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The Cypriot government has strongly condemned the ongoing detention of five Greek Cypriots by the Turkish Cypriot authorities in the north of the island. In a written statement, the director ...

Cyprus Turkish bar association head Hasan Esendagli on Friday said the arrest of five Greek Cypriots in the north on suspicion of espionage is “not something we, as legal professionals, ...

The two Turkish Cypriot ‘MPs’ who sit as independents have endorsed opposition candidate Tufan Erhurman’s candidacy for this October’s Turkish Cypriot leader. Aysegul Baybars and Jale Refik Rogers, ...

A wildfire which broke out between the Kyrenia district villages of Ayios Amvrosios and Charkeia on Friday has been brought under control. Turkish Cypriot Ayios Epiktitos and Ayios Amvrosios mayor ...

The planned electricity cable which will link Turkey and the north “will not compete” with the Great Sea Interconnector project, which is planned to link Greece, Cyprus, and Israel, energy ...

Serdar Denktash, the son of late Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash, announced the creation of a new political party, which he has named the ‘Tam Party’. ‘Tam’ is an acronym ...

Turkish Cypriot media on Sunday reported that the five Greek Cypriots “arrested” in the north on Saturday were allegedly found in possession of property deeds, maps, and records naming directors ...

The Foreign Ministry is in contact with the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) regarding the reported detention of five Greek Cypriots in the north, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Theodoros Gotsis ...

A man who was arrested in the north for having allegedly driven into the Republic illegally near the village of Louroujina appeared in court again on Tuesday. Having been remanded ...

Veteran Turkish Cypriot journalist Sener Levent on Friday promised to “never surrender” after announcing that he had been summoned to present himself to the Ankara chief public prosecutor’s office ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has warned of “arrogant behaviour” that has brought the world to the brink of a third world war, while comparing what he called “South Cyprus” ...

A new EU-funded solar energy system at the Haspolat Wastewater Treatment Plant was formally announced on Friday, marking a step forward for renewable energy and cooperation across Cyprus’ divide. Officials ...

The recent arrests made by the Republic of Cyprus of people accused of selling Greek Cypriot-owned property in the north “will not go unanswered”, Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz said ...

By Tom Cleaver A road tunnel is to be built under the Pentadaktylos mountain range to connect Kyrenia with the town of Kythrea, the north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli ...

Turkish Cypriot teachers’ legal challenge to have the north’s ruling coalition’s decision to legalise the wearing of hijabs at public schools declared unlawful was on Thursday suspended indefinitely ...

Turkey’s environment ministry is to put out a tender to create a three-dimensional “digital twin” of the north, with the aim of the model being used to facilitate the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday warned of “daily divisive rhetoric” on the campaign trail ahead of October’s Turkish Cypriot leadership elections. “We are at the beginning, if you will, ...

Serdar Denktash, the son of influential late Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash, on Wednesday said that every time incumbent Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar speaks, he feels ashamed. “Every time ...

The north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli on Monday called for the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport to be treated as a Turkish airport, suggesting that the move may allow ...

The Turkish gunman who was arrested by the Republic of Cyprus’ police and handed over to the United Nations and then the Turkish Cypriot authorities at the Ledra Palace crossing ...

The north’s economy would be in recession were it not for Greek Cypriots visiting and spending money, ‘economy minister’ Olgun Amcaoglu said on Tuesday. “After the pandemic, if the ...

The Cyprus problem “is above politics in Turkey”, the country’s Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek said on Tuesday. Speaking during a visit to the north, he said that across Turkey’...

Speaking during an online seminar by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Alexandra Attalides said the situation in the Turkish-controlled north was worsening, with new pressures on women’s freedoms coming directly ...

Organisation of Turkic States (OTS) council of elders chairman and former Turkish prime minister Binali Yildirim on Thursday insisted there is no “new development” in relations between central Asian states ...