The new Member of Parliament for the East London constituency of Barking has used her maiden speech in the House of Commons to highlight her family’s difficult passage, leaving their native Cyprus for a new life as immigrants in the United Kingdom. Nesil Caliskan, who made history at the General Election last month when she […]
Sunday’s Women’s High Jump finals at the Paris Olympics didn’t generate the result Buse Savaşkan had wanted, but for Turkish Cypriots she remains their hero. Thousands of people had expressed their pride and joy in her performance on social media ahead of and after Sunday’s final. Multiple watch parties had been organised in North Cyprus, […]
The Turkish government has blocked access to Instagram, preventing the country’s nearly 60 million users from seeing or posting on the popular social media platform. The decision was announced by the country’s Information and Communication Technologies Authority (Bilgi Teknolojileri ve İletişim Kurumu) on its website on Friday morning, 2 August. Although no official reason has […]
On Friday morning, the entire Turkish Cypriot nation was glued to television screens cheering on Buse Savaşkan as she took part in the Women’s High Jump qualifications at the Paris Games. The 25-year-old Olympic debutant secured a coveted spot in Sunday’s finals by equalling her personal best jump of 1.92 metres in the qualifiers – […]
Three more men have been convicted of various crimes following the kidnapping and brutal killing of popular DJ Koray Alpergin in North London two years ago. Dylan Weatherley, 20, from Tottenham, North London, was found guilty on Wednesday, 31 July, of Mr Alpergin’s manslaughter, kidnap and false imprisonment after a trial at the Old Bailey. […]
Friday’s Opening Ceremony marks the start of the Paris Summer Olympic Games – the world’s largest sporting event. Over the next two weeks, more than 10,700 athletes will participate in 329 events across 32 sports, with the Games concluding on 11 August. Among them will be 102 Turks – 54 women and 48 men – […]
Mete Coban has quit his day job at My Life, My Say and role as a Hackney Councillor to take up a new position at City Hall as Deputy Mayor of London for Environment and Energy. The northeast London politician announced his new role on X (formerly Twitter) last week, “I’m honoured to be appointed […]
Figen Murray, the mother of Manchester Arena terrorist attack victim Martyn Hett, has hailed the inclusion of Martyn’s Law in the King’s Speech on 17July. It is one of 39 bills the new Labour Government intends to adopt as part of its programme of legislation in the new Parliamentary session. Writing on X (formerly Twitter), […]
Azerbaijan’s leader, Ilham Aliyev, had the opportunity to meet with King Charles III earlier this week. The two men were pictured talking on the sidelines of the European Political Community Summit that took place at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire. The British Embassy in Baku posted a picture of their exchange on X (formerly Twitter) with […]
The Leader of Barnet Council Barry Rawlings has rejected accusations from local residents of Turkish and Turkish Cypriot descent that the local authority is “racist”, calling them “unsubstantiated claims” at a recent council meeting. Councillor Rawlings’ comments prompted an angry exchange with a group of residents present in the public gallery. The council leader was […]
