The next international football break is upon us, which can only mean one thing: more Euro 2024 group qualifying action. Over the next seven days, Turkiye and Azerbaijan all play, along with the four UK home nations.Northern Ireland is the only side with two Euro 2023 qualifiers in September, as the...
An important community hub for people of South Londoners of Turkish heritage, the Bexley Turkish Day Centre, has re-opened following its closure during the pandemic period. The Mayor and Mayoress of Bexley, Cllr Ahmet Dourmoush and his wife Elmaziye Dourmoush, attended the official opening on Thurs...
Members of the Turkish Women’s Philanthropic Association (TWPA) are spearheading a new initiative to help recognise the contributions of Turkish Cypriot men and women to Britain’s armed forces, particularly during the era when Cyprus was part of the British Empire. On Sunday, 17 September, TWPA mem...
One of the most exciting Turkish chefs of the past twenty years, Istanbul-born Esra Muslu has sadly passed away at the age of 44. The news was announced on social media by her central London restaurant Zahter, where tributes have been pouring in. The cause of death was not stated by Zahter, but a r...
This summer’s global blockbuster movie has undoubtedly been Barbie. The fantasy comedy inspired by Mattel’s iconic fashion doll has taken over $1.2 billion at box offices worldwide, breaking multiple records in the process. Directed by Greta Gerwig, the live action movie starring Margot Robbie in t...
The British and Turkish governments have agreed to step up their joint operations to tackle organised immigration crime by disrupting their migration routes and supply chains. The details were announced in London earlier this week. The new agreement includes resources by the UK to help establish a...
A Turkish restaurant in West London has had its licence suspended for three months by Hammersmith and Fulham Council after its owners repeatedly flouted the law by hiring illegal workers. Woody Grill on Uxbridge Road, Shepherd’s Bush, was inspected three times in 14 months by a team from the govern...
The Illegal Migration Bill is now on Britain’s statute book. A total of 289 MPs voted in favour of the bill, giving the Home Secretary unprecedented powers to make arrangements for the detention and deportation of migrants, while 230 MPs voted against. Sensationalism rather than ‘virtue’, in Aristot...
One of the British Turkish community’s oldest organisations, the Turkish Women’s Philanthropic Association of England (TWPA for short) will be hosting a gala dinner and dance event in October to celebrate its 50th anniversary. The event, which is being held at the Regency Banqueting Hall in North L...
A man has died from serious head injuries after a suspected mugging in Wood Green, North London, prompting the Met Police to launch a hunt for the killer. Ibrahim Pertek, 52, was found in an alleyway that runs alongside Wood Green Library in the early hours of Sunday morning, 16 July. It is believe...
