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Londra tenham Turks has been arrested in Moldova after

Turkish gang leader

arrested in Moldova after

international manhunt

A senior leader of north London gang the Tot-

said. Izzet Eren was jailed for 21 years in 2015 for
firearms offences and while serving his sentence
Gazete absconding from prison in Turkey, the Met has
he was transferred to a prison in Turkey in August
Thursday 02 June 2022 Issue 1108 50p www.londragazete.com 2019. The Met said Eren absconded from that pris-
on a month later. Commander Fiona Mallen said ex-
020 8889 5025 tradition proceedings were under way after Eren’s
facebook.com/LondraGazete twitter@LondraGazete haber@londragazete.com 020 8889 5025 arrest in Chișinău on Thursday... Page 3m

YOUNG PEOPLE LOSE HOPE OF HOME

OWNERSHIP IN LONDON

A new study has found that peo-
ple aged 26 to 42 are buying fewer
homes than ever before, account-
ing for just a quarter of real estate
transactions in 2021. Data analyt-
ics firm Outra has found that the
proportion of homebuyers in this
age group has dropped 11% in five
years. In addition, Outra found that
the average price paid by millenni-
als last year was £239,000, below
the national average of £270,000.
In an economy focused on home
ownership as a major source of fi-
nancial security, it's significant that
the proportion of homebuyers in
this age range has fallen over the
past five years. The UK Housing Re-
view for 2022 notes that more dis-
cussion is needed about high house
prices, stating that “the housing
market used to sprawl wealth but
is now a powerful engine for in-
equality driven by higher prices,
with many households unable to
access home ownership.” The report
debunks the widespread narrative
that high house prices are the re-
sult of low housing construction,
instead blaming the conversion of
houses into... Page 3m

Two Turkish actors on BBC screens Nearly 80 London bus routes face cuts

TWO Turkish actors met with the audience at PRU together. Leah Henry, who also made NEARLY 80 bus routes in central and in- Transport Seb Dance said: “No one wants to
again in the successful comedy series 'Pupil the casting for PRU last year, said that they ner London face being axed or cut back, it see reductions to our bus network, but TFL
Referral Unit' (PRU), which was broadcast received great attention from the Turkish was announced on Wednesday, as part of a is having to consider these changes because
on the BBC in the UK on Thursday, May 26. community in the UK during the casting pro- major shake up aimed at making “significant of the savings demanded by the Government
20-year-old Ceyhun Jaye Ersavaş plays a stu- cess and said that "Turkish cultural heritage is savings”. Transport for London’s decision to as part of the emergency funding deals dur-
dent named Halil, and Ümit Ülgen plays his a big part of London and it is something that launch a six week consultation on 78 of its ing the pandemic.” The latest £200m govern-
father Berdan. The main four characters of is not talked about in TV series that appeal 620 routes in the centre of the city - includ- ment bail out for TFL, announced in February
the series, Halil, Hanna, Jaeden and Belle, to young people". Explaining that Ceyhun Er- ing some of the capital’s best known servic- to help it maintain services as it attempts to
played by Ceyhun Jaye Ersavaş, are 4 15-year- savaş caught his eye in the first round of cast- es - sparked a fierce row between City Hall recover from the financial damage caused by
olds with very different characters and their ing, Henry said, "He even wore his old school and Boris Johnson’s government over who the pandemic, is due to run out on June 24.
only common point is that they have to study uniform. It was great. When... Page 3m was to blame for the cuts. Deputy Mayor for In total the Government... Page 4m