A massive earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale has hit southeastern Turkiye and Syria in the early hours of this morning, causing widespread destruction that has killed at least 600 people, with thousands more injured or left homeless. The epicentre of the quake was near the city of Gaziantep in Kahramanmaraş province. Strong tremors […]
Hundreds of people came to pay their respects to Özkan Hasan at Palmers Green Mosque, North London, on Sunday, 5 February, ahead of his body being repatriated to North Cyprus where he will be buried. The iconic guitarist, who was a central figure in the entertainment scene of Turkish London in the 1970s and 80s […]
Turkish start-ups are looking highly attractive to investors. Last year saw a record $1.6 billion inward investment in the country. The tech sector, and in particular gaming and fintech companies, are leading the chase for funding. The industry is seeing investment at every level in Turkiye, with the money spread over three hundred deals covering […]
British Turks have been present in the UK for over a hundred years, yet we have only had a handful of people in the Houses of Parliament whose immediate roots hail from Turkiye or North Cyprus. Perhaps the best known – and most senior – Parliamentarian of Turkish Muslim origin is Baroness Meral Hussein-Ece OBE. […]
Emre Institute London have announced details of their annual art event for the British Turkish community. Now in its fifth year, the Turkish Community Art Exhibition is a multi-disciplinary showcase of art produced by both amateur and professional artists of Turkish origin living in the United Kingdom. Talented British Turks of all abilities, from emerging and […]
Turkiye remains unimpressed with the response of Swedish officials after protesters hung an effigy of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan from a lamppost in the capital Stockholm on Thursday. Sweden’s Foreign Minister, Tobias Billström branded the stunt as “abohorrent”, while Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson claimed the protesters were trying to sabotage Sweden’s application to join […]
On New Year’s Eve, Mustafa Varank, Turkiye’s Minister of Industry and Technology, donned a biker’s helmet and Getir uniform, and went on a mission to deliver groceries to the shopping app’s customers in Ankara. The Minister said he wanted to “better understand” the working conditions of motorbike couriers. In a 2-minute clip he shared on […]
Dragons’ Den returns to our screens at the start of the New Year with a brand new series of entrepreneurs vying for investment from five business ‘dragons’. The first episode will be broadcast on BBC 1 at 8pm on Thursday, 5 January 2023. There are no changes to the line-up of dragons for series 20, […]
As we reach the end of the 2022, we look back at some of our biggest stories of the year, reflecting the highs and the lows of the British Turkish community. For many mainstream media in Britain, the defining moments of 2022 will include the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the Ukraine War, the climate […]
The strategic importance of a new green energy deal, inked by the leaders of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Hungary and Romania on 17 December, was underlined by a key Azerbaijani diplomat. Azerbaijan’s ambassador to Hungary, Tahir Taghizadeh, told T-VINE that the agreement, is “a crucially important new step for Azerbaijan, together with our European partners, all in […]
