Tanyel’s Smile

Helping Cypriot children and their families through the trauma of cancer

Tanyel’s Smile is a UK-based charity that was set up in the memory of Tanyel to help children up to the age of 24 and their families as they struggle with the reality of cancer.

Tanyel’s Smile is a UK-based charity that was set up in the memory of Tanyel to help children up to the age of 24 and their families as they struggle with the reality of cancer.

Thank you for your support, we are extremely grateful.

Support us

We have a great team here at Tanyel’s Smile, working tirelessly to provide support for those in need. But we don’t achieve anything without you. There are a range of ways you can support, from donations, to participating in events, to simply being their to support us.

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What we’ve been doing

  • Creditwest Bank – Treasure Hunt 17th May 2026

    We are so thrilled to announce that The Creditwest Bank Catalkoy Kibris is supporting us at the first fundraising event  for Tanyel’s Smile this year. Save the date and join us for a fun day out, raising money for a very worthwhile cause. We’d like to extend a massive thank you to The Credit West Bank…

  • Half-term Reports Day

    In January, we had the pleasure of taking the children and their families to celebrate their half term reports day .  At Slice of Life Pizza restaurant in Nicosia Cyprus the children under treatment at the oncology ward and also those from Kemal Saraçoğlu foundation were given the chance  to make their own pizzas .  It…

  • New Year Celebrations

    New year presents were given out to the children at the oncology unit at Lefkosa collected by Issy and Debbie on behalf of Tanyel’s Smile. who are now our representatives in North Cyprus. Thank you so much from the amazing people on Facebook North Cyprus Pulse group . We are so very grateful for you…

Events Calendar

Up-Coming and PAST Events:
2026 events
  • January Half-term reports day
  • May – 17th May 2020 – 19th Car Treasure Hunt – save the date
2025 events
  • December New Year Celebration with the children and their families
  • September Bike ride organised by Greenpedal Cycles
  • September A short break for the children and their families
  • February Half term with the children and their families
2024 events
  • October Talking Round Cyprus Podcast – The Cycling Copper One
  • October A welcome break
  • May Talking Round Cyprus Podcast – The Tanyel’s Smile One 
  • April Bayrak International Radio Interview
  • March In-room entertainment – TVs installed in the hospital rooms
  • February Cey and Ryan were honoured to be part of the Third Sector Awards 
2023 EVENTS
  • December Christmas with children and their families
  • September London to Cyprus cycle ride – Ryan and Cey 
  • June Fitness Fundraising
  • May Cey attends the coronation at Westminster Abbey
2022 Events
  • November 15k in Istanbul, both Gulay and Cey running
  • 11th September Summer Garden Party
  • May Cey and Gulay attend the Queen’s Garden Party at the Palace
2021 events

2020 and 2021 were curtailed by COVID.  But we were delighted when Cey received both the Met Police long service and good conduct award, and Her majesty the Queen’s New Year Honour for British Empire Award, for policing and charity work .

  • October The Kibris Charity Ball
2020 Events
  • 1st February 75km Yedidalga Girne Beni orada Belle
  • Cey was a contestant on Survivor in Turkey
2019 Events
  • 7th April Rome Marathon
  • 11th August London to Paris bike ride
  • 14th April Cyprus Half Marathon
  • 28th April London Marathon – another World Record attempt  – (remember this)
  • 21st July Tandem Skydive – Celebrating Tanyel’s 24th Birthday

To sponsor the Tandam Skydive event, please go here to our JustGiving Page.  Thank you!!

  • 9th September Turkish meal and Shisha charity afternoon
  • 10th and 12th August London to Bruges  cycle ride
  • 15th September Sydney Blackmores Marathon
  • 16th September Berlin Marathon 
  • 3rd November Istanbul Marathon
  • 11th November Athens marathon