Sadiq Khan served up a little künefe diplomacy in north London on Turkish Republic Day, joining the local community at Antepliler as he announced plans to become the first Mayor of London to make an official visit to Türkiye.The Mayor visited the popular Green Lanes restaurant in Harringay on Thursd...
Turkic states have signed a wide-ranging declaration to strengthen cooperation in trade, transport, energy, defence and technology at a summit in Ankara attended by TRNC President Tufan Erhürman, but overshadowed by the absence of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.The 163-point Ankara Declaration w...
Three people were killed and five others injured when part of a volcanic rock formation collapsed near the Göreme Open-Air Museum in Türkiye’s Cappadocia region on Thursday, 29 October.The rockfall happened at around 3.15pm local time near a car park at the museum entrance in Nevşehir province. Rock...
From a historic parliamentary vote to a momentous announcement over dinner, the story behind 29 October is one of war, independence and political transformation.Today, Thursday 29 October 2026, marks the 103rd anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Türkiye.Known in Turkish as Cumhuriyet...
Fatma Ünal found guilty on 16 charges in landmark case involving a fraudulent master’s degree, as attention turns to other outstanding prosecutions.A former senior official of the National Unity Party (UBP) has been sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty on 16 charges arising fro...
Police investigating the fatal shooting of Erdem Mustafa in Enfield have named a man they urgently want to trace, as a separate man was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder.In an update issued on Monday 26 October, the Metropolitan Police appealed for help finding Abreham Woldegiworg...
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has confirmed his government raised concerns over LGBT rights directly with Turkish officials during his landmark visit to Türkiye, as international pressure continues to build over Ankara’s sweeping crackdown on LGBT organisations, activists and their supporters....
Türkiye has begun trying Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and 34 other Israeli defendants over the interception of Gaza-bound aid vessels and the alleged mistreatment of activists, with none of the accused present in court.The first hearing took place at Istanbul’s 11th High Criminal Court...
Azerbaijan and Türkiye enjoyed emphatic opening victories as FIFA’s inaugural Under-15 World Cup & Festival got under way in Baku on Saturday 24 October.Running until 30 October, the boys’ competition brings together 189 national teams, including all four UK Home Nations. For 78 participating fo...
Canada and Türkiye have agreed a new strategic partnership to expand trade, energy and defence cooperation, with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan setting an ambition to more than triple annual bilateral trade to US$10 billion.The agreement was announced following talks between Erdoğan and Canadian Pri...
