TODAY! I'll be at the Best Seller bookstore in Karakum, Girne, from 1pm to 2.30pm to sign copies of my new novel 'Meeting Sister'. Hope to see you there!

TODAY! I'm a guest on The Main Event, a radio show on Bayrak International hosted by the fabulous Denise Phillips, talking to her about my new book 'Meeting Sister'. I'm on air from 3pm UK / 5pm Cyprus time. You can also hear my interview via this link: sc.brtk.net:8004/;*.mp3

If you're in Lefkoşa/North Nicosia this Saturday, 26 July, head over to the historic Büyük Han for a coffee morning (10am-11.30am) + book signing. I'm hosted by Okşan Atılan, who runs the gorgeously quirky Atılan bookshop in Büyük Han with a fab collection of books on Cyprus

Thank you to Agnieszka Rakoczy & Cyprus Mail for this excellent article on me and my new book 'Meeting Sister'. You can read it here: Returning to the turbulent history of Cyprus cyprus-mail.com/2025/07/21/ret…

Awful scenes + fatalities in #Cyprus & #Turkey due to #wildfires . My heart goes out to all the victims. I pray the fires are brought under control soon. I’m especially pleased to see Turkish Cypriots offer help to their Greek Cypriot brothers at this desperate time of need

I'm at Büyük Han in Lefkoşa/Nicosia on Saturday 26 July from 10am-12.30pm (an extra hour longer) - the final stop of my Cyprus 'Meeting Sister' promo tour. We've decided to turn this event into a fundraiser: all proceeds from book sales will be donated to victims of the wildfire.

A huge thank you to Sara Palmer for the interview on the Talking Round North Cyprus podcast. You can listen to me speaking about identity, the changes in Cyprus, and my new novel 'Meeting Sister' here (I come in after 10 mins): open.spotify.com/episode/55cv0v… Talking Round North Cyprus 🇹🇷

A really good episode of the Nicosia Uncut podcast, where outgoing #UNFICYP Head Colin Stewart answers a host of challenging questions about the ongoing #Cyprus dispute & the role of the UN on the island & its efforts to resolve this 62 year conflict.

Çok teşekkürler Simge Çerkezoğlu ve YENİDÜZEN Gazetesi. Super bir röportaj oldu! “Kıbrıslı Türkleri dünyaya anlatmak istedim” Kıbrıslı Türk kimliğini edebiyat yoluyla görünür kılma çabasıyla yola çıkan bir yazar Metin Murat… yeniduzen.com/kibrisli-turkl… Simge Çerkezoğlu Yenidüzen Gazetesi

We've translated Simge Çerkezoğlu's wonderful YENİDÜZEN article based on our interview in July. She covers my background, why I started to write, the themes in my books & my latest novel Meeting Sister. “I wanted to tell the world about Turkish Cypriots” metinmurat.com/blog/i-wanted-…

New Irish comedy drama film The Spin stars Game of Thrones actor Brenock O’Connor, comedian Owen Colgan (Hardy Bucks), I’m A Celebrity’s Maura Higgins, Pussycat Doll Kimberley Wyatt, & Derry Girls’ very own mummy, Tara Lynne O’Neill! In cinemas Oct 24 👇 youtu.be/eGEyPakGmEM?si…

Ramadan Mubarak to everyone who is fasting during the Holy Month of Ramadan. May this be a blessed and peaceful time, where we reflect and rekindle our faith, while redoubling our efforts to be kind and giving.