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Freer: “Turkish businesses in the UK give so much

back to their local communities”

UK Minister for Exports Mike Fre-
er was in Turkey last week speaking EXCULISIVE
with officials and meeting minis-
ters as the UK and Turkey look to
strengthen trade relations.
The two countries signed a Free
Trade Agreement in December of
2020 following the UK’s exit from
the EU. Freer was in Ankara where
discussions were held with the aim
to improve the Free Trade Agree-
ment and look at new opportunities
to increase trade relations.
During his visit Minister Freer
meet held a meeting with Turk-
ish Trade Minister Mehmet Mus, ing with the UK. In a statement to and services each year between our investors in the UK and we export we’re taking Turkish trade. Adding
Turkish Deputy Minister of Trans- Londra Gazete Minister for Exports, two nations and we are always on more than £6 billion of goods and “Turkish businesses in the UK give
port and Infrastructure Ömer Fatih Mike Freer said: “The UK and Tur- the lookout for further opportuni- services in return each year. We re- so much back to their local com-
Sayan, Turkish Deputy Minister of key enjoy a long-standing and fruit- ties to see that rise. It’s through vis- cently announced a major £1.7 bil- munities, and we want to see more
Industry and Technology Minis- ful trading relationship, which is its like these that we can highlight, lion deal to get British businesses of these small businesses thriving,
ter Mehmet Fatih Kacir, Mayor of why it’s so great to be in Ankara and celebrate and grow on the benefits involved in the construction of a which is why SMEs can access the
Istanbul Ekrem İmamoğlu as well Istanbul on this visit. We already and values of trade between both 503km high-speed electric railway, Export Support Service for informa-
as meeting with businesses trad- trade £18.1 billion worth of goods countries. “Turkey is one of the top which shows just how seriously tion about exporting abroad.”

Sevcan Kudu was awarded the MBE Young stars took to the stage at

in Queen’s Birthday Honours

MUSTAFA the UK and the Com- services to refugees. She is diversity YoungEast Festival
monwealth of Nations, it gives out and inclusion lead at HMP and YOI
prizes on in the Queen’s Birthday Bedford YOUNGEAST Festival gave Man Feel In A Well”, Golden Girls Jiyan Yadırgı, Mehmet Dilberoğ-
Honours List , this year has seen an- A “Member of the Order of the many young budding musicians composed of Eliz Uzun, Eftelya lu, Su Demir, Yılmaz Gerçek and
other Turkish person recognised for British Empire”, simply called MBE their first stage experience, Yeşilkaya, Rüya Clara Lustgar- Nihat Boz.
their service. (has been awarded to Sevcan Kudu brought their love of music, and ten, Yaren Uyar, Şimal Uzun, Elif
Sevcan Kudu, 35, from Northamp- has worked with people from dif- created a platform for young mu- Yeşilkaya all aged just 5-years- YoungEast Festival, which aims
tonshire, has been awarded for her ferent ethnic groups, helping to im- sicians to perform and showcase old and Zara Kahraman sang the to bring out the high potential
services to prisoners and voluntary prove the lives of many refugees in their talents. song “Mavi Mavi”. young people of our society living
the community. With her work, she The festival took place on Sun- Other performances incudled in London and introduce them to
has created noticeable changes in the day, June 12, at the “Tugay Hur- Beren Doğan, who successfully the society by bringing them to
lives of refugees. man Culture and Art Workshop”, presented the Grade 5 piece “And the stage, took place at the final
An MBE is awarded to someone for which was established to keep Now Let’s Handel”, and Derin of the 7-piece rock concert of the
having a “major local role in any ac- the name of Tugay Hurman, one Ciba, who played Beethoven’s fa- rock band HOKKABAZ, which
tivity, including people whose work of the former presidents of Alevi mous work Fur Elise with a soft is made up of Kuzey Yıldız, Alp
has made them known nationally Culture Centre UK (İAKM), who technique, were among the shin-
in their chosen area.” Notable MBE passed away at a young age. ing youth of the festival. Erçosman, Aras Ganidağlı elec-
winners include The Great British After the opening performance The first half of the festival was tric guitar, Berzan Yapıcı’s drums
Bake Off’s Nadiya Hussain, Adele, all with the piano by Tugay Hur- concluded with solo performanc- ensemble Papa Roach and Linkin
of the Beatles, and TV chef Ainsley man’s daughters Eylül Hurman es by Ada Dilberoğlu, Adar Koca, Park, one of today’s rock ensem-
Harriott. and Ecemsu Hurman, after Alp Ali Haydar Demir, Anıl Sural, bles such as Ozzy Osbourne, re-
Erçosman, took to the stage at Dora Ciba, Ela Rosa Yıldırım, ceived great applause with their
the age of 4, presented “Once A Enes Ganidağlı, Esma Ganidağlı, dynamic works.
Call for ‘Better life’ march from Day-Mer

TRADE union congress is holding kept. Everything is raised, prices are
a mass march on Saturday, June 18, increasing every month, inflation is
with the slogan of ‘a better life’. Day- increasing, but our wages are not in-
Mer, the Turkish-Kurdish Solidarity creasing.
Centre is calling on members of the Adding “Organized with the slogan
community to participation in the ‘A better life!’, the march will start in
march to be held. front of the BBC on Saturday, June
In a statement Daymer said: “We 18th at 12:00 and will end in the
are going through a period where Parliament. Strikes, strike solidarity,
the prices of everything except our actions, organized and mass march-
wages are increasing. Everything es can only put pressure on the gov-
from electricity and gas bills to pet- ernment and make our demands
rol, transportation, food and cloth- come true. This is why, as Day-Mer,
ing has gone up. Inflation due to we invite our immigrant workers of
consumption prices has reached 9% Kurdish and Turkish origin to fight
according to April data. This increase together with local and other mi-
in inflation due to consumption grant workers and join the march.”
prices in the last year is the highest Day-Mer will be meeting ahead of
figure since January 1997, when the market at 10am at Community
national statistical data began to be Centre London (N17 6PY).