The UK’s biggest burial site for Turks, Tottenham Park Cemetery, has been bought by a group of British Turkish businessmen. The North London site is currently under investigation by the Ministry of Justice for possible overuse and other alleged poor practices. The new owners are said to include Mustafa Darı (the largest shareholder), and well-known […]
Baroness Meral Hussein-Ece’s bill to regulate private burial grounds has passed through its first reading in the House of Lords and is scheduled for a second reading after the Summer Recess. The Private Burial Grounds and Cemeteries Bill, introduced on 15 June, sets out the responsibilities of owners of private burial sites, bringing them in […]
An attempt by a North London council to buy the UK’s largest burial ground for Turks has failed after the owner of Tottenham Park Cemetery Peter Demetriou rejected the bid. Enfield Council confirmed to T-VINE that they had recently sought to acquire the privately-owned 2.4 hectare site in North London. However, the offer “has not […]
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 Cemetery in North London, and to call on the government […]
