Rüstem Tatar, the father of President Ersin Tatar, passed away in the early hours of Saturday, 24 April, aged 90. The news was announced by the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC) Presidency. He was laid to rest the same day in the capital Lefkoşa in accordance with Islamic customs, with just close family and […]
Dear T-VINE, I am a Turkish Cypriot constituent of Islington North MP Jeremy Corbyn. I would appreciate it if you could publish this open letter to him about his appearance on Euro Genc TV last month on a programme about the future of Cyprus. Dear Mr Corbyn, I am writing to you as a constituent […]
Dear T-VINE, I am writing to update you on my skydiving event that was due to take place last year (Cancer survivor Ayse-Gul Ismail set to skydive for The Brain Tumour Charity, 14 August 2020). Unfortunately due to the poor weather conditions, the skydive got cancelled. It’s taken a while for me to rearrange it, […]
I am an MBA student in a lesser known part of the world called the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC). For those who have never visited, it is one of two states on the island of Cyprus, located in the Eastern Mediterranean. On Friday, 19 February, 2021, the headline on a popular TRNC news […]
A new British comedy set in a pupil referral unit (‘PRU’) gets its first-ever airing on BBC iPlayer today. The show will make its terrestrial debut on BBC 1 on Friday night. The 18-minute premiere of PRU is essentially a pilot, but BBC bosses were so impressed with the show that it’s already been commissioned […]
Dear T-VINE, Please publish this open letter to Sir Keir Starmer, Leader of the Labour Party. Dear Sir Keir, I write to you in dismay, following the letter sent to Dominic Raab from Shadow Ministers Fabian Hamilton and Catherine West (“Labour only cares about Greek Cypriots” – UK Turkish Cypriots blast Shadow Ministers’ […]
My dad Ibrahim Sitki Musa was born in Lefkoşa, Cyprus, in 1934. He was the son of Musa and Emete, one of their four children – Emine, Muazzez, and Akif being the other siblings. During his childhood, he went to school and also worked part-time to make money for the family. His first love was […]
There are some people you meet that once you begin to speak you wish the conversation wouldn’t stop, regardless of the topic. As John Ford said, “You can speak well if your tongue can deliver the message of your heart” and indeed Abdullah Nihat Yılmaz was one of those rare people who conducted his talks […]
Seven years ago, the UK launched Veganuary, an annual challenge for people to follow a vegan lifestyle during the month of January. Established as a charity, Veganuary helps to promote awareness of veganism and to educate people on a range of issues from nutrition to tasty vegan recipes, so they can easily adapt to a plant-based […]
Dear T-VINE, I arrived in Northern Cyprus on 1 January 2021 and I anticipated that I would be under quarantine conditions for 10 days in the location chosen for me by the relevant TRNC authorities. I did not expect, however, to be dumped in some smoking den in Nicosia. I cannot breathe, I cannot rest, […]
