
An investment fund scandal in Türkiye has left nearly half a million people facing uncertainty over their savings, prompted the resignation of a senior ruling-party politician and raised questions about whether regulators failed to act on warning signs. Türkiye’s Capital Markets Board (SPK) ord...
Turkish businessman Turhan Mildon has made international headlines after marrying Alina Habba, Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, at New York’s Waldorf Astoria on 26 September. Described as a billionaire by NDTV and other media outlets, the groom heads a family business with an expanding in...
History could be in the making after a Turkish-origin mayoral candidate came out on top in recent state elections. Elif Eralp and her party Die Linke (‘The Left’) made unprecedent gains, taking first place at the ballot box and garnering over a quarter of the overall vote.Her party’s performance has...
A North London cake manufacturer and its director, Ismail Colak, have been ordered to pay £10,698.96 in fines, costs and surcharges after inspectors discovered mouse droppings and serious hygiene failures.Sugarbake (London) Limited, based in Nobel Road, Edmonton, admitted six food hygiene offences....
The 18th victim of the Filo Jet ferry disaster has been identified as Ferdi Törer, as investigators examining the deadly sinking told a Girne court that the vessel’s watertight doors were not closed and earlier repairs had been deemed inadequate by experts.DNA tests confirmed that a body recovered f...
A new Migration Watch UK report argues that Britain’s work visa system has become a route to permanent settlement for hundreds of thousands of workers and their families, equivalent to a city “the size of Glasgow”, arguing this will pose serious long-term social and economic problems.“A country...
