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  • Conservative Friends of Turkey Joined Forces to Back Zac Goldsmith

    Conservative Friends of Turkey Joined Forces to Back Zac Goldsmith

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    On the 23 April 2016, The Conservative friends of Turkey joined  their forces with Conservative Friends of Eurasia, CLWCA Middle East & North Africa Group, CLWCA Italian Group, CLWCA Germany, Austria & Switzerland Group and Conservative Friends of the Caribbean in a bid to support Conservative Party candidate Zac Goldsmith.

    Rt Hon Mark Field MP, Chairman of the Conservative Party’s International Office, Lord Popat of Harrow and Lee Scott from the BackZac campaign joined the major campaign and made  inspiring speeches.

    The Mayor of London has a range of important responsibilities covering policing, transport, housing, planning, economic development, arts, culture and the environment, controlling a budget of around £17 billion. Mayors are elected for a period of four years, with no term limits.

    The London mayoral election for 2016 will be held on 5 May 2016 to elect the Mayor of London, on the same day as the London Assembly election.

     

     

  • Zac Goldsmith Launches Business Manifesto for London

    Zac Goldsmith Launches Business Manifesto for London

    DSC_0349_aZac Goldsmith launched his business manifesto today with a promise to create a chief digital officer at City Hall to help solve some of London’s biggest challenges. ‘Man and the plan’

    ‘Man and the plan’

    David Cameron has urged Londoners not to elect Labour’s Sadiq Khan as their next mayor, stated that they will become “lab rats” for party leader Jeremy Corbyn’s economic experiments.

    Addressing a rally of Conservative activists, Mr Cameron sought to frame the election as an early verdict on Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership of the Labour party as well as a choice between Mr Goldsmith and Mr Khan.

    He said “Sadiq Khan nominated Jeremy Corbyn to be leader of the Labour party and he doesn’t regret it. Never mind the fact he (Mr Corbyn) wants to give the Falklands back to Argentina or he thinks that nuclear submarines should patrol the Atlantic without any missiles.

    “Ahead of the rally, the Conservatives launched a poster campaign depicting Mr Goldsmith as “your man in City Hall”.

    The Conservative Party mayor candidate said he would set up a New York-style “office of data analytics”, which would look at statistics from across the City Hall empire to address crime, housing, transport and quality-of -life issues.

    He would also launch an annual  £1 million Mayor’s Tech Challenge to encourage businesses to come up with innovative ideas. Suggestions included a rental app which cuts out estate agents, saving landlords and tenants hundreds of pounds in fees, as well as releasing data to help construction companies cut freight traffic.

    One of the Mr Goldsmith’s wide-ranging plans for London businesses will include setting up a new Business Advisory Group, with members nominated by the business community.

    Mr Zac Goldsmith said he would also use TFL’s 560km network of railway routes, tunnels and bridges to rapidly deliver superfast broadband. He would insist the Government responds on Heathrow expansion in the summer as promised, would increase funding for promoting London and boost the capital’s image himself, including abroad.

    Start-ups would be helped by cutting red tape, with affordable office space in all new developments, and putting adult skills funding into key areas like engineering, science and financial services, with firms able to import  talent from overseas if needed. Mr Goldsmith says he will lobby to ensure 30 hours of promised free childcare reflects the cost of nurseries in London.

     

  • Tolga Cakir’s Book Launch Event London

    Tolga Cakir’s Book Launch Event London

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    For Immediate Release

    Contact: [ Tolga Cakir/ www.tolgacakir.com / 0208 1338883/ admin@tolgacakir.com]

    New Book Reveals How To Start An Online Business

    Local Business Author to publish a new book entitled How To Start An Online Business In Seven Steps. It will show you seven steps to start an online business in a plain language.

    *How to start an online business by clear instructions

    This book, to be published on 25.04.2015 will reveal practical strategies designed to help readers who would like to start an online business but don’t know where to start.

