EnglishNews ULEZ SCRAPPAGE SCHEME SUPPORT FOR ENFİELD RESİDENTS

Proudly owning the roots and culture of the British Turkish Cypriot Community (CTCA) it continues to make memories by bringing together delicious traditional dishes, traditional handicrafts, folklore, national, religious and cultural values with its local and foreign guests in a suprises, just like every year.The CTCA's first arrangements and festivals continued online without slowing down despite the pandemic.This year, the Cyprus Turkish Culture Festival, organized by the neighborhood, is the fourth day of Kurban Bayram, Sunday, July 2, between 11:00-20:00, at Donkey Lane, Enfield, EN1 3PL address, where we can bring our people and business people together again with entertaining shows, music and more. Preparations for many wonderful surprises continue.Many valuable artists such as Işın Karaca, Eylem, Ali Babutsa, Gazi set and memorabilia will take the stage at the Festival, and actress Tamer Hasan will be at Yer. Midsummer Ball Dj Ramsey plans to have the feast. In the interview with the festival committee, the committee members expressed the following; “We have put in a lot of effort, we try to do better things every year. Preparations have been going on for months. Artists come from Cyprus, Turkey. We welcome all of our people to this cultural event that appeals to all of our people. “Some of our income will be used as a donation to our Turkish language and culture schools, which are members of the Council and raise the leaders of the future, and to families damaged by the earthquake in Turkey.” tent will be created, join this beautiful union In addition to all our Council members who contributed, we would like to express our endless thanks to our sponsors, excebitors and volunteers who supported us. An Event of this caliber could not have been without them.”

The festival committee continued as follows; “Cyprus Turkish Culture Festival is the biggest organization organized by Turkish Cypriots in Britain. Tens of thousands of people attend all our festivals, and foreign politicians are happy to attend and take part in our festival. We would like to see our President Mr. Ersin Tatar among the guests at this magnificent Eid fest. We would like to inform you that we will be honored to host them at this magnificent festival”.

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Leader of the Council, Cllr Nesil Caliskan and the Cabinet Member for Environment Cllr Rick Jewell have voiced concerns that, despite 76 per cent of registered vehicles in Enfield being ULEZ compliant, many of Enfield’s residents and businesses will miss out on the existing £110 million outer-London vehicle scrappage scheme.Senior Enfield councillors have written a joint letter to the Mayor of London, to ask for additional support for vehicle owners who need urgent help to meet cleaner air standards ahead of the extension of the Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ).Councillors say in the letter, “We have heard from parents who need support to switch their family car, small businesses looking to retrofit their fleet but cannot meet the August deadline, and other organisations who want to do the right thing but cannot afford to make the switch and do not meet the criteria.”They also call for the government to support the Mayor of London to provide the Capital with an adequate scrappage scheme, as it has done in Birmingham and Bradford.“However, to make the expansion of ULEZ a success, and ensure there is no detriment to our residents who want to do the right thing, we call on you to review the current scrappage scheme criteria,” the letter says.Currently, the vehicle scrappage scheme supports Londoners on certain low income or disability benefits, eligible micro businesses, sole traders and charities with a registered address in London. Anyone else will be liable to pay the £12.50 daily charge to enter the low emission zone with a non-compliant vehicle, which will cover the whole of Greater London from 29 August.In Enfield more than three-quarters of vehicles at registered addresses are already ULEZ compliant. It is thought though that every year 164 premature deaths happen in Enfield thanks to toxic air.For further information on ULEZ and grant payment eligibility, visit the Transport for London website: https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/ultra-low-emission-zone/scrappage-schemes

Leader of the Council, Cllr Nesil Caliskan and the Cabinet Member for Environment Cllr Rick Jewell have voiced concerns that, despite 76 per cent of registered vehicles in Enfield being ULEZ compliant, many of Enfield’s residents and businesses will miss out on the existing £110 million outer-London vehicle scrappage scheme.

Turkish Billionaire family unveils first major London IPO

The company is also exploring an offering to retail investors of up to £7 million in shares, the maximum permitted under European rules, in a move which Hall said was because “an important investment opportunity should be open to everyone.”WE Soda had revenue of $1.8 billion (£1.4 billion) in 2022 with EBITDA of $848 million. The company generates five million tons of natural soda ash annually across two facilities in Turkey. Proceeds from the IPO will be used to fund its $5 billion investment into building two new sites in Wyoming, USA, in a bid to more than double production. Glass manufacturing accounted for around 60% of global soda ash demand in 2022.The company is chaired by Didem Ciner, a graduate of the London School of Economics and the wife of Turgay Ciner, the billionaire behind the Ciner group conglomerate, which owns a number of industrial and energy businesses as well as Turkey’s highest-circulation newspaper, Haberturk, and operates the Turkish TV station of media firm Bloomberg.Another of the company’s subsidiaries, Ciner Glass, was granted permission to build a £390 million glass container factory in South Wales in June last year in a move which would create 600 new jobs

Turkish Culture Night

The event, held on 26th May 2023, aimed to celebrate the dedication and achievements of the institute's Turkish language students while offering them a taste of Turkiye right in the heart of London. The atmosphere was electric as students, who had diligently learned Turkish through online courses, came together to experience the language and culture in a tangible way. The evening served as a unique opportunity for course-mates to meet in person and put their Turkish language skills to the test, all while enjoying a relaxed and friendly environment.The event kicked off with inspiring keynote speeches delivered by esteemed guests. Dr. Mehmet Karakus, Director of Yunus Emre Institute London, and Dr. Hadra Kübra Erkınay Tamtamış, Turkish Education Coordinator, expressed their gratitude to the students, teachers, and staff, acknowledging their hard work and dedication.