Türkiye’s football establishment faces renewed scrutiny after its refereeing chief and six other officials were remanded in custody in an investigation into alleged misconduct, almost a year after a betting scandal triggered mass arrests and suspensions.Ferhat Gündoğdu, head of the Turkish Football...
An investment fund scandal in Türkiye has left nearly half a million people facing uncertainty over their savings, prompted the resignation of a senior ruling-party politician and raised questions about whether regulators failed to act on warning signs. Türkiye’s Capital Markets Board (SPK) ord...
Turkish businessman Turhan Mildon has made international headlines after marrying Alina Habba, Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, at New York’s Waldorf Astoria on 26 September. Described as a billionaire by NDTV and other media outlets, the groom heads a family business with an expanding in...
History could be in the making after a Turkish-origin mayoral candidate came out on top in recent state elections. Elif Eralp and her party Die Linke (‘The Left’) made unprecedent gains, taking first place at the ballot box and garnering over a quarter of the overall vote.Her party’s performance has...
A North London cake manufacturer and its director, Ismail Colak, have been ordered to pay £10,698.96 in fines, costs and surcharges after inspectors discovered mouse droppings and serious hygiene failures.Sugarbake (London) Limited, based in Nobel Road, Edmonton, admitted six food hygiene offences....
The 18th victim of the Filo Jet ferry disaster has been identified as Ferdi Törer, as investigators examining the deadly sinking told a Girne court that the vessel’s watertight doors were not closed and earlier repairs had been deemed inadequate by experts.DNA tests confirmed that a body recovered f...
A new Migration Watch UK report argues that Britain’s work visa system has become a route to permanent settlement for hundreds of thousands of workers and their families, equivalent to a city “the size of Glasgow”, arguing this will pose serious long-term social and economic problems.“A country...
The aroma of freshly brewed coffee, a little foam on top, and a conversation that lasts rather longer than the drink itself: few pleasures are as familiar as a cup of Turkish coffee. For many households across Türkiye, North Cyprus and the Turkish diaspora, that ritual comes with an equal...
When Drogheda United play Trabzonspor at Papara Park in Trabzon on Thursday evening it will be a reflection of the two clubs’ shared colours, historic Irish–Turkish relations, and a desire to further deepen ties.The friendly marks the League of Ireland club’s first match in Türkiye and comes as the...
Two more victims of the Filo Jet ferry disaster off Girne have been formally identified, while DNA tests are under way to establish the identity of an 18th person recovered during continuing deep-sea searches.The TRNC Prime Ministry announced on Tuesday, 29 September, that DNA examinations had confi...
