Stark increase in north’s population
Numbers could be up as much as 40 per cent since 2011 The population of the north may have increased by as much as 40...
Esra Aygin
Fake prescriptions case rocks the north
One doctor wrote 7,800 prescriptions in a month The ongoing investigation into the “fake prescription” scandal in the northern part of Cyprus has shaken Turkish...
Trial of journalist an attempt to ‘silence’ Turkish Cypriot dissent
Case centres on a meeting held by Turkey to sway 2020 Turkish Cypriot elections The unprecedented criminal case that has raised eyebrows both locally and...
Doubts cast on ‘giant project’ to supply north’s electricity
An agreement signed with a private Turkish company to produce all the electricity in the north is riddled with problems say those in the field,...
Property sales in north going unchecked
Estimates suggest that about 50 per cent of foreign transactions are not recorded Some 7,000 permissions were given to foreigners to buy property in the...
Ergun Olgun: too yielding or too hardline?
Speculation over the reasons for resignation of Turkish Cypriot leader’s representative The Turkish Cypriot leader’s special representative Ergun Olgun recently unexpectedly resigned, sparking speculation...
Anger over administration-sanctioned Quran courses in north
Secularism under threat as summer courses for children offered in mosques “Today, the tyranny of secularism [in the northern part of Cyprus] has matched the...
Incompetence reigns in historic Kyrenia renovation works
Architects resign as harbour revamp months behind and contract not followed A baffling combination of incompetence and lack of coordination and controls in the renovation...
North’s electricity deal with Turkey as elusive as ever
The north suffered a total of 5,277 power cuts in 2022, two times worse than in Pakistan Plans to create an electricity cable link from...
Sinister intelligence chief named Turkish foreign minister
Will have huge impact on northern Cyprus The appointment of Turkey’s secretive intelligence chief as the country’s new foreign minister is a sign that Turkish...
