When the Turkish Football Federation decided to part ways with national coach Stefan Kuntz last month following Turkiye’s laboured 1-1 home qualifier draw against lowly Armenia followed by a 4-2 defeat by Japan in a friendly, eyebrows were raised. How sensible was it to bring in a new manager mid-Eu...
Two Metropolitan police officers cycling 2,500 miles (4,000 kilometres) to Cyprus to raise £10,000 for a children’s cancer charity have arrived in Turkiye as they start the final week of their epic bike ride. PC Ceyhun ‘Jay’ Uzun and PC Ryan McKinlay left London on 23 September for the month-long j...
The 29 of October 2023 marks the centenary of the Republic of Türkiye. This important milestone will be marked by numerous festivities all around the world, including London. To commemorate a century since the declaration of the Republic of Türkiye, the Yunus Emre Institute London, with the support...
Turkish Cypriot police officers serving as part of the Sovereign Base Areas (SBA) Police Force in Cyprus are set to be admitted as members of the Turkish Police Association in Britain. The news was announced by Acting Inspector Eren Emin in a speech he gave at the Metropolitan Police Service Turkish...
One of the accused killers of a Turkish DJ told the Old Bailey he was only hired as “muscle to scare the guy.”The body of DJ Koray Alpergin, 43, was discovered near the Oakwood Hill Industrial Estate in Loughton, Essex, on 15 October 2023 after he was tortured to death.Mr Alpergin, who was originall...
The new owners of Tottenham Park Cemetery – the UK’s largest burial ground for British Turks – have announced they will be hosting a community event in North London to discuss details about their long-term plans and to “hear” the views of the community.The new team say their objectives are “mu...
Turks all around the world are preparing to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Türkiye on 29 October 1923. One of the gala events taking place in London will be “The Centenary Ball for the Founding of the Republic of Turkiye” in the ballroom of the five-star Royal Ga...
The next 10 days will see another round of Euro 2024 group qualifiers take place, with Turkiye, Azerbaijan and all four UK Home Nations in action and several big matches to savour. On Thursday, Scotland will be hoping to maintain their one hundred percent record in the Euros when they play Spain in...
Fan-owned Enfield Town Football Club is staging a special night with two of the finest footballers to have graced North London: former Tottenham Hotspur captain and England international Gary Mabbutt and his Spurs colleague, Argentinian international Osvaldo ‘Ossie’ Ardiles. Held in Enfield Town’s...
Prior to last night's thrilling game, Manchester United and Galatasaray had faced each other six times in the UEFA Champions League. The English side had won twice, the Turks once, and the sides had drawn three times, including their epic first encounter at Old Trafford 30 years ago, which ended 3-3...
