Fragments from a vanished world
The first novel by a Turkish Cypriot author reflects a time on the island when there was sense of peace even though trouble was brewing
Bamyakoy, a fictional Cypriot village ...
Articles
The man with the greenest fingers in Cyprus
Working alone with Mother Nature, a gardener in Lapithos has made a backyard to marvel at with endemic plants providing a riot of colour. AGNIESZKA RAKOCZY has a look around
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Poland’s support for Ukraine unequivocal, says ambassador
“We don’t know how many more Ukrainian refugees will come to Poland – what we do know is that we will take all of them in.” The speaker is Irena ...
Pol Georghiou: the artist who lived in a queen’s palace
For years one of Cyprus’ most famous artists lived and worked in one of Famagusta’s most historic buildings
“My uncle used Palazzo as his studio for many years,” says ...
Voter apathy expected to hit all time high in north’s elections
An unprecedented level of voter apathy is expected to mark ‘parliamentary’ elections in the north today when Turkish Cypriots have to choose 50 representatives from eight parties in an early election, ...
The freedom to escape
In a writer, actress and activist, AGNIESZKA RAKOCZY meets a determined woman moved by the power of music
I first met Nouritza Matossian when she came to Cyprus in the ...
Poet’s love affair with the power of words
In a well-known Turkish Cypriot writer from a Paphos village, AGNIESZKA RAKOCZY finds a rebel intent on adventure whose unforgiving analysis of the island’s political situation is driven by ...
Tug of war over historic ‘Crusader Path’ in north
The ancient trail between Bellapais Abbey and Kazafani has recently been obliterated in an effort to make a road, to the distress of many who now want it restored
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Asylum seekers trapped in no man’s land
Looking for a new beginning, a trio from Cameroon jumped from the Venetian walls into what they thought was Nicosia. They remain stuck in the buffer zone six weeks later
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Street artist in love with Nicosia
A street art project in the north tells the tales of people who have coloured the city. AGNIESZKA RAKOCZY meets a man determined to use art to reach people and ...
Man in Nicosia jail self-harmed to avoid extradition to Russia
Cyprus accused of ignoring UN committee’s request to hold off extraditing Russian businessman
Lawyers for a Russian businessman imprisoned in Nicosia are demanding answers as to why Cypriot authorities ...
Turkish Cypriot collector aims to leave his mark
In a man who has cleaned up a cemetary in Bellapais and is the father of casinos in the north, AGNIESZKA RAKOCZY finds a man frustrated by the unchanging view ...
The Players: Ersin Tatar
Ersin Tatar, a staunch supporter of a two-state solution, was elected 'Prime Minister' in October 2020 ousting incumbent pro-solution Mustafa Akinci.
‘We are slowly dying here’
Turkish Cypriot traders don’t know how long more they can hang on
A YEAR after the Ledra Street/Lokmaci crossing was closed there is still no sign that any ...
Easy to draw parallels between Denktash and Tatar
With the chance of negotiations again becoming a reality, who is the man who leads the Turkish Cypriots? Agnieszka Rakoczy says he is seen as fast minded and innovative but ...
A focus on maths
The youngest person to ever get a GCSE in maths now teaches at a university in the north although being the youngest person in the room has never bothered him. ...
The hidden treasure in an army camp
Writer Elsie Slonim who passed away aged 103 this week was one of Nicosia’s best hidden secrets
Tall, elegant, with strikingly beautiful blue eyes and a vivacious laugh, Elsie Slonim ...
Writer who lived in Turkish army camp dies aged 103
Elsie Slonim, nee Kalmar, aged 103, passed away after a short illness in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
She died in her house in the Turkish Cypriot army camp in ...