Esra Aygin

Many students never attend university and are either trafficked or enter the Republic By Esra Aygin The ease with which student visas are issued, the inadequate legal framework, and the ...

Commentators in the north say the three properties reported to be sold this week could lead to legal amendments so more could follow The agreement made for the purchase of ...

For Yasemin and her friends, a typical summer Saturday night begins at a bar in north Nicosia and ends at another one in the south. “Or our friends from the ...

Öntaç Düzgün was seriously contemplating closing down his small knitting and wool shop in the heart of the walled city in north Nicosia, when the crossing points opened ...

In his election campaign President Nikos Christodoulides promised a state policy for Turkish Cypriots. But how well has he been received asks Esra Aygin At a time of no tangible ...

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 ...

Turkish Cypriots left reeling after Turkey earthquake deaths The Turkish Cypriot community, and especially Famagustians, are mourning the deaths of 24 of their brightest and most accomplished children along with 11 parents ...

The current extent of integration with Turkey is unprecedented It has been almost six years since the then-prime minister of Turkey, Binali Yıldırım, who was visiting former ...

From the new mufti to illegal cults, the north is being swamped by Islamisation A series of revelations since the beginning of this year have shaken the secular and modern ...

‘The ruling coalition has offended Turkish Cypriot voters’ Local elections in the northern part of Cyprus, branded as a competition between the “pro-Turkey and the pro-Europe,” and “pro-sovereignty and the ...

The fight for mayor is not simply a local election, it is about Varosha and Turkish control Two Famagusta mayor candidates simultaneously withdrew from the upcoming municipal elections 24 hours after ...

Fears that worse is yet to come in north in protest over Erdogan’s policies By Esra Aygin Northern Cyprus is slipping out of the hands of the Turks, warned ...

By Esra Aygin The opening of the long-awaited new Ercan/Tymbou airport has once again been postponed, prompting the Turkish Cypriot media to question if it will ever be operational ...

121 Turkish Cypriot exceptional citizenships handed out in just one day, and that does not include other naturalisations By Esra Aygin Four political parties and a trade union have sued the ...

‘The only reason there is some life in the market is because of the money flowing from the south’ By Esra Aygin As Turkish Cypriots go through one of the ...

Turkish-funded Islamic ‘government’ complex is not part of Turkish Cypriot culture By Esra Aygin Turkish Cypriots were once again on the streets this week to protest an over-the-top and illegal ...

A crashing economy is leading to a growing sense of hopelessness with many not being able to see a way out reports Esra Aygin “From now on, the struggle for ...

Many suspicious deaths of Nigerians, have been warned against going to north By Esra Aygin The Nigerian Federal Government has advised Nigerians against going to the northern part of Cyprus ...

High numbers of foreign students being forced into crime part of the problem By Esra Aygin There has been a drastic increase in crimes in the northern part of Cyprus ...

Turkish Cypriot parents complain of them promoting Islamic agenda By Esra Aygin The Turkish Cypriot community was once again bewildered earlier this week by revelations that children, who were taken ...

Observers draw attention to the fact that all seven Turkish Cypriots, who were deported, are intellectuals or opinion leaders who advocate a federal solution in Cyprus By Esra Aygin A ...

Çavuşoğlu’s promise of easier ‘TRNC’ citizenship for Turks in the north has deepened concerns among Turkish Cypriots By Esra Aygin Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğ...

All-encompassing protocol seen by Turkish Cypriots as formalising annexation By Esra Aygin A controversial financial aid protocol signed recently between the northern part of Cyprus and Ankara has enraged large ...

Electricity woes in north puts waste treatment plant out of action leading to sea pollution By Esra Aygin The European Commission has banned the sale of fish from Famagusta in ...