Kizilyurek bids farewell to old rival Ftochopoulos
Turkish Cypriot academic and former Akel MEP Niyazi Kizilyurek paid an unusually candid tribute on Monday to the late publisher and restaurateur Vasos Ftochopoulos who died last week at the ...
Kizilyurek hits back after campaign criticism
Turkish Cypriot MEP Niyazi Kizilyurek hit back at the north’s ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin Ertugruloglu on Friday following criticism levelled over his re-election campaigning in the north.
“Tahsin Ertugruloglu is ...
‘The EU must deal with Turkish Cypriots’ problems’
Cypriot MEP Niyazi Kizilyurek said on Wednesday night that the European Union “must deal with Turkish Cypriots’ problems.”
He was speaking on Kibris Postasi TV and said the EU “does ...
Turkish Cypriots’ exclusion from Erasmus programme ‘unacceptable’
It is “unacceptable” for Turkish Cypriots to be excluded from the European Union’s Erasmus exchange programme, the European Parliament’s Culture Committee declared on Wednesday.
The matter of Turkish ...
Cypriot MEPs call for more strictness towards Turkey after report
Cypriot Members of the European Parliament called for more strictness towards Turkey on Tuesday, in light of the imminent approval of the EU-Turkey report.
Speaking to journalists, Akel MEP Niyazi ...
Cyprus LGBT organisations win European citizen award
Cypriot LGBT organisations Kuir Kibris and Accept LGBTI Cyprus were presented with a European citizen award in a ceremony at the European Union house in Nicosia on Friday.
The two ...
Children have a right to their parents’ nationality says presidential candidate Demetriades
Children have the right to have the nationality of their parents, independent presidential candidate and human rights lawyer Achilleas Demetriades said on Thursday, in a comment on the ongoing struggle ...
Our View: EU Commissioner created a new headache for the government
Another issue regarding citizenship for Turkish Cypriots was by the response of the EU Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders to a question on the matter by Akel MEP Niyazi Kizilyurek. ...
Akel MEP pledges legal action over disputed university post
Akel MEP Niyazi Kizilyurek said on Wednesday he will legally challenge the constitution, which he was accused of violating by holding an unpaid teaching post at the University of Cyprus ...
House spat over MEP who still holds university post
Akel MEP Niyazi Kizilyurek’s unpaid position at a public university while simultaneously serving public office is a violation of the constitution, according to arguments heard at Wednesday’s House ...
Akel MEP says Turkish Cypriots discriminated against at airport
Akel MEP Niyazi Kizilyurek took to social media on Tuesday to decry what he said was discriminatory behaviour faced by Turkish Cypriots at Larnaca airport.
He said that he witnessed ...