‘Less than half’ of north’s workforce are Cypriots
Less than half of the north’s workforce are Cypriots, independent Turkish Cypriot ‘MP’ Aysegul Baybars said on Monday night.
Addressing the Turkish Cypriot legislature as it debated the north’...
More than five million passed through north’s airport this year
More than five million passengers passed through the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport during the first 11 months of this year, the airport’s management company T&T’s general ...
Foot-and-mouth outbreak detected near Famagusta
An outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has been detected on a farm in the Famagusta district village of Ayios Sergios, the Cyprus Turkish veterinarians’ association said on Monday.
It explained that ...
Thousands given ‘citizenship’ in north in last three years
A total of 3,945 people have been granted ‘citizenship’ in the north in the last three years while 573 gun licences have also been issued, according to ‘interior minister’ Dursun Oguz, it ...
Man who branded opposition ‘MP’ a ‘terrorist’ handed top civil service job in north
A man who last year branded one of the north’s opposition ‘MPs’ a “terrorist” was on Thursday handed one of the north’s highest ranking civil service jobs, being ...
Floodwater begins to recede in north, efforts continue to mitigate impacts
The level of floodwater in the north began to recede in the north during the early hours of Wednesday morning, with Turkish Cypriot Nicosia mayor Mehmet Harmanci saying that water ...
Opposition perplexed as north ‘parliament’ convenes during flood
Opposition members of the north’s ‘parliament’ expressed their confusion on Tuesday after the Turkish Cypriot legislature convened despite residential neighbourhoods within a 15-minute walk of the ‘parliament’ in the ...
Fidan calls for end to ‘inhumane embargo’ on Turkish Cypriots
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Tuesday called for an end to the “inhumane embargo” placed on Turkish Cypriots as he addressed his country’s parliament during discussions over his ...
North set to face ‘serious energy and water problems’ in 2026
The north will face “serious energy and water problems” next year, its ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli said on Monday as discussions in the Turkish Cypriot legislature over next year’s ‘...
Turkish Cypriot opposition leader says early elections are ‘inevitable’
Sila Usar Incirli, the leader of Turkish Cypriot opposition political party the CTP, on Sunday said early legislative elections in the north are “inevitable”, as her party seeks a return ...
British MP given honorary doctorate by university in north
A British member of parliament from the country’s ruling Labour Party has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the Girne American University in Kyrenia, the university announced on Sunday.
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Ustel decries Greek Cypriot ‘arms race’ in meeting with Turkish VP Yilmaz
Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel on Saturday decried the “constant arms race undertaken by the Greek Cypriot side” during a meeting with Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz in Ankara.
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Cypriot’s Greek ID details presented in Turkish, Greece blames Europe
A woman of Cypriot origin living in Greece was surprised to see her place of birth, Trikomo, in the north had been changed to the Turkish ‘Iskele’ on her renewed ...
EU-funded environment project launches in the north
Construction works for the EU-funded creation of the 3.7-kilometre linear park in the northern part of Nicosia, which will eventually connect to the southern parts of the city via the ...
Two Greek Cypriots arrested in north to reappear before court
The two Greek Cypriots standing trial in the north for alleged privacy violations will be appearing in court on Thursday for a second consecutive day of hearings.
On Wednesday, the ...
Christodoulides, Erhurman set date for meeting
President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman will be meeting on Thursday at 8.30am in Nicosia, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis announced on Monday.
In statements on Monday, Erhurman ...
Greece promises to ‘never accept’ north’s UDI
Greece’s foreign ministry on Saturday promised to “never accept” northern Cyprus’ unilateral declaration of independence, on its 42nd anniversary.
“Today marks 42 years since the illegal, invalid … [and] unilateral proclamation ...
North tender commission head has remand extended after bribery allegations
Salih Cansec, the chief of the north’s tender commission, on Thursday had his remand extended for a further seven days after having been arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of ...
Three of the five Greek Cypriots arrested in north return home
Three of the five Greek Cypriots arrested in July in the north returned home to their families on Thursday evening.
The five Greek Cypriots were initially arrested on July 19 near ...
Arrested Greek Cypriots in north were ‘victims of a conspiracy’
The five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north in July were “victims of a conspiracy”, Turkish Cypriot opposition political party CTP spokesman Asim Akansoy said.
He described the ...
Five Greek Cypriots found not guilty by military court in north
Greek Cypriots found not guilty
By Tom Cleaver
The five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north in July were on Friday found not guilty of the charges they ...
North university chief jailed for 15 years in fake diploma scandal
Serdal Gunduz, the secretary-general and 30-per-cent shareholder of the now infamous Cyprus Health and Social Sciences University (KSTU), was on Thursday sentenced to 15 years in prison after being found guilty ...
North ‘parliament’ fails to open, ruling coalition blames opposition
The north’s ‘parliament’ could not be opened for business on Tuesday after not enough of its members entered the chamber for proceedings to be able to begin, with members ...
Three-day remand for north ‘MP’s’ son arrested by Republic in child sexual abuse case
Cenk Tosunoglu, the son of Turkish Cypriot independent ‘MP’ Hasan Tosunoglu, was on Friday remanded in custody for three days, having been arrested by the Republic of Cyprus’ police on ...