Modanisa London Modest Fashion Week, 15-16 April 2017

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Urgent appeal to bring baby Enis to Britain for life-saving treatment

A British Turkish family have launched an online appeal to raise money so their severely ill 20-month-old son can be flown home from Turkey for urgent treatment. Little Enis is currently fighting for his life in a hospital in İsparta, where he has been following a near-fatal drowning accident in...

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Turkey’s referendum result: reading between the lines

  Turkey’s referendum result is undoubtedly a serious setback for Turkey’s long and torturous process of democratisation – but it’s not difficult to find signs of hope. The mood of NO supporters in the recent referendum on changes to Turkey’s constitution which dramatically expand the pow...

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BaBa ZuLa competition time! Win tickets to their London show

  Do you fancy seeing one of the most original bands on the planet? Hailing from Istanbul, BaBa ZuLa are sonic rebels who specialise in alternative Anatolian music – a hip psychedelic blend of electro, dub, funk, rock ‘n’ folk. Their live shows have a surreal quality about them. Currently...

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Mother’s Day: inspirational ideas to spend a memorable day with your mum

  British Turkish mothers get to be officially pampered twice a year. Turkish Mother’s Day takes place in May, while British Mother’s Day is taking place this Sunday, 26 March. It’s always nice to treat your mama to a lovely present, but what mums appreciate most is getting to spend some...

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50% off as Pegasus celebrates 10 years of London flights

Leading low cost-carrier Pegasus Airlines is celebrating ten years of flying from London Stansted Airport with an unmissable flash sale! Book by 23rd March 2017 on flypgs.com/en or the Pegasus App and the second passenger gets a massive 50% off the cost of their flight. Discounts apply to all Peg...

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18 March – Martyrs Day: saluting Turkey’s heroes who proved ‘Gallipoli is Impassable’

  Today, Turkey and its Diaspora pay tribute to the tens of thousands of men, women and children who willingly sacrificed their lives to defend their nation during the Battle of Çanakkale – or Gallipoli Campaign of 1915. When Ottoman Sultan Mehmed V entered into the First World War on the...

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Beşiktaş draw Lyon in UEFA Europa League quarter-finals

  Today’s draw paired Beşiktaş against French runners-up Olympique Lyonnais (Lyon) in the last eight of the UEFA Europa League Cup. Turkey’s Süper Lig champions went through after a pulsating game against Greek champions Olympiacos in Istanbul last night. After drawing 1:1 in Athens last...

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AK Party trolls target the wrong people in anti-Dutch protests

  A diplomatic spat between the Netherlands and Turkey has expanded in unexpected ways to unfairly target people unrelated to the dispute. Over the weekend, Dutch officials refused permission for Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu’s plane to land. Dutch police then deported Familie...

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Top tips on what to do if National Offer Day for secondary school places lets you down

As any parent knows, finding secondary school places for your children can be a difficult and sometimes even traumatic experience. Today, after all the research, form-filling and then months and months of waiting, the parents of more than half-a-million children in England will know whether or not t...

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