Valentine’s Day is nearly upon us; an opportunity for couples to enjoy a romantic night out, and there will be no shortage of restaurants and venues seeking to attract your custom for Tuesday 14 February and the weekend before it. If you’re in London and looking for Turkish-themed night, or if you need some love […]
As their name suggests, the Turkish Women’s Philanthropic Association of England (TWPA) have been undertaking a host of charitable works to support local and international causes since their formation in 1975. Their annual winter bazaar offers a chance to buy handicrafts, including traditional Turkish arts and crafts, beauty products, as Christmas and New Year presents, […]
The Turkish Women’s Philanthropic Association of England (TWPA) will be hosting a special event on dementia at their Turnpike Lane centre. “Time for a Cuppa with the TWPA” will take place on Friday, 6 May, giving TWPA members and visitors the opportunity to listen to and quiz Dr Mekella Mehmet-Yesil and Dr Akan Efe about […]
Further details about the funeral of Aysın Yılmaz, which is taking place in North London on Thursday 16 January, have been released by her family. A number of people will be offering short tributes to Turkish Cypriot community leader Aysın Yılmaz ahead of prayers at Palmers Green Mosque. The talks will start just after midday, […]
Aysın Yılmaz, the pioneering former past president of the Council of Turkish Cypriot Associations in Britain (CTCA UK), has died this morning, her family has announced. She passed away peacefully at 9am at North Middlesex University Hospital, where she had been receiving treatment for leukaemia. The news has been greeted with universal sadness from the […]
Over fifty people attended a swab session in North London on Wednesday evening in the hope of becoming a blood match for Talia Tosun. The Turkish Women’s Philanthropic Association in Turnpike Lane, Wood Green, worked with blood cancer charity Anthony Nolan, who were on hand to take swabs from those who attended. The simple process […]
Family and friends of Talia Tosun, a young British Turkish Cypriot fighting an aggressive blood cancer, hope a suitable donor will be found in the next few weeks. They have arranged three venues around London for people aged between 16 and 55 years old to go along and have a simple swab test, and be […]
North Cyprus state broadcaster BRT will tonight screen a special interview with the Turkish Cypriot members of the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) in Cyprus. Gülden Plümer Küçük and Mine Balman appear on the Londra Gündem programme with presenter Ertanch Hidayettin. Ms Küçük and Ms Balman are currently in London as part of a small delegation […]
Since June 1st, passengers flying Pegasus between North Cyprus and the UK have been forced to undergo a new security regime that requires them to get off the plane and be re-screened in Turkey. The new measures have been forced on Cyprus’ largest tourist carrier by UK authorities concerned about a growing range of security […]
