A family in Aydınköy, North Cyprus, has been struck by a second devastating road tragedy after an 85-year-old mother died from injuries sustained when she was hit by a reversing vehicle – nearly seven years after her son and daughter-in-law were killed in a high-speed collision.Necibe Yılmaz passed...
Greek Cypriot legal action over property in North Cyprus has reportedly entered a new and potentially far-reaching phase after a Turkish Cypriot diplomat was served with a court summons concerning the past sale of a property with an exchange title deed.Yasa Yeşilada, a Turkish Cypriot diplomat based...
Barking MP Nesil Caliskan has left her junior ministerial role at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government after serving for just over two months.Caliskan, of Turkish Cypriot descent and a former leader of Enfield Council, was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State on 12 M...
From teenage Labour activist and Cabinet minister to “King of the North”, Andy Burnham has taken a long and sometimes winding route to 10 Downing Street. Here are ten key facts about the man who became Britain’s new Prime Minister on 20 July 2026.1. His return to Westminster was remarkably swiftAt t...
The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, has congratulated Andy Burham for becoming the new British Prime Minister (PM). In the letter to PM Burnham, the Azerbaijani leader emphasised “the comprehensive development of Azerbaijan-United Kingdom relations based on rich and good traditions”, inc...
The United Nations has announced today that Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will be travelling to Cyprus at the end of the month to help advance negotiations between Greek and Turkish Cypriots to reunite the island. Rumours about a possible Guterres visit had been circulating for the past we...
The pair say they were punished for their outspoken criticism of Israel, while supporters of the decision accuse them of promoting antisemitic ideas and extremist rhetoric. The controversy has divided Jewish organisations, politicians and free-speech campaigners.Two of America’s best-known Turkish-o...
Thousands of people flocked to this year’s Turkish Cypriot cultural festival on the Donkey Lane playing fields in Enfield, North London, and once again they left with smiles and happy memories.Now a firm feature in the British Turkish social calendar following its first event back in 2017, the festi...
Two men have each been sentenced to 25 years in prison over the killing of London resident Hüseyin Mavideniz outside a nightclub in İskele, North Cyprus, three years ago.The Famagusta Assize Court found Mehmet Yazıcı and Doğu Ömer Alçıner guilty of manslaughter, causing grievous bodily harm and seri...
Turkish tennis star Zeynep Sönmez made her presence felt at Wimbledon this summer, combining an impressive opening-round victory with a discreet but powerful gesture of support for the Palestinian people that has put her firmly in the international spotlight.The 24-year-old Turkish number one arrive...
