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Business owners raise Brexit concerns in Westminster

It was standing room only for a Brexit debate organised by Cyprus Turkish Chamber of Commerce UK (CTCC UK) in the House of Commons at the start of June. Over a hundred entrepreneurs came together to discuss the potential impact of Brexit and how that can be countered, with many airing their frustrat...

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Kem Cetinay scores wondergoal to help team win Soccer Aid

Former Love Island winner and TV presenter Kem Cetinay scored a dream goal at this year’s Soccer Aid to propel his World XI team to victory. The annual event pits two all-star teams of celebrities, athletes and footballers in a match that helps raise money for global children’s education charity Uni...

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Mother says ‘God bless you all’ after missing son Eniscan, 13, returns home safe

The mother of Eniscan Doğangün has confirmed that he is back home and is safe and well.  Hakime Doğangün had appealed for news about her teenage son after he went missing on Monday morning, 10 June, prompting a huge social media campaign to try to locate him. Eniscan had left his Lewisham home in...

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Family appeal for news on 13-year-old Eniscan, missing from Peckham home

UPDATE, Fri 15 June 2019, Eniscan has returned home safe. Mother says "God bless you all" after thousands share appeal for news about missing son.   Family and friends of Eniscan Doğangün have made a desperate appeal to Londoners to help them locate him. The young boy disappeared after leav...

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London police apologise to Greek Cypriots over North Cyprus ‘disputed territory’ flag

London police chiefs have apologised to a UK-based Greek Cypriot lobby group after officers displayed the flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) at a festival in the borough of Enfield. A spokeswoman for the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) confirmed to T-VINE this week that it h...

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Arrest after Barış Küçük dies following street robbery on Seven Sisters Road

A murder investigation has been launched following a fatal stabbing in Haringey. Barış Küçük was stabbed in the leg in the early hours of Saturday, 1 June, and sadly died of his injuries in hospital two days later. Police were called by the London Ambulance Service to attend the scene at just aft...

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Şeker Bayramı – celebrating the end of Ramazan

Today marks the start of a three-day public holiday in Turkey and North Cyprus to celebrate the end of the 30-day fast of Ramazan. Several other Muslim countries will also follow suit, after the new crescent moon was observed in Mecca. The rest of the Muslim world will commence their own festivities...

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Catch the interview with Enfield Council Leader Nesil Çalışkan on BRT tonight

Tonight, television presenter Ertanch Hidayettin is interviewing Nesil Çalışkan, the Leader of  Enfield Council on the Londra Gündem programme. The interview, in English, will be broadcast at 21.30 UK time on BRT1 and BRT1 HD. It can also be watched live online via the BRTK website. The programme...

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Greek Cypriots fuming over British minister’s ‘disputed sovereignty’ remark

Greek Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades was left fuming after a British minister refused to condemn Turkey’s search for oil and gas off the coast of Cyprus – and said that exploratory drilling should not take place in an area where “sovereignty is disputed”. Sir Alan Duncan, the UK’s Minister of...

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Turkish Cypriot Westminster terror attack victim’s widower slams legal aid system

The widower of a woman of Turkish Cypriot heritage who was killed in the Westminster Bridge terrorist attack in London in March 2017 was denied legal aid at the inquest into her death, British media have reported. Mother-of-two Aysha Frade, the daughter of late Turkish Cypriot father Taylan Ahmet...

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