North ‘must limit and stop’ naturalising ‘citizens’
The north “must limit and stop” its handing out of ‘citizenships’, ‘MP’ and university owner Serhat Akpinar told the Cyprus Mail.
Akpinar, a senior member of ruling coalition party the ...
Turkish Cypriot police deny involvement in murder suspects’ kidnapping (Updated)
The Turkish Cypriot police on Friday denied any involvement in the kidnapping in the Republic of two men who are suspected of murder.
On Wednesday, police in the Republic had ...
North’s population ‘a million’
There are a million people living in the north, ruling coalition party DP ‘MP’ Serhat Akpinar said on Thursday.
Speaking on Kuzey Kibris TV, he said “we have now reached ...
Chinese criminal booted from north after applying for ‘citizenship’
A Chinese man who was on the Interpol Red list was declared persona non grata in the north on Thursday after attempting to apply for ‘citizenship’.
The man, aged 54, who ...
‘Greek Cypriots using lawyer case to disrupt UN envoy’s work’
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said on Wednesday night that the arrest of Turkish Cypriot lawyer Akan Kursat is a move on the part of the Greek Cypriot side to ...
Man ‘too drunk to remember’ stealing lorry
A man appeared in court on Monday accused of stealing a lorry and driving it to the north but told the court he was “too drunk to be able to ...
North to be included on Google Street View
Roads in the north are set to be included in Google Street View, while its profile on Google Earth and Google Maps will also be boosted.
The news comes following ...
Teenager stabs two in industrial area
A 16-year-old boy was arrested in Karavostasi in the north on Wednesday after stabbing two men in the village’s industrial site.
The incident occurred at about 9:15am, when the ...
Police confirm Turkish Cypriot lawyer’s arrest connected to property sales (update)
Police on Wednesday confirmed reports of the arrest in Rome of a Turkish Cypriot lawyer over the illegal sales of Greek Cypriot properties in the north.
Police spokesman Christos Andreou ...
Almost a million mobile subscribers in the north
There are a total of 996,401 registered mobile subscribers in the north, 811,183 of which are active, according to the latest statistics released by the north’s Communications authority (BTHK).
The statistics ...
North’s minimum wage less than in Turkey for first time
Workers earning the minimum wage in the north are earning less than the equivalent salary in Turkey for the first time, it appeared on Tuesday.
Upon returning to work after ...
Father of Cypriot child killed in earthquake detained in Turkey (updated)
The father of one of the Cypriot children killed during February’s earthquakes was detained on arrival in Turkey on Tuesday after a case was filed against him for post ...
Crime heaven: corruption ‘worsening’ in north
‘Deterioration in terms of corruption has been evident in our reports’
Multiple bribery allegations surfacing over the past week involving senior Turkish and Turkish Cypriot officials have shaken the northern ...
Oktay goes on defensive over bribery scandal, says he is clean
Turkey’s former Vice President Fuat Oktay said on Thursday he has nothing to do with bribery allegations linking him to Turkish Cypriot businessman Halil Falyali, who was murdered in 2022.
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Tatar embroiled in fresh bribery allegations connected to north crime ring
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar is embroiled in a bribery scandal affecting former Turkish vice-president and Cyprus problem adviser in Turkey Fuat Oktay, according reports on Tuesday that link Oktay ...
Measures against illegal property sales in north advancing, says spokesman (Updated)
By Iole Damaskinos and Nikolaos Prakas
Legal measures are being examined to deal with the sale of Greek Cypriot properties in the north, Government Spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Friday.
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Arrest for illegally crossing into north, with cannabis
A Belgian man appeared in court in the north on Tuesday after having been arrested the previous day when he illegally crossed from the Republic.
The man was found by ...
North threatens airport operator with $1,000 per day fine
The north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli threatened on Tuesday to issue Ercan (Tymbou) airport’s operating company T&T with daily fines worth $1,000 (€914) over “deficiencies” at the new ...
Tatar calls on Russia to deal directly with the north (Updated)
By Nikolaos Prakas and Tom Cleaver
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar called on Russia to recognise north and for Russian President Vladimir Putin to interact directly with it, it emerged ...
Property-owning Jews in north increasingly targeted
‘The opposition to Israel’s actions against Palestinians has turned into an unconscious attack on all Israelis and Jews’
Since the Hamas attack on Israel in early October and Israel’...
Residents outraged as mouflon statue desecrated
Residents of the Lefka district have reacted angrily after a mouflon statue in the village of Karavostasi was desecrated.
Lefka Tourism Association chairman Hasan Karlitas said on Friday that the ...
Turkish Cypriot police arrest 74 over ‘fake prescriptions’
Turkish Cypriot police said that a total of 74 people have been arrested so far during investigations into the “fake prescription scandal”.
The scandal concerns the alleged writing of fraudulent prescriptions ...
Turkish Cypriot private radio stations ‘owe millions’
Turkish Cypriot private radio stations owe public broadcaster BRT 10 million TL (€313,427), the corporation’s deputy transmitter coordinator Ugur Buhara said on Friday.
Buhara’s statements come over warnings that private ...
People in Karpasia ‘forgotten’ by health services
The people of Karpasia have been “forgotten” by the north’s ‘health ministry’, local ‘MP’ Biray Hamzaogullari said on Thursday night.
The opposition party CTP member’s intervention was part ...