Back by popular demand, singer-songwriter Ali Köse (aka Kozy) returns to the Barrel and Horn Pub on Bromley High Street for a monthly acoustic set in 2017. Starting this weekend, Ali will be appearing on the first Saturday of every month until March, playing a selection of big hit covers, as well as his own […]
A 61-year-old Turkish Cypriot man with severe mobility problems is a virtual prisoner in his own home due to a chronic shortage of social housing in his borough and the unwillingness of the council’s independent medical advisors to upgrade his priority status. Soner Sabriler lives in a small, 2-bedroom, first-floor flat off Green Lanes, Harringay, […]
Dear T-VINE, President Mustafa Akinci of North Cyprus was elected to office in April 2015 with a popular 60.5 per cent of the vote and he immediately took on a new mission to seek reconciliation between the two main communities of Cyprus — Greek and Turkish. Sadly, recent talks between him and his Greek Cypriot counterpart […]
Positive reviews and a stream of maximum marks from happy customers at The Golden Chippy have propelled it to the top spot on TripAdvisor. Hüseyin Kanizi’s fish and chip shop on Greenwich High Road beat 17,462 others, including Michelin-starred eateries, to be crowned “number 1 restaurant in London”. Many of the 465 reviews on TripAdvisor […]
“Let poppies bloom in Lefke fields, For men have died from there…..” On Sunday, Britain will commemorate the end of two World Wars, and all those who fought in them and in subsequent engagements. As the nation pays tribute to those non-nationals from the Commonwealth who gave their lives to ensure our survival, the sacrifices […]
An attempt to bring North Cyprus’ LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex) community out of the closet has highlighted the homophobic attitudes still prevalent among some parts of the population. On 1 Nov, the Queer Cyprus Association (Kuir Kıbrıs Derneği) unveiled a major outdoor advertising campaign. Colourful billboards around the country displayed the words […]
The chairman of the British Turkish Cypriot Association, Mr Ersu Ekrem, has written to President Akıncı, stating his association’s fears about the final outcome of the Talks. Comparing the present stage to the run-up to the 2004 Annan Plan, Ekrem says that, once more, ordinary Turkish Cypriots are not being involved in the process, which […]
One of the leading lights of the British Turkish community has passed away. Businessman Zeren Safa died late last night at the Harley Street clinic where he was receiving treatment for cancer. His death was announced by his wife, journalist Mihrişah Safa via Facebook earlier today. Writing in both English and Turkish, she said: “Çok […]
Selin Kiazim’s pop-ups at Ember Yard, Carousel London and a six-month residency at Trip Kitchen in Haggerston got the UK’s top food critics raving about her. She’s cooked for the British Prime Minister and his wife, Selfridges is stocking her luxury date butter, and at the end of last year she opened her first restaurant Oklava. We […]
Described by festival-goers at Boomtown Fair as “mind-blowingly great”, Destiny – the motor-home of mystery and joy – arrives back in her spiritual home of Dalston, ready to welcome new friends and old. Climb aboard Destiny this Sunday and enter the 17th dimension – an individual, immersive trip to the fantastical. Two mystics accompany you […]