    In an unprecedented move, the author is offering a limited amount of Free CD copies of the book when it is released. To get the free online version you should go to !booklaunch/ckf7 , RSVP and attend the event.

    Tolga is a business author and has a background in business information systems. Tolga received his BSc (Honours) degree in Business Information Systems from the University of Leeds Metropolitan. Tolga has consulted many managers, executives, business owners, and entrepreneurs. In addition to being a consultant Tolga spent many years as a journalist and a professional coach. Despite his demanding career, Tolga makes time to be involved with the community and professional organisations. Tolga Cakir lives in London. When Tolga is not working, he likes to travel, take photos and write.

  • THE 1915 DOCUMENTARY A FILM BASED ON ARMENIAN SOURCES

    THE 1915 DOCUMENTARY A FILM BASED ON ARMENIAN SOURCES

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    A FILM BASED ON ARMENIAN SOURCES

    This ground-breaking film will have its first screening on 20th April 2015 in London. Unlike the accusatorial films and publications by Armenian activists, it is not a propaganda film. It is based solely on documentary evidence, including much uncovered in the Russian archives. It includes film clips from Eastern Anatolia in 1982 that have never been shown publicly. These clips recently came to the possession of the director who has included them in this latest work. This has enabled him to bring to life the memories of individuals who lived through the tragic events of 1915.
    The documentary clearly demonstrates that the claims of genocide from Armenian activists lack credibility, especially in the light of so much conflicting evidence. Important new Armenian sources, obtained from Russian archives, reveal what actually happened during this tragic period, and these are significant and important aspects of this work. Its aim is to put an end to any confusion in this subject.
    “The 1915 Documentary” opens a startlingly new window into events at the time drawing on Armenian sources available in the Russian Archives, as the Armenian archives are still not open to public. This new knowledge is based primarily on the work of Mehmet Perinçek who has researched Russian State archives since 1988.
    The documentary also contains interviews with many prominent historians who have done extensive research into Ottoman – Armenian history. Professor Dr Justin McCarthy, Professor Dr Heath Lowry and Professor Norman Stone are some of these academics. There are also several interviews with members of the Turkish-Armenian clergy.
    This film is essential viewing for anyone interested in the truth about the events of 1915.
    Personal information:
    Serhan Koc, Film Director was born in İstanbul in 1976. He began his journalism career in Ulusal Kanal TV in 2000 and later worked on various programmes as a director. Koç’s first documentary work, completed in 2006, was called “Atatürk unknown” which had 11 parts. Koç made several films, documenting the tragic events of Gezi Park in June 2013. He continues to make documentary films, involving historical events and current affairs.
    Some of his documentary films are:
    The Big Lie (6 parts), The Last Sumerian Queen, Muazzez İlmiye Çığ (9 parts),
    Gladio with Fethullah (3 parts), Dardanelles Epic, and Three Days in Syria.
    Television programmes include:
    Farmers Parliament (33 episodes), Genocide Lie (12 episodes), Remember (7 episodes).
    Associate Prof. Dr. Orhan Çekiç was born in 1944 in İskenderun, Turkey. He graduated from the Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Ankara and received his Master and Doctorate degrees from Marmara University, İstanbul. He has been the Department Head of the History of Turkish Revolution, and the Founder President of The Research Center of Atatürk at University of Maltepe since 2000.
    Dr. Orhan Çekiç won an award on the subject of International Terrorism and Armenian Terrorism, organised by Sabah Group of newspapers in 1983. He is a well known scholar for his essays, TV programmes and books on several historical facts and disputes, including the Armenian issue. He is married and has two children.
    Among his books are:
    The Last Year: 1938 (Son Yɪl: 1938); From Mudros to İstanbul; From Samsun to Erzurum, Kaynak Yayınları, İstanbul, November 2013.
    From Sivas to Ankara; The History of the Turkish Republic; From Empire to Republic; Or Yayınları, İstanbul, 2010.
    The Speech of Atatürk; Prangalı Özlem (Poems). Ankara, 1972.
    Book in progress: Stillborn child of Emperialism: Armenia (Emperyalizmin Ölü Doğan Çocuğu: Ermenistan).

