Call for donations to fund new donkey management plan in Karpasia
The Tashkent nature park in Vouno in the north of the island on Friday issued a call for donations to fund the newly formed “Karpasia donkeys management plan”.
In a ...
Two arrested for digging hole near St Hilarion
Two men, aged 39 and 32 years old, were arrested on Friday after being found digging a hole on the road to the St Hilarion castle in the Kyrenia district in the ...
North university shareholder charged with 130 more counts in fake diploma saga
Serdal Gunduz, the 30 per cent shareholder and secretary-general of the now-infamous Cyprus Health and Social Sciences University (KSTU) in Morphou, was charged with 130 more counts of fraud, document forgery, and ...
Portacabin classrooms ‘built on dried-up river bed’ in north
Portacabins being used to temporarily house classrooms at Lapithos’ Yavuzlar high school have been placed on a dried-up river bed, Cyprus Turkish secondary education teachers’ union (Ktoeos) chairwoman Selma Eylem ...
Electricity panel explodes at north airport
An electricity panel exploded at the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport, the north’s electricity authority Kib-Tek’s employees’ trade union El-Sen chairman Ahmet Tugcu said on Thursday.
Tugcu said ...
‘Fake diploma scandal’ case files to be brought on September 30
The full file of the case against Serdal Gunduz, the 30 per cent shareholder and secretary-general of the now-infamous Cyprus Health and Social Sciences University (KSTU) in Morphou, will be presented ...
Turkish Vice President promises to ‘ensure energy supply’ in north
Turkey’s Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz on Friday promised to “ensure the sustainability of the energy supply” in the north.
Speaking during a visit to the north, he said Turkey ...
EU provides €39.5m of aid for Turkish Cypriots
The European Commission on Tuesday announced the provision of just over €39.5 million of aid for the Turkish Cypriot community as part of its latest “annual action programme”.
It said the ...
Ataoglu implores Turkish holidaymakers to choose north over Greek islands
The north’s ‘tourism minister’ Fikri Ataoglu on Thursday implored Turkish holidaymakers to choose to travel to the north instead of to the Greek islands for their holidays.
Speaking to ...
Deputy tourism ministry’s failure to inform govt sparks panic
A report published on Thursday revealed that an email from the deputy tourism ministry sparked panic within the tourism company TUI. The incident drew heavy criticism from MPs, who accused ...
Greek Cypriot ‘caravan thief’ in north out of hospital, back in court
The Greek Cypriot man who was arrested on suspicion of having stolen two caravans in the north is out of hospital and appeared in court again on Friday.
The man, ...
New Turkish ambassador pledges to work for ‘sunlit uplands’
New Turkish ambassador in the north Yasin Ekrem Serim on Tuesday pledged to “try my best to bring the Turkish Cypriot people and Turkish citizens living here to the sunlit ...
Portacabins as classrooms ‘cannot be our destiny’
Concerns were raised on Tuesday over the continued use of portacabins as makeshift classrooms in the north’s schools.
Cyprus Turkish teachers’ trade union (Ktos) leader Burak Mavis insisted after ...
North telecoms dept doubles internet fees
The fees levied on internet and telecommunications service providers by the north’s telecommunications department were all doubled, the north’s internet service providers’ association said on Tuesday.
The association ...
‘Govt’ and union disagree over whether north power station is fixed
All five faulty generators at the Teknecik power station outside Kyrenia have been repaired as of Friday morning, the north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel said.
Speaking to reporters, Ustel ...
Level of E. coli at Ayfilon beach off the scale
The level of E. coli at Ayfilon beach near Rizokarpaso is off the scale, according to analysis published by the north’s ‘health ministry’ on Tuesday.
The figures given stated ...
Greek Cypriot handed jail sentence in north over fake passport scam
A Greek Cypriot was sentenced in the north on Thursday to 60 days in prison for attempting to help an accomplice cross to the Republic from the north with a fake ...
Turkey to open military hospital in Cyprus, replacing those closed after coup
Turkey is to open a military hospital in Kyrenia, as it begins to attempt to replace the 32 across Turkey which were either closed or repurposed following the failed coup d’é...
New ‘presidential’ palace in north ‘to be complete by December’
The new ‘presidential’ palace and ‘parliament’ buildings in the north, which are under construction in Ayios Dhometios, are to be completed by November or December at the latest, Turkish Vice ...
Turkey changes ambassador in north
Turkey on Saturday removed its ambassador in the north Metin Feyzioglu and swiftly appointed now former Deputy Foreign Minister Yasin Ekrem Serim in his place.
Feyzioglu was announced as the ...
British man’s death in north being treated as suspected murder
The death of a British national in the north is being treated as a suspected murder, the Turkish Cypriot police said on Friday.
57-year-old Andrew Cullen was found dead at ...
North media says Turkish embassy ‘interfering’ in local politics
Media in the north have throughout this week alleged that the Turkish embassy in the north, and by proxy the Turkish government, has been interfering in local politics ahead of ...
Number of British tourists in north ‘halved’ since 2003
The number of British tourists travelling to the north has halved since 2003, according to reports published on Wednesday.
Newspaper Yeni Duzen’s columnist Cenk Mutluyakali wrote on Thursday that he ...
Turkish invasion: 50 years
North ‘education ministry’ upset over children’s drawings of invasion
The north’s ‘education ministry’ on Tuesday reacted with “deep sorrow and concern” over images drawn by children depicting Turkey’s invasion of the island in 1974.
The images appeared on ...