Woman who boiled cheating husband’s scrotum back in court
The woman who was arrested for pouring boiling water on her husband’s scrotum appeared in court in Trikomo on Monday, while her husband remains in hospital.
In court, police ...
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Opposition attempts to open north ‘parliament’, television feed cut
The fifth week of the north’s political crisis began on Monday with opposition ‘MPs’ attempting to open ‘parliament’ under the authority of ‘deputy speaker’ Fazilet Ozdenefe.
Ozdenefe, who belongs ...
North ‘health minister’ Dincyurek reported to police over dead baby
The north’s ‘health minister’ Hakan Dincyurek was on Wednesday reported to the police over the death of a 20-day-old baby who was fed ethanol with her formula milk.
Dincyurek ...
Turkish Cypriots mark 101 years since founding of Republic of Turkey
Turkish Cypriots on Tuesday are marking the 101st anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Turkey, which took place on October 29, 1923.
A ceremony is set to take place in ...
Erhurman says north ‘govt’ is ‘extremely unserious’ as crisis rolls on
Turkish Cypriot opposition political party CTP leader Tufan Erhurman described the north’s ‘government’s’ conduct as “extremely unserious” on Monday, as the political wrangling over attempts to appoint a ‘...
Football in north cancelled after referee kicked in head
All football in the north was cancelled over the weekend after a referee was kicked in the head by a footballer during a match on Saturday.
The incident occurred during ...
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Trial resumes over Cypriot children killed in earthquake
The trial of the 11 people held responsible for the collapse of the Isias hotel in the southeastern Turkish city of Adiyaman, which killed 24 Cypriot children, 11 Cypriot adults, and 37 others during ...
Greek Cypriot dies at casino in north
An 89-year-old Greek Cypriot man died on Friday night at a casino in Famagusta.
The man, named as Loizos Kosma, fell ill at the casino at around 11pm before dying ...
North ‘parliament’ crisis frozen with ‘MPs’ in Turkey for earthquake court case
The ongoing crisis at the heart of Turkish Cypriot politics was frozen on Monday with many ‘MPs’ having travelled to Turkey to be present for the resumption of proceedings regarding ...
North protests arrests of developers of Greek Cypriot properties
A coalition of Turkish Cypriot organisations on Monday demanded the release of businesspeople arrested by the Republic of Cyprus on the charge of developing or promoting the development of Greek ...
Cypriot dies on boat evacuating Lebanon
A 75-year-old Turkish Cypriot man died aboard a boat which was evacuating people from Lebanon to Turkey on Thursday night.
The man, named as Said Ezbek, originally hailed from the ...
Mother of murdered Turkish Cypriot girl demands ‘harshest punishment’ for killer
Zisan Saltukhan, the mother of 16-year-old Cypriot girl Zehie Helin Reessur, who was murdered in January last year, on Thursday demanded the “harshest punishment” for her daughter’s killer.
Speaking ...
North deadlock continued into third day
As the ‘parliamentary’ deadlock in the north continued into a third day with no ‘parliament speaker’ having been elected and ‘parliament’ having been effectively closed since Monday night, Turkish Cypriot ...
High-profile hotel chief in north bailed after worker electrocuted
The director of a hotel in the Kyrenia district was released on bail on Wednesday after being arrested in connection with the death of a hotel worker who was electrocuted.
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Court rejects objections in Greek Cypriot property case
Nicosia criminal court on Tuesday rejected pre-trial objections put forth in the case of a German national held in connection with usurping Greek Cypriot property in the north.
The woman ...
Case of suspect property usurper postponed
Criminal court proceedings in the case of the 49-year-old German broker accused of usurping Greek Cypriot property in the north have been postponed for a second time.
The case hearing ...
Man in north fined €886 for throwing sunflower seeds out of car window
A man was issued a fine of 33,926TL (€886) in Kioneli after being filmed throwing sunflower seed shells out of his car’s window.
The man had been filmed while waiting ...
Woman arrested for fraudulent property deals in north
Police have arrested a 53-year-old woman in connection with a case of usurping Greek Cypriot property in the north.
The woman was arrested at Larnaca airport on Friday, on arrival ...
North ‘has right to rip up contract with Aksa’ over Turkey cable delays
The north’s electricity authority Kib-Tek has the right to cancel its 15-year procurement contract with Turkish energy company Aksa over contract breaches with regard to the planned subsea electricity ...
Man arrested for taking money to illegally take migrants to north
A man was arrested after taking a total of €2,000 on the promise that he would help illegally transport migrants from the Republic to the north.
He was summoned by the ...
North ‘paid Republic $2m for electricity’ in July
By Tom Cleaver
The north’s electricity authority Kib-Tek paid the Republic’s electricity authority (EAC) a total of $2 million (€1.8m) for the supply of electricity during the month of ...
Report reveals squalid living conditions of migrant fruit pickers in north
An exposé released on Monday revealed that migrant fruit pickers in the north are living in squalid conditions in a camp near Morphou.
The report, released in newspaper Ozgur Gazete, ...
Koumis decries ‘unfair’ tourism competition from north
Deputy Tourism Minister Costas Koumis on Monday decried what he described as “unfair competition” from the north in the tourism sector.
Questioned by Politis Radio over tour operator Tui’s ...
Greens call for tough action against exploitation of properties in north
The Greens on Thursday called on the government to do more to prosecute those dealing in Greek Cypriot properties in the north, releasing a long list of suspects and suspected ...