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THE Association of Turkish Women

celebrated its 20th Anniversary

THE Association of Turkish
Women (BTKD) visited the Turk-
ish Ambassador to London and the
London Consul General on its 20th
anniversary.
BTKD members, have now start-
ed to return to their face-to-face
activities after two years after the
pandemic measures, made their
first visit to the Turkish Ambassa-
dor Ümit Yalçın and Consul Gener-
al Bekir Utku Atahan.
BTKD President Servet Hassan
Mother's Day event held by and Association Board Members
Funda Aksanoğlu, Mihrişah Safa,
Limassollar Association Itır Sökmen and Deniz Harput vis-
iting the Ambassador’s office and
gave comprehensive information economic and cultural relations ful history of 20 years.
LIMASSOLLAR Association UK taché Metin Harper, non-govern- between Turkey and the United Followed by this they also vis-
held a special dinner and dance to mental organizations and associa- about the activities and aids the As- Kingdom are at the best possible ited the Turkey’s London Consul
sociation has carried out in twenty
level, Ambassador Yalçın added General his wife, Embassy Under-
celebrate International Mother's tion members, and members of the years. Ambassador Yalçın, who met that more than three million tour- secretary Özge Demirkurt Atahan
Day. Guest fill the Grand Palace Ban- were present at the ball. with the managers of the associa- ists are expected from the Unit- at their residences, relaying the
queting Suite in London, was held on Arife Retvan, President of the As- tion for the first time after the pan- ed Kingdom to Turkey this year. association activist and talking
Friday, May 13. sociation of Limassolians UK, made demic, expressed his satisfaction Noting that they closely follow the about the problems experienced by
The program started with the food the following statement: “As Limas- with the slow return of social life to work of BTKD, the Ambassador the Turkish society in England and
served to the guest, after the meal, sol People's Association UK, our normal. congratulated the association and exchanged views on how to help
there was entertainment accompa- 20th Anniversary and Mother's Day Noting that the diplomatic, its executives, which has a success- women and children in particular.
nied by music. The mother of the Celebrations brought all our friends
year awards was also chosen at the and loved ones together, and the cel-
ball, with members of the Limasollar ebration was magnificent. A heart- Cops who took pictures of murdered sisters
association gave a choir performance felt thank you to everyone who was
and an number of activities where with us. We wish success and hap- lose appeal against sentences
attends enjoyed themselves into the piness to Hale İsmail, the mother of
night. the year, on our last night accompa-
Among the guests was The Turk- nied by the magnificent service of with colleagues and friends on
ish Republic of Northern Cyprus’ the Grand Palace and the wonderful WhatsApp.
Judge Mark Lucraft handed each of
(TRNC) Education and Culture At- musical feast of DJ Ahmet."
the men jail terms of two years and
nine months.
Appeal judges Dame Victoria
Hertford Road Cemetery made Sharp, Mrs Justice McGowan and
available to the Alevi community Mrs Justice Farbey considered argu-
ments at a Court of Appeal hearing
in London on Wednesday. They said
THE British Alevi Federation Cemevi and Enfield Alevi Cultural they will give their reasons at a later
(BAF) announced that a plot of land Centre for these important and his- date. Neil Saunders, who represent-
in Hertford Road Cemetery, North torical initiatives and services. As a ed Jaffer, said he has been attacked
London has been allocated for the result of the meeting of our council three times by three different in-
use of the Alevi community by the officials and institution managers at mates. Luke Ponte, for Lewis, said he
local council. the cemetery, all agreements have has been assaulted twice.
In a statement BAF shared: “The been concluded and it will be ready Bibaa, 46, and Nicole 27, were
burial place for the use of us Alevi for the use of our society in two TWO former policemen jailed for stables were assigned to guard the killed in a random, horrific attack by
has been allocated by Enfield Council weeks. This agreement, which was taking pictures of murdered sisters scene after Bibaa Henry and Nicole Danyal Hussein, 19, who had written
in North London. As a result of long made with the awareness of sensi- at a crime scene they were protecting Smallman were found dead in bush- a pledge in blood to a demon to kill
applications and negotiations, the tivities such as the ordering of our have lost appeals against their sen- es in Fryent Country Park, Wembley, women every six months, in order to
successful conclusion of this service souls walking towards the truth in tences. Deniz Jaffer, 47, and Jamie north-west London, in June 2020. win the lottery.
He was given a life sentence, with
will meet an important need. We our Alevi belief and the fact that it is Lewis, 33 were imprisoned for over Instead, the officers moved from
two years at a hearing last December their posts to take ‘inappropriate’ a minimum term of 35 years, in Oc-
would like to thank our community very important to have a permanent after pleading guilty to misconduct and ‘unauthorised’ photographs of tober after being found guilty of the
members who are involved in po- place, traditional tomb structure in a public office. The police con- the bodies, which were then shared women’s murders.
litical activities in the municipality, features and close proximity, will be
the managers of our Federation, the put at the service of our entire Alevi
British Alevi Cultural Centre and the community.”
Journalist Timur Öztürk to hold book launch

JOURNALIST Timur Öztürk's he went through while he was
new book "The Story of 40 Years reporting in various countries of
- Unforgettable" will available to the world for 40 years between
readers on Sunday, May 22. 1980-2020, covering 27 topics.
Öztürk's journalistic new book, The book launch on Sunday will
released by the UK-based pub- be held at 5pm in Chemen Cafe,
lishing house Press Dionysus is 185 Stoke Newington Road Lon-
a reflection of Timur Öztürk's 40 don N16 8AA, where reader will
years in his professional life. Öz- be able to meet with the author
türk, in this book, gathered what and pick up their signed copy.