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40 Turkish speaking councillors elected in London

ON- On Sunday(May 8) was re-elected in the Lewish-
night, the last borough to call am elections, as well as Labour
their election results in Lon- mayor Rokhsana Fiaz of Ne-
don saw Croydon Council tip- wham and Philip Glanville in
ping into no overall control. Hackney
Labour won 34 seats on the In Croydon, Conservative Ja-
council, with the Conserva- son Perry was declared Mayor
tives close behind on 32 seats. after beating former Labour
The Green Party won two Mayor Val Shawcross by 600
seats, and the Liberal Demo- votes.
crats one seat. In Tower Hamlet Lutfur Rah-
The result was a minor gain man, who had been found by
for the Conservatives in the an election tribunal to have
capital after the party lost engaged in corrupt and ille-
control of Westminster, Wand- gal practices and banned from
sworth and Barnet to Labour. standing in public office for Ahmet Dourmoush Ahmet Karahasan Şazimet Palta-İmre ve Isa Kay
Thursday’s vote has resulted 5-years unseat the incumbent
has been celebrated as positive mayor, Labour’s John Biggs, sworth. Ahmet Hassan (LAB/ Brims- Park)
for Labour in London gaining under the banner of his Aspire Following the final results down) Emine Ibrahim(LAB/Noel
control of 3 new councils. party. from all the boroughs now in, Bektas Ozer (LAB/ Brims- Park)
However, the party lost con- Turkish speaking councillors 40 of the 68 candidates have down)
trol of Tower Hamlet to the Londoners went to the polls won seats on their councils. Mustafa Cetinkaya (LAB/Ha- HACKNEY –4
Aspire Party, and Harrow to with 66 candidates from the The newly elected council- zelbury) Deniz Cemgil Oguzkanli
the Conservatives, while in Turkish, Turkish Cypriot and lors are: Ayten Guzel(LAB/South- (LAB/Lea Bridge)
Croydon they were unable to Kurdish communities racing bury) Mete Serdar Coban (LAB/
hold onto control. to gain seats across 12 London LAB- Labour Party, CON- Mehmut Aksanoglu (LAB/ Stoke Newington)
Overall Labour holds control councils. Conservative Party, LIB-D- Southbury) Ali Henry Sadek (Labour/
of 1 councils in the capital, Nearly half of these were in Liberal Democrats, IND- Inde- Sinan Boztas (LAB/Lower King’s Park)
Conservatives control 5 coun- Enfield where 33 candidates, pendent Edmonton) Muharrem Can Ozsen (LAB/
cils followed by the Liberal were followed by Waltham Guney Dogan (LAB/Lower London Fields)
Democrats with 3 and the As- Forest with 11 along with can- BEXLEY- 2 Edmonton)
pire party holding one. didates across Hackney, Harin- Cafer Munur (CON/ Blackfen Elif Erbil (LAB/Lower Ed- ISLINGTON-3
Mayoral Results gey, Bexley, Croydon, Camden, & Lamorbey) monton) Gulcin Ozdemir (LAB/St
Labour Mayor Damian Egan Ealing, Lambeth and Wand- Andy (Ahmet) Dour- Esin Gunes(LAB/Bullsmoor) George)
moush(Con/Longands) Susan Erbil(LAB/Cater- Nurullah Turan (LAB/Lay-
hatch)
CAMDEN – 1 cock)
Meriç Apak(LAB/Kentish Nesil Caliskan(LAB/Jubilee) Ilkay Cinko-Oner (LAB/Lay-
Town South) Alev Cazimoglu (LAB/Jubi- cock)
lee)
ENFIELD-19 LAMBETH- 1
Ahmet Oykener(LAB/Bowes KENSINGTON AND Ibrahim Dogus (LAB/Water-
Park) CHELSEA – 1 loo & South Bank)
Gunes Arkbulut(LAB/ Ed- Cem Kemahli (CON/Royal
monton Green) Hospital Ward) WALTHAM FOREST -3
Ergin Erbil(LAB/ Edmonton Sazimet Palta Imre (CON/
Green) EALING – 1 Chingford Green)
Suna Hurman(LAB/Enfield Ilayda Nijhar (LAB/Pitshang- Isa Kay(CON/Chingford
Lock) er) Green)
Sabri Ozaydin (LAB/Enfield HARINGEY- 4 Justin Halabi(CON/Hatch
Lock) Erdal Doagn (LAB/Bruce Lane)
Eylem Yuruk(LAB/ Enfield Castle)
Lock) Makbule Gunes (LAB/ South WANDSWORTH- 1
Hivran Dalkaya (LAB/ Brims- Tottenham) Aydin Dikerdem (LAB/ Shaft-
down) Peray Ahmet (LAB/Noel esbury & Queenstown)

KTTO London Office opened with a ceremony message highlighting the signif- a crucial role in developing com-
mercial as well as social relations
icance of opening such an office.
He said that the office will play between the TRNC and the UK.
THE Turkish Cypriot Chamber fice to guests. partnerships which we will form
of Commerce’s (KTTO) opened Addressing the guests, Keskin will be of great importance to the
the new London Office was reminded that the Turkish Cypri- TRNC. Our London office will
opened on Thursday 5 May. ot people were subjected to unjust help us fulfil our responsibili-
The Turkish Republic of North- embargoes and international iso- ties. There are currently 300,000
ern Cyprus (TRNC) President lation. She said that the office will Turkish Cypriots residing in the
Ersin Tatar’s wife Sibel Tatar, the play a crucial role in overcoming UK and we believe that this office
TRNC’s London Representative such obstacles. will provide us with new opportu-
Çimen Keskin, as well as officials Also speaking, Deniz said that nities to deepen relations and to
from the Turkish Embassy in Lon- the office will serve as a bridge achieve economic gain,” he said.
don were present at the event, between North Cyprus and the Earlier on Thursday, President
where he head of the Turkish UK. Ersin Tatar who had been forced
Cypriot Chamber of Commerce “We believe that developing to cancel his trip to the UK due
Turgay Deniz opened the new of- relations with the UK and the to the government crisis, issued a