T-VINE Magazine readers really do love a good news story. Two thirds of our most well-read and commented stories of 2023 were about positive developments, charity or success stories. There are four separate news items about the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus that feature in our Top 15, including our biggest story of 2023 by […]
With another year wrapping up, we take a look at 2023’s most streamed Turkish artists, albums and tracks on the world’s biggest music streaming platform Spotify. Music streaming sites such as Spotify, Soundcloud and YouTube, together with social media platforms such as Instagram and TikTok, have opened the doors wider than ever for Turkish musicians […]
A return to orthodox fiscal policies in Turkiye has seen a steep rise in interest rates as the Turkish government and Central Bank seek to check rampant inflation. On Thursday, as expected, the Central Bank announced a rise in interest rates – the seventh consecutive monthly increase. The 250 basis points means interest rates now […]
An MP from the religious Felicity [‘Saadet’] Party has passed away two days after suffering a heart attack in the Turkish Parliament on Tuesday. Hasan Bitmez, 53, gave a blistering 20-minute speech in the Grand National Assembly where he fiercely criticised the Turkish government for maintaining normal economic relations with Israel while it massacred civilians […]
Faruk Koca, the president of a top-flight Turkish football club, and two others have been detained following a violent brawl that involved the match referee being punched and kicked in the head at the end of a Süper Lig match between MKE Ankaragücü and Çaykur Rizespor. The arrests were confirmed by the Justice Minister Yılmaz […]
Turkish authorities have issued an arrest warrant for the son of Somalia’s president, Mohammed Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, after he was involved in a fatal road crash that killed a courier in Istanbul. Mr Mohamud was driving a car registered to the Somali consulate on 30 November when he struck the back of Yunus Emre Göçer’s […]
A British man accused of being the “ringleader” of an armed gang operating in northeast England has been arrested in Istanbul after being made the subject of an Interpol red notice. Shaun Monaghan was detained by Turkish narcotics police, who found the fugitive in a hotel in Istanbul. The arrest was confirmed by Turkish Interior […]
A complaint has been filed by a Turkish lawyer, Bülent Akbay, against the bodyguard and driver of the İskenderun Chief Public Prosecutor Muhammet Emin Ünalan after the pair brutally him. The incident started outside İskenderun Courthouse in Hatay Province, southern Turkiye. According to a news report in Birgün newspaper, Mr Akbay was driving his car […]
Türkiye and the United Kingdom have continued to extend their co-operation on defence and security issues by signing a Statement of Intent. The new agreement, signed in Ankara by British Defence Secretary, Grant Shapps, and Yaşar Güler, the Minister of National Defence for Turkiye, on Thursday, 23 November, follows increased co-operation between the UK and […]
The Tersan Shipyard in Yalova,,northwest Turkiye, is one of the Europe’s biggest shipyards. This privately-owned modern shipyard is renowned for ship repairs, conversions and shipbuilding, and prides itself on its green credentials. At the end of October, Tersan launched NB1117, a factory freezer stern trawler — named Inuksuk II — that was built for Niqitaq […]
