Tag: women

137 women are killed daily by domestic abuse

New data released by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) states on average of 137 women across the world are killed by a partner or family member every day. They say it makes “the home the most likely place for a woman to be killed”. More than...

03.12.2018

Young Turkish woman dies after hit by train

A young Turkish woman called Hesna Firuze has lost her life as a result of a train crash at Canada Water station. During midnight on Thursday, 22 November a notice was made by the emergency service team to the scene whereby a train hit a young woman. Despite the extraordinary...

03.12.2018

TWPA end of year fair took place

TURKISH Women’s Philanthropic Association (TWPA), one of the oldest and well-established associations located in London, has successfully represented women in our community for decades. Most recently, The Turkish Women’s Association has organised a charity event in their building located in North London. The fair is known to take place at...

01.12.2018

Regency International Clinic offering the best services for patients

REGENCY International Clinic in North London carries on being promising to be a one-stop shop for a range of diagnostic services for men and women. Regency International Clinic in Nile Street, Islington, specialises in a range of treatments including infertility and sexual dysfunction with now a brand new treatment to...

29.10.2018

DAC Lucy D’Orsi addresses the role of women in policing

DAC Lucy D’Orsi shared a public statement addressing the role of women in policing. Women are celebrating their 100 years of women policing in London, thus women are celebrating with a female Commissioner and women in influential roles across the organisation. DAC Lucy D’Orsi underlines that she understands and accepts...

15.10.2018

Woman dies after falling from Croydon town centre car park

Polices and Ambulance services were call to the scent this morning after a woman in her 50’s fell to her death at Croydon town center car park. The police have released this statement : “Police were called at 10:28hrs on Friday, 28 September to reports of a woman falling from...

28.09.2018

New police inform designed for Muslim women

IN a news published by the Daily Mail West Yorkshire Police have now designed a uniform the first of its kind in the UK. The uniform has been created for members of its Muslim personnel’s a more representative, an alternative to the currently uniform. Assistant chief constable Angela Williams said:...

21.09.2018

Bike crash in Dalston leaves women in critical conditıon

A pedestrian is fighting for her life after being knocked down by a cyclist in a hit-and-run crash. The woman, believed to be in her 50s, was crossing Kingsland High Street, in Dalston, east London, at about 17:00 BST on Tuesday when she was struck. The Met said the male...

03.09.2018

Farewell to Zehra Başaran from Women’s Platform UK

WOMEN’S Platform UK organised a farewell party in the honor of TRNC London Representative Zehra Başaran. A farewell party was organised for Zehra Başaran which will return to North Cyprus at the end of this month. The famous Turkish theatre and cinema artist Zerrin Tekindor also attended to the farewell...

24.08.2018

Boris not sorry for islamophobic remarks

FORMER Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has been accused of Islamophobia subsequently to saying Muslim women wearing burkas “look like letter boxes”. Johnson said he was against bans on face-covering veils in public places, in his Telegraph column, but that it was “ridiculous” people chose to wear them. The Muslim Council...

11.08.2018

Woman, seriously injured in acid attack by biker in Birmingham

Police say a 47-year-old woman has suffered “serious injuries” after a corrosive substance was thrown in her face in Birmingham. The incident took place in the Ladywood district at about 10.30am on Tuesday, and the victim was able to stumble away from the scene before an ambulance was called. Officers...

25.07.2018

Blurred lines theatre show was staged

THE theatre shower “Blurred Lines”, produced, directed and animated by Turkish speaking women performed for three days at Etcetera Theatre venue on 14, 15 and 16 June. The theatre play, “Blurred Lines” explored the identities of women after being affected by the facets of sexualization and abuse. Raw expression was...

23.06.2018

London gangs profiting from drugs

LONDON’S gangs are now more worrıed with profiting from the illegal drugs trade than engaging in turf wars with rivals, a study has claimed. The report further revealed that more women and girls are becoming involved in gang activity, while some groups use social media to gather personal details of...

10.06.2018

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

Breast scan failure shortened 270 lives

ALMOST 270 women in England may have lost their live as a result of not receiving invitations to a final routine breast cancer screening, as stated by the Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt. During his speech in the Commons, Hunt asserted that 450,000 women aged 68-71 has been unsuccessful to...

06.05.2018

Women found guilty of having sexual intercourse with a teenager

A women found aged 28 from Enfield was found guilty of having sexual intercourse with a 14 year old boy in a park. The women has been arrested for having sexual intercourse with a child in a park prior to grooming him by text. Kelly Wolf, of Raynton Road,...

28.04.2018

20 percent of men and 41 percent of women are obese in Turkey

Some 20.5 percent of men and 41 percent of women in Turkey are obese, according to the Health Ministry’s National Nutrition and Health Survey. According to the survey, obesity is mostly prevalent in the country’s eastern Black Sea region, where 33.1 percent of locals weigh in as clinically obese. Statistics...

18.04.2018

Women’s Platform UK book club continues to grow

WOMEN’S Platform UK, known for its cultural, educational and promotional activities that have been reverberating for many years internationally, is meeting society with activities which encourage its members to read books. In the previous book club event, within the Lifetime Learning Charity, one of Khaled Hossein’s bestseller book was...

06.04.2018