Six children from Turkiye who are battling with leukaemia have arrived in London for a special visit for fun and also to meet with Turkish community members as young ambassadors of blood cancer charity LÖSEV. The five-day trip has been arranged by LÖSEV, a leading Turkish charity specialising in supporting children with leukaemia, which this […]
A month-long 2,500 mile charity bike ride by two Metropolitan police officers, PC Ceyhun ‘Jay’ Uzun and PC Ryan McKinlay is nearing completion. The pair set off from outside Scotland Yard in London exactly four weeks ago today in a bid to raise awareness and essential funds for UK children’s cancer charity Tanyel’s Smile, which […]
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 journey, cycling across France, Switzerland, […]
Two British police officers, who left London on 23 September to cycle 4,000 kilometres to Cyprus to raise vital funds for a children’s cancer charity, are currently in France undertaking the tough Col de la Madeleine. Located in the French Alps near to France’s border with Italy, the 26km Col de la Madeleine route is […]
A simple cheek swab is all it takes to become a blood stem donor. Your details are then added to the national blood register, where the Turkish community is chronically under-represented, and it could help save a life. Four years ago, the Turkish Women’s Philanthropic Association (TWPA), a registered British charity in Turnpike Lane, North […]
Ten years ago, teenager Tanyel Uzun was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer, Ewing’s sarcoma. The devastating news came just six days after Tanyel had turned 18. Intensive treatment seemed to work and Tanyel went into remission, but six months later she relapsed and sadly passed away in January 2016 aged 20. Even […]
The parents of a toddler battling against blood cancer have made a desperate plea to the British public to help them find a bone marrow match. Four-year-old Dillan, who is half Turkish through his father, needs to have a transplant by October to increase his chances of survival. Dillan’s family, who live in London, said […]
This week, the colour orange has become a beacon of hope for children suffering from leukaemia, with buildings in Turkey lighting up in orange and people wearing orange masks to raise awareness about the illness. The campaign, #lösemili1çocuğunhayali, is being run by LÖSEV, Turkey’s leading charity for children suffering from leukaemia, a cancer of the […]
Did you know that every three minutes of every day, a child is diagnosed with cancer? Sadly, more than 80% of these children are not cured because of poverty: either the medical facilities they need do not exist or their families cannot afford the treatment. Turkish children’s cancer charity LÖSEV has been battling against this […]
Turkey’s leading charity for children with leukaemia has launched its annual Kurban (Eid al-Adha) campaign, appealing for donations that can be used to assist disadvantaged families whose children are undergoing lifesaving treatment for the blood cancer. Founded in 1998, LÖSEV, or the Health and Education Foundation for Children with Leukaemia, provides support and assistance to […]
