Category: Community

On the 12^th and 13th September Tanyelssmile and Kemal saracoglu were  delighted to fund a two day, one night stay for children with on-going treatment, their siblings and parents at the Acapulco Resort in North Cyprus.

We were honored to work in partnership with Kemal Saraçoğlu again and would like to extend a massive thank you to you for organizing this event in our absence. We are always so grateful for your support and keeping us up to date on the progress of our children.

We’d also like to offer a massive thank you to the families and children involved…you are the ones that make it worth all the dedication and fundraising.  It was such a privileged to spend a few days together

Roger Bara and Sara Palmer talk all things North Cyprus with people who live, work, visit and love the place. Their hopie to open peoples’ eyes to this forgotten corner of Cyprus.

This episode features an interview with Tanyel’s father Ceyhun Uzun discussing his life before and after the loss of his daughte.

The Cycling Copper One – There can be few things worse in life than losing a child. Gulay and Jay Uzun lost their daughter Tanyel to cancer. From a place of darkness comes light as they now help other youngsters in the North Cyprus who have cancer. Jay tells us how he copes and about his cycle from London to North Cyprus.

The episode can be found here.

Roger Bara and Sara Palmer talk all things North Cyprus with people who live, work, visit and love the place. They hope to open peoples’ eyes to this forgotten corner of Cyprus.

This episode features an interview with Tanyel’s mother Gulay Uzun discussing Tanyel’s Smile charity and what a loss of a child does to parents like Gulay and Ceyhun Uzun.

The Podcast can be found here.

In this episode of Northern Exposure, Can Gazi interviews Tanyel’s Dad Ceyhun Uzun.

In this interview, they discuss Tanyel’s Smile and the events currently planned to help fund the charity.  Can also discusses the inspiration that Cey is.

Bayrak International Radio on 87.8 and 105FM or online from www.brtk.net.

The interview is available here.

In May, Salih Eşref İle Spor Gündemi interviews Tanyel’s Smile (Tanyel’”in Gülüşü Vakfı) Ceyhun Uzun and Gulay Uzun, live on Facebook.

Bayrak International Radio’s Denise Philips interviews Gulay Uzun talking about Tanyel’s Smile.

Thank you Denise for the invite to do this interview and allowing Gulay to tell her story and that of her courageous daughter and, of course, the valuable work Tanyel’s Smile is doing

The interview can be found here

Through Tanyel’s Smile we were delighted to purchase nine Samsung smart TV’s to be fitted in rooms where children spend most of their time whilst being treated on the children’s cancer oncology unit in lefkosa delvlet hastanesi (Nicosia main hospital).

The massive donation of £2,500 from Heartbeat North Cyprus cancer charity trust, sponsoring our London to Cyprus bike ride in October,  helped significantly towards the purchase of these televisions.

They will bring loads of pleasure to children who will enjoy the entertainment during the long hours of their treatment.

In February, Cey and Ryan were honoured to be part of the Third Sector Awards at New Scotland Yard organised by the Turkish police Association.  Here they had the chance to share their experiences with the Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley and AC Matt Jukes  of the charity cycle ride from London to Cyprus, organised for Tanyel’s Smile.

A huge thanks to everyone involved for all the support .

A big thank you to David Haye for signing Tanyel’s boxing gloves.  It was a pleasure to meet with such a legend and help to ensure that Tanyel’s name lives on.