In a gala dinner held by the council of Turkish Cypriot Associations (CTCA) London representative of the Republic of Cyprus Zehra Başaran, KKTC London Consulate Ülkü Alemdar, Turkish Cypriot association assembly members Ahmet Durmuş, Ersin Celebi ve Nick Halil Halebi were also amongst the guests.
FAMOUS TURKISH CYPRIOTS ATTEND THE GALA
Famous businessman Touker Suleyman, attended the night held at the London Imperial Hotel restaurant alongside Sibel Hodge an author whose books sold in a record number, famous kitchen chef known from TV channels Selin Kiazim, 19 year old judo fighter Acelya Toprak who will be attending the Olympics and Kemal Çetinay who recently won the Love Island programme on ITV2.
Speaking on the occasion of the Council, President Leyla Kemal, who had an intense participation, emphasized the success of the festival and said:
“We have a festival in which 20,000 people have seen the unity and unity of the Turkish Cypriots in Britain. This festival example also showed us what we can do when we act together. We will continue to do so with all our strengths so that Turkish Cypriots who have lived in the UK for 100 years in different cultures will continue to live their own culture and values here. Turkish Cypriots, who are exemplary people all over the world, have always been honored and proud of the KKTC. We want to emphasize and pass on the history of Cyprus by organizing three different events this year in our 100 years. We would like to express our gratitude to our representative, Ms. Zehra Başaran and all our sponsors for supporting us in all the activities we have done. Now we will distribute the prizes to those who always support us at this important night. Anyone who joins in your quest will thank you for your peace, everyone will have a pleasant night. “At the awards ceremony, CTCA UK President Leyla Kemal and Council Vice President Işık Vedat presented the awards to the winners. At the award ceremony, 18 awards were distributed to various categories.
UNPLEASANT EVENT AT THE GALA NIGHT
The event, which could be evaluated as unpleasant, was requested by some invited artists and members of the press (30 pounds). In response to this situation, many well-known journalists in London said, “In any organization we have been invited to, we have not been asked for such a fee. For the first time we witnessed such a thing. In the end, we are going with the aim of reporting to the invited organization.” Işık Vedat from CTCA administration made a statement to our newspaper about the subject. Vedat says, the press members mistakenly asked for money, but no money was expressed.
1. Best Participating President 2017: Tevfik Zekai2. Most Active and Working in Cooperation 2017: Limasollular Derneği3. Most Successful Member 2017: İngiltere Türk Kadınları Yardım Derneği (TWPA)4. Cyprus Turkish Culture Festival’s Main Sponsor 2017: Deluxe Fabrics5. Featured Festival Volunteer 2017: Duygu Tağmaç6. Best Announcer of Turkish Cypriot Culture 2017: Hornsey Atatürk Okulu7. Lifetime Achievement Award 2017 (Female): Akile Işın8. Lifetime Achievement Award 2017 (Male) : Dr. Özkan Hıfsı9. Turkish Cypriot Beneficiary of the Year 2017: Tuncel Nalbantoğlu10. Best Contribution to Sport in the Turkish Cypriot Community 2017: Kemal Soyer11. People’s Choice: Best Media 2017: Kıbrıs Genç TV12. Promoting North Cyprus in the UK at the Best of the Year 2017: Cyprus Paradise13. Cypriot Turkish Culture Introduction Skill Category 2017(Female): Selin Kiazim14. Cypriot Turkish Culture Introduction Skill Category 2017(Male): Özgen 15. Rising Turkish Cypriot Stars(Female): Açelya Toprak16. Rising Turkish Cypriot Stars(Male): Kemal Çetinay17. Turkish Cypriot Superior Personality of 2017(Female): Sibel Hodge18. Turkish Cypriot Superior Personality of 2017(Male): Touker Suleyman
