As many as 33 candidates of Turkish origin could become members of parliament (MP) in the 240-seat Bulgarian Parliament following the country’s General Election on Sunday, 4 April. With over 98% of the votes counted, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov’s conservative Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) party has again emerged as the largest party. […]
Relations between Turkey and neighbouring Azerbaijan continue to strengthen and deepen. Passport-free travel between the two countries commenced on Thursday, 1 April. The following day, Turkish Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan and Azerbaijan’s Economy Minister Mikayil Jabbarov (both pictured above) signed an electronic business agreement in Baku, pledging to bring “trade relations to a new level.” […]
Coronavirus cases continue to surge in Turkey, with over 42,000 new infections recorded on Friday, up by a third on the 30,000-a-day average reported the previous week. According to the Health Ministry, a total of 42,308 people tested positive for the virus on 2 April – the highest number of new Covid cases recorded in […]
Turkish Cypriots hosted a special gala event for the television debut of historical drama series Bir Zamanlar Kıbrıs/ Once Upon a Time in Cyprus, which stars leading Turkish actors Ahmet Kural, Pelin Karahan, Serkan Çayoğlu, and Tayanç Ayaydın. The cast and the Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay jetted in for the occasion earlier this evening, […]
After years of disputes, Cypriot cheese – known in Turkish as hellim and in Greek as halloumi – has been granted Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) status by the European Union. Member states “unanimously supported” the PDO proposals earlier today, which are applicable to “all parts of Cyprus”, according to a tweet by Elisa Ferreira, the European […]
Turkey are flying high after beating Norway 3-0 on Saturday, to make it two wins out of two in their European qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup. Played in Malaga due to the coronavirus restrictions in Oslo, Turkey got off to a dream start thanks to a fine goal from Ozan Tufan in the 4th minute. […]
A new British Turkish Cypriot network has been formed to offer support to its five founding members, among them “two of the UK’s oldest and most active associations”, the Turkish Cypriot Community Association and the Turkish Community Football Federation. Called the Network Of Turkish Cypriot Organisations, or NOTCO for short, it sets out to “reinforce […]
A Turkish Cypriot family has been laid to rest in North Cyprus, 47 years after they were brutally murdered by Greek Cypriot terror group EOKA-B and dumped in a mass grave in Muratağa/Maratha, eastern Cyprus. The five members of the Akansoy family were buried after prayers at the Muratağa-Sandallar Martyrs’ Memorial on Saturday morning, 27 […]
This weekend, people in Britain, Cyprus and other parts of the world adhering to the Daylight Saving Time system will have less time in bed, as the clocks go forward by an hour. The change officially happens in the early hours of Sunday, 28 March. At 1am local time, the clocks will automatically go forward […]
Turkey got its 2022 World Cup campaign off to a cracking start with a 4-2 victory against the Netherlands at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul last night. Lille striker Burak Yılmaz (pictured top) was on top form, bagging three goals: a deflected long-range effort on 15 minutes, a penalty nineteen minutes later, and a […]
