London has long been known as one of the great fashion capitals of the world and so it’s of little surprise that the modest fashion industry is now targeting the British capital. London Modest Fashion Week kicks off on Good Friday at The Ritz before moving to iconic venue Olympia as part of the […]
There doesn’t seem to be a day when Turkey is not in the news and for the most part, it’s often pretty negative. These days the UK, like the rest of the West, is preoccupied with lambasting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for his authoritarian ways and inflammatory comments, a far cry from a […]
Later this month, the UK’s first Turkish-owned mosque will be busy turning Britons’ perceptions of mosques on its head. Shacklewell Lane Ramadan Mosque in Dalston, East London, has teamed up with PranaMotion to deliver an interactive multi-faith festival of music, dance, eclectic prayer and storytelling to celebrate diversity and unity. The Golden Egg Love Fest […]
A ban on consumer electronic devices in the cabins of aircraft flying from Turkey and North Cyprus to Britain has come into effect. The ban, announced by the British government earlier this week, also applies to airlines flying from various countries in the Middle East and North Africa. As of today, devices larger than […]
One of the victims of Wednesday’s London terror attack has been named as Aysha Frade, a 43-year-old British woman of Spanish-Turkish Cypriot heritage. The mother-of-two was born in Britain to a Spanish mother and Turkish Cypriot father. Her husband John Frade is of Portuguese origin. Aysha’s father Taylan Ahmet passed away in December 2014. […]
A North London café must pay out thousands of pounds after it falsely claimed to have a top food hygiene rating when its actual rating was much lower. Action was taken by Islington Council after Veli’s Café, opposite Arsenal’s Emirates stadium, was caught by its trading standards officers of displaying the misleading food hygiene […]
The Council of Turkish Cypriot Associations UK (CTCA UK), or KONSEY as it is more commonly known, is gearing up to one of its biggest ever events this summer. On Sunday 25 June, they will be hosting the Turkish Cypriot Cultural Festival at the Chingford Rugby Club in East London. This all-day event promises […]
Senior members of the Board of Deputies of British Jews (BDBJ) met with the TRNC London Representative for the first time yesterday. TRNC ambassador Zehra Başaran and Esra Emin, a TRNC diplomat, hosted BDBJ’s chief executive Gillian Merron and David Walsh, the body’s international relations officer, at the TRNC London office on Thursday morning. […]
As of March 1, anyone caught using their handheld mobile phone while driving will receive a £200 penalty and six points on their licence. It doubles the previous punishment of a £100 fine and a three-point penalty. Any motorist caught committing the same offence twice will automatically appear in court, face a fine of […]
The kebab – a national dish of Cyprus, Turkey, Greece, and now Britain it seems – was lavished with praise and its protagonists honoured at the 5th annual British Kebab Awards. Sponsored by Just Eat, the plush ceremony was held at the Westminster Park Plaza Hotel in Central London on Sunday 26 February 2017. […]
