Tag: london

“How did we come from Khorasan? The Alevi path”

Researcher and journalist Faik Bulut explained his book “How did we come from Khorasan? The Alevi path” to his readers from London. More than 100 people attended to the event which took place on Sunday 20 May at the Turkish – Kurdish Solidarity Centre (Day-Mer). The event took place in...

28.05.2018

Address of the elections has been announced

The address of the polling stations for the general and presidential elections to be held in Turkey, 24 June has been clarified. The London Consulate has made an announcement through social media and stated that the citizens which are registered on the electoral roll of the Republic of Turkey will...

24.05.2018

Open teaching panel held in London

THE Open Education Faculty program which is adopted by Turkey’s leading universities, Anadolu University organised a panel which took place at the Yunus Emre Cultural Centre in London on 12 May, Saturday. The London Education Consultant of Turkey, Hasan Ünsal also participated in the panel discussion alongside, Professor of Eskişehir...

21.05.2018

İdil Biret fascinates Londoners

İDİL Biret, one of the most famous pianists of the world, presented a magnificent concert in London on 13 May Sunday evening, attracting a lot of interest from both Turkish speaking community and British art lovers. The famous artist performed at Cadogan Hall in the evening organised by Piu Entertainment...

21.05.2018

Four Turkish-Speaking men charge for Dalston ‘acid attack’

FOUR men from a Turkish-speaking background have now been charged over noxious substance thrown outside a night club in East London on May 6. Serkan Kiziltan, Turgut Adakan, Mehmet Tekagac, and Onur Ardic have all been charged. The incident took placed on Shacklewell Lane, its believed a noxious substance...

19.05.2018

Erdoğan’s London visit

President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has visited London to make official talks just before the early elections in Turkey which will be held on 24 June. During his three day visit, Erdoğan held meetings with foreign investors, spoke at various forums and gave an interview to foreign media organisations....

17.05.2018

London cabs drivers rush to reinsure

THOUSANDS of London cab drivers received a text message informing them their insurance has been cancelled. Danish firm Alpha, that has insured drivers through brands like Cover My Cab and Protector, announced bankruptcy on Tuesday. Almost 700 taxi drivers and 10,000 minicabs drivers have been affected, the Licensed Taxi Drivers...

14.05.2018

London ranks first for students

LONDON has been listed as the best city in the world for university students. The top 30 rankings for student cities, formulated by the QS higher education data analysts, has formerly ranked Montreal and Paris in first place. The ratings are circulated upon elements such as the quantity of top...

12.05.2018

Scrutiny launched into increasing London crimes

AN immediate scrutiny into the recent increase in violent crime in London has been initiated by members of the London Assembly. Since the beginning of this year the Met Police has reported 62 murders, of which 39 associated knives and 10 where guns were used. The Police and Crime Committee...

11.05.2018

We came out with victory

IN the local elections which took place last week the council members were elected and more than half of our community candidates were elected. The local elections held in some cities of England, especially London, took place on Thursday, May 3 from 07:00 to 22:00. The controversy with the Conservative Party...

11.05.2018

Intense interest in ‘Women and Art’ event

THE ‘Woman and Art’ event was organised by of the London Art Forum and took place on 27 April, Friday evening at the TRNC London Representative. The event lasted for two hours and there was intense interest towards the event. The participants consisted of the Northern Cyprus Turkish Republic...

08.05.2018

More than 5 thousand participants in Turkish Theatre Festival

LONDON is considered to be one of the most important theatre centres in the world, has hosted the second Turkish Theatre Festival. The first Turkish Theatre Festival was organised with the initiative of Saray Karakuş and Ümit Baysal last year and this year again there was great interest in the...

08.05.2018

Bloodshed continues in London

THE bloodshed in London continues and a man has died whilst another man has been injured in a shooting in north-west London. The man that has died was noted to be in his 30s, he was found with serious wounds outside Queensbury Tube Station on Tuesday and died at the...

06.05.2018

May Day celebrations in London

INTERNATIONAL Workers Day was celebrated in London with the participation of thousands of people. A large number of public and private sector workers, trade union members, NGO representatives, students and pensions from London, England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland, gathered in the Clerkenwell neighbourhood of the city for activities in...

03.05.2018

Baby fighting for his life

A baby is fighting for his life as three pedestrians were hit by car. It was has been revealed that a two year old baby is currently fighting for his life after being hit by a car in East London. The baby boy was one of the three pedestrians which...

29.04.2018

London Kurdish Film Festival celebrates its 10th year

THE London Kurdish Film Festival, one of the most important cultural activities of the Kurdish community living in the UK, will celebrate its 10th anniversary this year. Cooperating with the Eastern European Film Festival, LKFF devoted the event to Mehmet Aksoy who while filming a documentary in Syria lost his...

23.04.2018

DLR strike to affect London Marathon

A four day strike on the DLR line could affect this year’s London Marathon. The strike could disturb thousands of runners that are instructed to register at the ExCel centre in East London, which is on the DLR line, prior to this Sunday’s race. Transport for London stated that limited...

21.04.2018

London Art Forum celebrates World Art Day

THE London Art Forum, organise an event with the aim of bringing together artists living in many parts of the UK and bringing art to society to celebrate World Art Day. The London Art Forum was founded by the support of Zehra Başaran, the Representative of the Turkish Republic of...

20.04.2018