The new Member of Parliament for the East London constituency of Barking has used her maiden speech in the House of Commons to highlight her family’s difficult passage, leaving their native Cyprus for a new life as immigrants in the United Kingdom. Nesil Caliskan, who made history at the General Election last month when she […]
The international isolation of Turkish Cypriots and their North Cyprus homeland will be raised in the British Parliament next month. Scottish Baroness Nosheena Shaheen Mobarik has tabled a question to Rishi Sunak’s government asking about the “Ending the isolation of northern Cyprus, particularly by lifting sanctions on trade and travel.” The peer’s oral question has […]
Baroness Meral Hussein-Ece’s bill to regulate private burial grounds has passed through its first reading in the House of Lords and is scheduled for a second reading after the Summer Recess. The Private Burial Grounds and Cemeteries Bill, introduced on 15 June, sets out the responsibilities of owners of private burial sites, bringing them in […]
With no end in sight for the biggest humanitarian crisis of our time, the UK branch of the Union of European Turkish Democrats (UETD UK) are organising a seminar in the British Parliament to discuss the Syrian refugee crisis. Since the outbreak of the conflict in 2011, Turkey has become a safe haven for hundreds of […]
With this season’s fashion shows drawing to a close with the catwalks in Paris, one designer who made a mark for more than just her clothes was Zeynep Kartal. Originally from Turkey, the UK-based haute couture dressmaker is a firm favourite of celebrities such as TV stars Tess Daly and Lucy Mecklenburgh, singers Lady Gaga […]