    THE FEDERATION OF TURKISH ASSOCIATIONS UK www.turkishfederation.org.uk

  • London most popular destination for Eid

    London most popular destination for Eid

    London most popular destination for Eid

    Dubai, 16 hours, 53 minutes ago

    London was the most popular overseas destination among Middle East travellers for Eid al Adha this year, marginally beating out last year’s favourite, Istanbul, from the top spot, a report said.

    Leading hotel price comparison site HotelsCombined analysed its online hotel booking demand out of Mena in the lead up to Eid and found that within the GCC, Dubai retained the top destination position yet again, followed by Abu Dhabi.

    With an increase of 100 per cent in demand, Abu Dhabi is rapidly gaining popularity among Mena travellers as a hub of culture, sport and leisure, with the average stay value posting at a healthy $ 1,320. However, travellers are willing to spend more on European destinations like London, which posts a significantly higher average stay value of $ 3,300.

    Meanwhile, other top Eid destinations like Kuala Lumpur, Paris and Istanbul saw their average hotel values decline as a result of lower hotel prices and currency fluctuations.

    Dubai continues to have the same year-on-year popularity with a consistent average stay value of $ 2,050.

    Wael El Behi, general manager of Ramada Downtown Dubai, said: “Dubai is by far the best destination in the region and one of the best in the world. It is the favourite destination for the GCC and ME markets due to its proximity to the region’s key capitals, regular and frequent flights from and to the world, innovative infrastructure, abundant array of events and safety and security measures.”

    Amer Al Halabi, regional manager of Mena for HotelsCombined, said: “Dubai’s emphasis on family-focused events and its 48-hour shopping sales throughout Eid attract a lot of interest among Mena travellers, especially those from Saudi Arabia. It’s also interesting to note that even though London is a more expensive destination to travel to, Mena travellers continue to flock there in ever larger numbers.”

    HotelsCombined notes that hotel prices vary from one booking site to another and recommends that travellers who book online use a meta-search engine to compare prices and find their ideal hotel stay for the best price. – TradeArabia News Service

    via London most popular destination for Eid.

  • Protesters invade Uefa dinner after security lapse

    Protesters invade Uefa dinner after security lapse

    Uefa president Michel Platini was one of the guests at a dinner that was infiltrated by protesters.
    Uefa president Michel Platini was one of the guests at a dinner that was infiltrated by protesters.

    • Anti-Israeli protesters storm stage at London event
    • Guests included David Beckham and Sir Alex Ferguson

    Anti-Israeli protesters took advantage of a security lapse to infiltrate a dinner for Uefa’s top officials in London on Friday night.

    According to Guardian Guests at the event – including David Beckham and Sir Alex Ferguson – were stunned as three people, two men and a woman, staged the protest against Uefa arranging its European Under-21 tournament in Israel next month.

    One of the protesters jumped on the stage and started shouting slogans, while another stood behind the Uefa president, Michel Platini, with a small flag, before all three were removed by security staff at the Old Billingsgate venue.

    The dinner followed Uefa’s Congress in London on Friday and was organised with the support of the Football Association.

    One guest, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Press Association Sport: “It was between courses and suddenly this man and woman got on the stage and started shouting things against Israel. Another had a flag and was standing behind Platini.

    “Everyone was gobsmacked. It seemed to go on for a few minutes before they were removed.

    “It was a bit of a security lapse to say the least. They were smartly dressed in suits but no one could understand how they had got in because we all had to show our invitations.”

    Protesters from a group called Red Card Israeli Racism had also staged a demonstration outside the Uefa Congress at London’s Grosvenor House hotel earlier in the day.

    It is the latest in a series of protests against Uefa – in January a group of pro-Palestinian activists occupied Uefa’s headquarters near Geneva.

    Eight countries, including England, are taking part in the Under-21 tournament in Israel next month.