One of the world’s leading DJs will be performing a unique set in an eleventh century castle in North Cyprus that was said to have inspired Walt Disney. Global dance music hit maker Kölsch will be live from Saint Hilarion Castle for a 90-minute concert on Monday, 31 May. Organised by music events specialist Cercle, […]
A Turkish-Kurdish woman who came to the Netherlands as a child now has a senior role in the Dutch government. Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius was appointed State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy in a government reshuffle by Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Monday, 25 May. Born in Ankara on 18 June 1977, Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius has […]
The UK government has been asked about whether it intends to replace the Turkish Businessperson Visa, after the scheme ended on 1 January 2021. The question was tabled by Sarah Olney (pictured above), the Richmond Park MP and Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. Ms Olney asked the Secretary of State for […]
A group of activists known as Animal Rebellion blocked access to four McDonald’s distribution centres across Britain this weekend, with group spokesperson James Ozden accusing the fast food chain and wider meat and dairy industry of “destroying our planet”. Animal Rebellion used vehicles and bamboo structures to prevent lorries from leaving depots in Hemel Hempstead, […]
This year’s Eurovision again proved to be a mixed bag of songs, talents and weird costumes but then which year since the 1980s hasn’t. Despite the year off due to the COVID pandemic or maybe because of it, the return of Eurovision with live performers and an actual audience was greeted with jubilation by Eurovision […]
To celebrate ‘19 Mayıs’ Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day, the Turkish Community Football Federation (TTFF) is hosting a huge football tournament in Wood Green on Sunday, 23 May, and “everyone is invited!”, says TTFF President Osman Ercen. The event kicks off at 2pm at the White Hart Lane Community Sports Centre and will feature a […]
Five years ago, an article by John Oakes for T-VINE highlighted how Turkish Cypriots who had fought for Britain had been largely forgotten in the United Kingdom’s annual remembrance services (Turkish Cypriots: Britain’s forgotten soldiers, 11 Nov. 2016). A new initiative headed by retired British Ambassador Alp Mehmet and John Oakes aims to have Turkish […]
The life, customs and roots of the Turkic peoples of Central Asia and Anatolia is set to be broadcast in a new weekly television series. Produced by state broadcaster Azerbaijan Television (AzTV), each week ‘The Turkic World’ will feature the rich culture, history, traditions and landmarks of the different Turkic speaking peoples: the Turks, Kazakhs, […]
A leading Turkish Cypriot scientist based at Imperial College, London, has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society – the oldest and foremost independent scientific academy in the world. Professor Ten Feizi was recognised for her research work into glycosciences. She has spent more than fifty years investigating the role of sugar chains […]
Beşiktaş will be seeking to win the league-cup double tonight when they take on Antalyaspor in the Turkish Cup Final this evening. The Istanbul side has previously won the trophy nine times, although they last lifted the cup a decade ago in 2011. Their opponents this evening, Antalyaspor, have only ever played in one cup […]
