Usurpation of property trial postponed
The Nicosia criminal court has rescheduled the “trial within a trial” procedure of the German real estate agent accused of usurping Greek Cypriot properties in the north to May 2 after ...
Erkut Sahali elected north opposition party CTP’s secretary-general
Erkut Sahali was on Tuesday night elected as secretary-general of the north’s largest opposition party the CTP, unseating Asim Akansoy.
At the first meeting of the party’s new ...
North ruling party changes name – slightly
The YDP, one of the three political parties which make up the north’s ruling coalition, has changed its name following a meeting of its party congress.
The party’s ...
North ruling coalition called ‘Ankara’s parrot’ on day two of fire protest against hijab law
The north’s ruling coalition was described as “Ankara’s parrot” by one speaker as fires were lit outside ‘parliament’ for the second day in a row in protest against ...
Tatar tells Turkic states to ‘be more careful’ after signing EU deal ruling out north recognition
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar called on central Asian Turkic states to “be more careful”, amid a wave of anger in Turkey after five central Asian countries signed a joint ...
North’s cultural centre may be given to Turkish embassy
Control of northern Nicosia’s Ataturk cultural centre may be handed over to the Turkish embassy, Turkish Cypriot Nicosia mayor Mehmet Harmanci said on Tuesday.
Speaking to television channel Kanal ...
Thousands of Turkish Cypriots protest at ‘parliament’ against hijabs in schools law
An estimated 2,000 Turkish Cypriots gathered outside the north’s ‘parliament’ on Monday evening for the first of the planned nightly lighting of fires to protest against the ruling coalition’s ...
Child at centre of ‘headscarf crisis’ transfers schools
A child who was turned away from a school in northern Nicosia when attempting to go to class wearing a hijab on Monday officially left the school.
The girl had ...
Tatar overtakes Erhurman in Turkish Cypriot election polling
Incumbent Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has overtaken his main challenger, opposition party CTP leader Tufan Erhurman, in polling for October’s Turkish Cypriot leadership election, according to the latest ...
Azerbaijan’s Aliyev promises to ensure north gains international recognition
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Wednesday evening promised to ensure that the north will gain international recognition.
Addressing a diplomatic forum in his country’s capital Baku, he began by ...
Tatar’s wife attacks north ‘govt’ for second time over headscarf crisis
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar’s wife Sibel Tatar on Wednesday night issued a second condemnation of the north’s ruling coalition’s decision to legalise the wearing of hijabs ...
Around 300 join Arikli’s ‘respect to the motherland’ counterprotest
Around 300 people on Wednesday evening joined a march to the Turkish embassy in northern Nicosia organised by the north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli to show “respect to the motherland”, ...
Court amends charges against developer of Greek Cypriot land in north
Nicosia Criminal Court approved on Wednesday an amended charge sheet, during the trial of Simon Aykut, the businessman accused of unlawfully exploiting Greek Cypriot properties in the north.The approval ...
Man stabbed at construction site of Tatar’s new palace
A 24-year-old man was stabbed multiple times at the construction site of Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar’s new official residence on Wednesday, the Turkish Cypriot police said.
The police ...
Greek Cypriot parties hail Turkish Cypriot mass protest
Greek Cypriot political parties Disy and Akel on Wednesday hailed the gathering of 13,000 Turkish Cypriots on Tuesday night to protest against the legalisation of hijabs in public schools in the ...
Tatar to move to new palace in Ayios Dhometios on May 3
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar will move into his new official residence in Ayios Dhometios on May 3, he said on Tuesday night.
Speaking at the opening of a new museum, ...
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North ‘govt’ re-legalises wearing of hijabs at schools
The north’s ruling coalition on Tuesday night for the second time legalised the wearing of hijabs by children at public schools in the north.
Following a cabinet meeting, ‘government’ ...
13,000 Turkish Cypriots march against plan to legalise hijabs in schools
An estimated 13,000 Turkish Cypriots took to the streets of northern Nicosia on Tuesday evening to protest against the ruling coalition’s attempts to legalise the wearing of hijabs and other ...
North introduces lengthy sentences for animal cruelty
A new list of harsher sentences for crimes against animals appeared in the north’s official gazette, paving the way for those found guilty of crimes against animals to receive ...
North ‘MP’ Tosunoglu resigns
Turkish Cypriot ‘MP’ Hasan Tosunoglu on Monday resigned from the north’s ‘parliament’.
His resignation comes after a request was filed for his ‘parliamentary’ immunity against prosecution to be lifted ...
Denktash: It is unacceptable to use a child to politicise religion
It is “unacceptable to use a child to politicise religion”, Serdar Denktash, the son of influential late Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash, said on Saturday, in response to the ongoing ...
North’s largest party’s congress endorses Tatar for re-election
The north’s largest political party the UBP’s party congress on Friday night officially endorsed Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar to be re-elected to the role when elections are ...
Tatar denies meeting Turkish ambassador over north’s ‘headscarf crisis’
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar late on Thursday night denied that the subject of a behind-closed-doors meeting he had held with Turkish ambassador Ali Murat Basceri and the north’s ‘...
Turkey, north condemn Eoka anniversary celebrations
Both Turkey and the north offered condemnation for the events held in the Republic of Cyprus to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of Eoka – the paramilitary organisation set ...