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Over 7,200 applications have been filed to the immovable property commission (IPC) in the north, reports in Turkish Cypriot media said on Wednesday. To date compensation of £382,541,826 has been awarded for 1,233 ...

The north launched a new airline on Tuesday as Fly Kibris’ maiden flight saw an Airbus A320 travel from Tymbou (Ercan) to Istanbul, with flights scheduled later for Iran, Kosovo, ...

The inauguration of the new terminal at Ercan (Tymvou) airport in the north, has been postponed, reports said on Tuesday as Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan was due to open the ...

Widespread blackouts in the north are continuing, while a tense situation arose between employees of the Turkish Cypriot El-Sen union, and the private Turkish company Aksa, which the ‘government’ instructed ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected in the north on April 18, where he is set to officially open the new passenger terminal at Tymbou (Ercan) airport. But according to ...

The recently reviewed state welfare scheme for people living in certain villages in the north is off to a good start, parliamentary representative for the Maronite community Yiannakis Moussas said ...

The north was hit by severe electricity blackouts – lasting for over 12 hours in some areas into the early hours of Tuesday – which the ‘electricity authority’ claimed may have been caused ...

People in the north will retire at 65 as authorities are looking to raise the minimum retirement age in the public sector. Under a new ‘bill’, the minimum retirement age for ...

Over half of young Turkish Cypriots want to leave the north, a study published on Tuesday revealed, as most were concerned about their futures there. According to the study run ...

A total of 8,686 earthquake victims from Turkey are currently in the north, according to figures published on Tuesday. The PIO reported that the information was relayed by the head of ...

One school in the north that started operating with tent ‘classrooms’ on Monday was swiftly flooded following heavy rain in Lefkoniko images on social media showed. According to Yeni Duzen, ...

North is 140th on the corruption index along with Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan and Cameroon A comprehensive study on corruption conducted in the northern part of Cyprus has revealed that it is ...

Authorities in the north are sending mixed messages about the number of Turkish earthquake victims that have arrived in the area, reports said on Wednesday. According to reports in Yeni ...

‘Parliament’ in the north descended into a shouting match on Tuesday after ‘Foreign Minister’ Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu was called a rude, disrespectful traitor over the ongoing row on the ...

Buildings in the north have more resilient construction than those in Turkey, ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel said on Monday, despite criticism over the weekend that many school buildings were old ...

A man in the north was arrested for calling Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar “crazy” on social media, reports said on Monday. According the Yeni Duzen, police arrested the man, ...

Turkish Cypriot ‘labour minister’ Hasan Taçoy on Saturday said that 3,800 earthquake victims from Turkey have found refuge in the north since the beginning of the month. Citing data from ...

Around 1,000 people severely affected by the earthquake that devastated entire cities in Turkey and Syria on February 6 are currently seeking refuge in the north, Turkish Cypriot ‘welfare minister’ Hassan Tatsoi ...

A new airline has been granted a licence to operate in the north and will begin scheduled flights next April, ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli was quoted as saying on Sunday. ...

Earthquake victims from Turkey continue to arrive to the north to find refuge in relatives or friends staying in the island, Turkish Cypriot media reported on Saturday. With their house ...

A seven-day mourning period was announced on Monday evening in Turkey and the north over the earthquake that left over 3,000 dead in Turkey and Syria. Relatives and a ‘civil defence’ ...

A meeting between Turkish Cypriot ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin Ertugruloglu and the UNSG’s Special Representative in Cyprus Colin Stewart on issues surrounding the Cetinkaya football stadium located inside the buffer ...

A Greek Cypriot farmer was allegedly shot by Turkish military officials in the north police said on Sunday, only to have the claim quickly refuted by the authorities in the ...

Sixteen Greek Cypriots are seeking state assistance in resettling to the villages of Kormakitis and Ayia Triada in the north, according to the humanitarian affairs office. The state plan for ...