On Sunday 22 May, Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium hosts an international friendly between England and Turkey. Both teams are expected to field their leading stars as managers continue their preparations for Euro 2016, which starts on June 10. The match against Turkey will be the first of three friendlies Roy Hodgson’s team faces before this […]
Beautifully shot, with stunning performances by its young cast, the Oscar-nominated Mustang is both a rousing tale of spirited youth and a powerful, moving and timely work of engaging social cinema. It’s the beginning of summer. In a small village in northern Turkey, Lale and her four sisters are on their way home from school, […]
This year’s meeting of the European Federation of Salaried Doctors (FEMS) was held in North Cyprus. The embargo-busting event took place at the end of last week, with representatives from 13 different medical professions in France, Holland, Italy Portugal, Slovenia, Spain and Turkey attending the 3-day conference to discuss health systems. Each year, the annual […]
With no Turkey again in this year’s Eurovision, millions of Turks across Europe may be struggling to find a reason to watch the annual TV song contest. Fear not, there are at least three good reasons to tune in. First, support the contender from the country you are based in – in our case, UK […]
Flags for the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), Wales, Kosovo and Palestine are among those that can’t be displayed at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. The event is taking place in the Swedish capital Stockholm this weekend. New rules introduced by the competition’s ruling body have limited the flags to just the 42 participating […]
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has announced that he is quitting his role as head of the government and AK (Justice and Development) Party. The announcement at a press conference earlier today followed intense speculation over the past 48 hours that the Turkish PM was going to resign following a series of differences with President […]
Olcay Bayır is one of Turkey’s finest musical exports. Now based in the UK, the classically trained soprano with a velveteen voice like no other sings stories of Anatolian love and mystery. Hailing from Turkey’s southeast region and of Kurdish origin, she took the World Music scene by storm following the release of her stunning […]
This evening sees the launch of a three-day event that will bring together writers, intellectuals, artists and activists in Nicosia to discuss history, literature, identity and contemporary politics. Among the special guests will be British-Pakistani historian and author Tariq Ali and Norwegian author Thorvald Steen, along with Thorvald Steen, Andreas Delsett, Umut Bozkurt, Nicos Philippou, […]
Last month, two-year-old Prince George stole the show when he appeared in his bathrobe to greet US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle. The adorable picture of the young prince shaking hands with the most powerful man in the world while dressed in a pair of white gingham pyjamas and monogrammed dressing gown went […]
Turkish pop star Tarkan has wed his long-term girlfriend Pınar Dilek on Friday. The news came via an exclusive story in yesterday’s Hürriyet – Turkey’s biggest daily. Only close family and friends witnessed the couple tie the knot in a simple ceremony at Tarkan’s Tarabya villa. It’s expected the couple will hold a big wedding […]
