- Bridging business, culture & politics
Issue 29 of TurkishBritish Magazine arrives in a summer that does not feel like one. The war that began on 28 February is still burning. The ceasefire that was signed in June lasted eleven weeks. The Strait of Hormuz is still contested. Oil is still above $120. And the bill for all of it — in energy costs, inflation, disrupted supply chains, and the quiet economic dread that has settled over households in both Britain and Turkey — is landing on people who had nothing to do with starting it. That is one story. Here is another. Turkey hosted the 36th NATO summit in Ankara. Thirty-two heads of state walked past Janissaries in the courtyard. Trump gave a thumbs-up to the Mehter band and left with a commitment on F-35s. A two-star Michelin chef cooked the dinner. Fatih Tutak’s dana kaburga — slow-cooked beef short rib — reportedly made it to the White House request list. A World Cup was played. Turkey returned to the tournament for the first time in 24 years and exited in the group stage without a win. England reached the semi-finals. A comedian was arrested in Istanbul for performing stand-up comedy. The CHP — the party Atatürk founded — had its elected leadership overturned by a court ruling. Five Turkish students in Glasgow opened a private MRI clinic and a longevity medicine practice that became one of Scotland’s most talked-about healthcare destinations. This is what we cover. Not one country. Not one story. Both horizons at once. Issue 29 contains more than thirty pieces of original reporting, analysis and cultural coverage across every major story of the summer of 2026 — in English, with Turkish summaries throughout. It is, by some distance, the most ambitious issue we have produced in nine years of publication. It is available now at tbmag.co.uk
