The Royal Society of Literature (RSL) has named Elif Shafak as its new president, taking over from Bernandine Evaristo. Evaristo’s four-year term came to its end at the RSL’s Annual General Meeting on ...

A 30-year-old DJ has tragically died of a heart attack just two days after getting engaged. Elif Ozcan was with her family for one of the happiest days of her life as she said “yes” to getting married ...

In this episode of arts24, Eve Jackson sits down with one of the most celebrated British-Turkish novelists of our time, Elif Shafak. With over 20 books translated into more than 50 languages, Shafak ...

Elif Nur Turhan has done it again – and for the first time. Turhan, a heavy-hitting dynamo from Istanbul, stopped France’s Rima Ayadi in the sixth round to earn a WBA interim women’s junior ...

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A woman was found dead after being attacked by a python in central Indonesia, police and local officials said Friday, the third such death in the province since June. Maga, a 74-year-old woman who ...

Elif is the latest addition to Castle Street's thriving hospitality scene and it just might be one of the best newcomers the city has had in a while. The biggest draw isn't necessarily the food, but ...

Elif's Turkish Bar & Grill has confirmed when it will open its Castle Street venue. Elif's new venture will see it open inside the Grade-II* listed Parr Bank on Castle Street in the city centre. The ...

A woman has been found dead inside the belly of a snake after it swallowed her whole in central Indonesia, a local official said Saturday, marking at least the fifth person to be devoured by a python ...