Hundreds of worshippers from North Cyprus have attended a special Ramazan Bayramı (Eid al-Fitr) service at one of Islam’s holiest sites in Larnaca on 7th July. The prayers at the Hala Sultan Tekke were led by Dr. Talip Atalay, head of the TRNC’s Religious (Islamic) Affairs Department and as Müftü, the most senior Islamic cleric […]
Work is under way on a £580,000 conservation programme for the historic Ayios Panteleimonas Monastery in Çamlıbel. Part of the UN’s Development Programme (UNDP), its restoration is fully-funded by the European Union. The project was first announced on 18 April (International Day of Monuments) by Cyprus’ Bi-Communal Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage. The Çamlıbel monastery […]
Governments, institutions and well-known personalities showed their solidarity with Turkey following the latest terrorist attack in the country, in which three suicide bombers killed 44 people and injured 239 others at Istanbul Atatürk Airport late on Tuesday evening. The following day, as dusk fell, cities around the world projected the Turkish flag on to their famous […]
A Turkish production company is working with Academy Award-winning screenwriter David Franzoni and Hollywood producer Stephen Joel Brown to create a new biopic about Mevlana Rumi. Es Film, the makers of Filinta, a hit TV series about an Ottoman detective, will co-produce the new movie with Brown’s Y Film Production. The details were revealed in […]
Turkey is battling a major fire in the Kumluca district of Antalya. People have been evacuated away from the path of the two-day old fire, which has spread to the resort town of Adrasan and Çıralı village, and entered the Beydağları Coastal National Park that contains the historic Olympos (Lycia) site. İsmail Üzmez, head of […]
On the eve of the EU Referendum, the polls show just a couple of percentage points between the Remain and Leave camps, with Remain nudging slightly ahead. Clearly every vote counts and with one in ten people yet to make up their minds, both sides have been pushing hard for support in the final day […]
The TRNC and Turkey are set to join Greek Cypriots and an international emergency team battling against a devastating blaze in the Troodos Mountains. The fire broke out in Evrychou (Evrihu), a village in the foothills of Troodos six miles away from Lefke in the TRNC and 31 miles southwest of Nicosia, on Sunday. Police […]
If Britain chose to leave the European Union, it would not only have an effect inside the UK, but also on the rest of Europe. Abdurrahman Bilgiç, the Turkish Ambassador, explains why his country hopes the UK remains within the EU. It is always an enriching experience for diplomats to witness historical moments in their […]
Last Friday the world laid Muhammad Ali to rest. The 74-year-old former boxing heavyweight champion died on 3 June after being admitted into hospital in Phoenix, Arizona, with respiratory problems aggravated by his Parkinson’s disease. Ali’s passing was mourned worldwide, his larger-than-life personality having transcended his sport to make him one of the most iconic […]
An estimated fifty thousand visitors to London’s biggest outdoor food and drink festival have the chance to sample a taste of Turkey. Top Turkish chefs Ali Cengiz and Tacim Yetis have teamed up with British chef Ed Baines to showcase Turkish cuisine at this year’s Taste of London in Regent’s Park. Earlier today, restaurateur and […]
