A Turkish restaurant in Woodford Green, Essex, has been branded a “Covid factory” after hosting illegal events during the pandemic and could now lose its licence as a result. Melin Chigwell was declared a “real and continuing threat to public health” by Conservative Councillor Paul Canal during a Re...
At least 191 Turkish Cypriots have died from Covid-19 – over half in the last two months – according to Ambassador Oya Tuncalı, who represents the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC) in London. Within days of making this statement the figure had leapt again claiming the lives of a further 32...
Turkish community activists have stepped up their campaign to bring the UK’s largest burial ground for British Turks under state control. An online petition has been launched by the Tottenham Park Cemetery Action Group (TPCAG) to draw attention to conditions at the privately-owned Tottenham Park...
If you’re looking for films beyond the obvious choices, this week-long movie fest packed with gems produced by upcoming directors and screened at some of the world’s best film festivals is guaranteed quality viewing. ‘Cut Short, Live Long’ (CSLL) is a new annual short film festival that will be m...
It seemed an insurmountable task when parents Zeliha and Tuncay Fidan launched a campaign last autumn to raise nearly £2 million for pioneering treatment to save their baby son Metehan, who has severe spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Yet last week, the couple announced they had reached the required...
Turkish footballing giant Fenerbahçe have tonight released photos of superstar player Mesut Özil with his wife Amine and baby daughter Eda just before they boarded a private jet heading for Istanbul. A brief statement from Fenerbahçe, released along with tonight’s photos, stated that, “Our club i...
There are some people you meet that once you begin to speak you wish the conversation wouldn’t stop, regardless of the topic.As John Ford said, “You can speak well if your tongue can deliver the message of your heart” and indeed Abdullah Nihat Yılmaz was one of those rare people who conducted his ta...
From this week, all travellers departing for the United Kingdom are required to present a negative PCR test result that is no older than 72 hours before they start their journey. The new rule is applicable to all passengers, including British nationals, regardless of which country they are travel...
Five days after suspending all flights from Britain due to coronavirus mutation fears, the Turkish authorities have announced a partial restoration of services for Turkish citizens and foreign nationals with Turkish residency permits only. After assessing the risks from the newly identified more...
Homelessness in Britain has become a growing problem this decade. Statistics show a year-on-year rise for the past five years, with charity Shelter estimating that 280,000 people were homeless in England as of December 2019 with no equivalent figures for Scotland and Wales. This not only includes...
