Turkiye’s national women’s volleyball team made history on Sunday night after claiming their first European crown. The Turkish side came from behind to beat reigning world champions Serbia 3-2 in the final of the Women’s European Volleyball Championship in Brussels. A capacity crowd of 10,688 spectators at the Palais 12 indoor arena were treated to […]
One of the most exciting Turkish chefs of the past twenty years, Istanbul-born Esra Muslu has sadly passed away at the age of 44. The news was announced on social media by her central London restaurant Zahter, where tributes have been pouring in. The cause of death was not stated by Zahter, but a relative […]
A Turkish endurance swimmer who hit the headlines last year after becoming the youngest Turkish swimmer to cross the English Channel has made history again, this time by swimming across the North Channel. Aysu Türkoğlu started her 21.4 mile swim from Donaghadee in Northern Ireland on Wednesday morning at 07:44 local time, reaching the Scottish […]
A female naval officer has become the most senior ranked woman in Turkish naval history after being promoted to Rear Admiral. Gökçen Fırat’s elevation to the third highest naval rank makes her one of the most senior military figures in the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK). Rear Admiral sits just below Admiral and Vice-Admiral, positions currently […]
West Ham United Women have announced that two existing players, Melisa Filis and Halle Houssein, have signed new contracts with the club. Of Turkish Cypriot heritage through her dad, London-born Halle Houssein is a highly regarded midfielder. The England U18s captain came through the Arsenal Academy before being signed by West Ham in January 2022 […]
Last month, Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made history when he appointed Hafize Gaye Erkan as the governor of the Central Bank of Turkiye – the first ever woman to head the 93-year-old financial institution. Erkan enters the financial fray in her motherland armed with an impressive biography as she bids to find the optimum […]
Tributes have been paid to one of Turkiye’s greatest musicians, violinist Suna Kan, who died at the weekend aged 86. The virtuoso enjoyed a celebrated solo, orchestral and teaching career in Turkiye and abroad. Kan was described as “The symbolic name of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk’s ‘music revolution’” by Andante Magazine. Paying tribute with a series […]
Merve Dizdar made history in Cannes at the weekend after she was named Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival, becoming the first Turkish actress to win the award. She won the prize for her role as Nuray, a teacher in a remote village who has to deal with male harassment at her school, in […]
Married women in Türkiye will be able to use their maiden name without any reference to their husbands’ surnames. The Turkish Constitutional Court has decided to annul Article 187 of the Turkish Civil Code, which compelled women to take their husbands’ surnames and ditch their own after marriage. The landmark ruling last month has paved […]
North Cyprus’ left wing opposition parties emerged victorious from Sunday’s Local Elections, after their candidates came first in the three big Mayoral races. Incumbent Mehmet Harmancı of the Communal Democracy Party (TDP) won comfortably in the capital Lefkoşa, while candidates for the main opposition Republican Turkish Party, Murat Şenkul and Süleyman Uluçay, won hard fought […]
