National wholesaler JJ Food Service has offered its full support to more than 2,500 staff who lost their jobs yesterday after UK delivered wholesaler Palmer and Harvey (P&H) fell into administration. Mustafa Kiamil, the CEO of JJ Food Service, said, “P&H has been around for nearly a century – it is a tragedy to see […]
A man’s violent behaviour towards his young step-son has caused outrage in North Cyprus. Mustafa Duman, from Gazimağusa, appeared in court on Thursday, 23 November, after being charged with severely beating and torturing the eight-year-old boy. Police were alerted to Duman’s violent behaviour following a complaint against him. A physical examination of the child […]
Many London Turks will be familiar with the name Suzanne Nuri. For years, she was the editor of London Turkish Gazette putting the spotlight on news and issues affecting the community. Several years ago she relocated to Wymondham (pronounced ‘Windum’), a delightful and historic small town in Norfolk in the East of England. This […]
The UK branch of Turkey’s main opposition the Republic People’s Party (CHP) is hosting a special mid-week dinner for party leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who jets in to the British capital next week. The North London event on 6 Dec. will be a chance for CHP’s British members and wider public to get together and […]
Yesterday, Saturday 25 November, was International Day to End Violence against Women and Girls. It brought tens of thousands of women around the world on to the streets to protest at the on-going gender-based violence that results in the sexual or physical assault and murder of women each year. Kadın Cinayetleri, a women’s group in Turkey, […]
110 years ago, Winston Churchill raged to the Liberal Cabinet about Great Britain’s “detestable oppression” towards Cyprus, claiming that the British Government’s treatment of the island “constituted a blemish upon Imperial policy of a peculiarly discreditable kind.” What did Churchill say about Enosis? What was the “maiming, crippling toll” he accused His Majesty’s Government […]
Kara Sevda (Endless Love)’s stunning win at the International Emmys earlier this week confirmed the phenomenal rise of popular Turkish drama worldwide. Kara Sevda became the first Turkish TV series to win an International Emmy – the TV equivalent of the Oscars – when it was awarded Best Telenovela in New York. The series […]
Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu’s two-day visit to Poland this week provided the ideal opportunity to expand North Cyprus’ political and commercial contacts with the central European nation. The Foreign Minister for the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) was invited as a guest to a conference and gala dinner in Warsaw, hosted by Diplomats International (DMW) […]
A popular Turkish drama series has made history after being awarded Best Telenovela at the 45th International Emmy Awards earlier this week. Kara Sevda, named Endless Love for non-Turkish viewers, beat three other nominees to pick up the prestigious prize at an awards ceremony in New York on Monday night. Kara Sevda’s director Hilal […]
Home owners on the Kulaksız 5 (K5) site, located in Girne District in North Cyprus, scored a stunning victory against Akfinans Bank at the High Court in Lefkoşa on Friday. The Court’s ruling means the eight buyers, mainly elderly Britons, have secured their rights over properties they had bought more than a decade ago. Friday’s […]
