The next 10 days will see another round of Euro 2024 group qualifiers take place, with Turkiye, Azerbaijan and all four UK Home Nations in action and several big matches to savour. On Thursday, Scotland will be hoping to maintain their one hundred percent record in the Euros when they play Spain in a top […]
A Turkish radio DJ told his sobbing girlfriend “Be quiet my love” before she was beaten unconscious by a gang of kidnappers, a court heard. The body of DJ Koray Alpergin, 43, was discovered near the Oakwood Hill Industrial Estate in Loughton, Essex, last 15 October. Mr Alpergin, from North Cyprus, was formerly the owner […]
The parliamentary group leader of Turkiye’s main opposition, the Turkish People’s Party (CHP), Özgür Özel, has announced his candidacy for the party leadership at a press conference on Friday. Özel criticised CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and his team for failing to take “political responsibility for the defeat” following the recent presidential and parliamentary elections, where […]
Scotland maintained their impressive run, beating Cyprus away from home to ensure maximum points. All three goals came in the first half courtesy of McTominay (6′ minutes), Porteous (16′ minutes), and McGinn (30′ minutes). The Scots are on the verge of qualifying for next year’s Euros as the continue to top Group A with 15 […]
Eyebrows were raised around the world as news of the verdicts for Faruk Fatih Özer, a cryptocurrency businessman, and his two siblings, Serap Özer and brother Güven Özer, circulated. The trio were sentenced to a staggering 11,196 years each after being found guilty of aggravated fraud, leading a criminal organisation and money laundering after their […]
The next international football break is upon us, which can only mean one thing: more Euro 2024 group qualifying action. Over the next seven days, Turkiye and Azerbaijan all play, along with the four UK home nations. Northern Ireland is the only side with two Euro 2023 qualifiers in September, as they take on Group […]
Turkiye’s national women’s volleyball team made history on Sunday night after claiming their first European crown. The Turkish side came from behind to beat reigning world champions Serbia 3-2 in the final of the Women’s European Volleyball Championship in Brussels. A capacity crowd of 10,688 spectators at the Palais 12 indoor arena were treated to […]
Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek took to social media to share the good news that over 7 million tourists entered Turkiye last month, making it the best July on record for foreign visitors. The significant increase in visitor numbers isn’t just good news for Turkiye’s tourism sector, it also has an important bearing on the country’s […]
A wildfire that broke out in the northwest of Turkiye on Tuesday afternoon, 22 August, has led to at least 1,200 people from nine villages and a university campus being evacuated as a precaution. Strong winds have fanned the fires overnight, causing them to spread more rapidly across Çanakkale Province. Firefighting teams and more than […]
Disney+ has lost tens of thousands of subscribers after cancelling its plans to air a television drama series about Atatürk. Turks worldwide have reacted furiously to the cancellation news, ostensibly due to American anti-Turkish lobbying, but was the reaction justified? Last year, Turks were thrilled to learn that Disney+ (Disney Plus) was planning to produce […]
