This Saturday, 20 July, marks the fiftieth anniversary of Turkiye’s vital intervention in Cyprus, which liberated Turkish Cypriots from a decade of conflict and brutal oppression, and created a lasting peace on the island. Turkiye’s military operation, which ran until 16 August 1974 was prompted by an Athens-backed coup in Cyprus on 15 July 1974 […]
In the corner of a large Cambridge cemetery lie a handful of overgrown graves of men who were wounded or fell at Gallipoli / Çanakkale during the First World War. That was the epic campaign won so brilliantly against global opposition by Turkiye’s founding father, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. It was also famous for the lasting […]
On Sunday, 28 May, Turks will go back to the polls for the second round of the Presidential Elections to decide whether Recep Tayyip Erdoğan remains as president or his challenger Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu becomes the 13th President of the Turkish Republic. Neither candidate managed to get over the 50% threshold to win in the first […]
Five months after the announcement of his posting to London, Turkiye’s new ambassador to the United Kingdom has finally arrived. Ambassador Osman Koray Ertaş visited the British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), where he formally presented his credentials confirming his appointment. Among the first activities for Turkiye’s new top diplomat in Britain was to […]
Direct passenger flights between Britain and Turkey are to restart after Turkish officials confirmed the Covid-19 restrictions on Britain have been lifted. The announcement, made on social media earlier this evening by the Turkish Embassy in London, was echoed by Bilal Ekşi, the Deputy Chairman and CEO of Turkish Airlines. In place since December due […]
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 contagious variant of coronavirus in the UK and elsewhere, the Turkish authorities […]
Exactly 225 years ago today, 14 October, the first-ever resident Turkish ambassador to Britain set off from Ottoman Turkey on a 3-month journey, arriving in London for his new post on 21 December 1793. A decision by Sultan Selim III on 23 July 1793 paved the way for Britain to receive its first resident […]
