Akinci undergoes gallbladder surgery
Former Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci underwent gallbladder surgery in the north on Sunday. In a post in his social media, Akinci wrote that he...
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Ersin Tatar is more middle-class Nicosia than Black Sea
ERSIN Tatar did not win in Nicosia last Sunday but he is as much a Nicosia man as Akinci and Anastasiades are Limassol guys. Which...
Kingmaker Erhurman’s party to back Akinci (updated)
The Republican Turkish Party (CTP), whose candidate Tufan Erhurman came in third in Sunday’s elections for a new Turkish Cypriot leader, announced on Tuesday it...
Akinci calls on Turkish Cypriots to listen to their conscience (update 2)
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci called on Turkish Cypriots to listen to their conscience as they headed to the polls on Sunday to pick a...
Akinci, Erhurman front runners in Turkish Cypriot election says poll
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci and Turkish Republican Party chairman Tufan Erhurman led a recent poll ahead of an October election in the north, reports...
Peace and stability will prevail if resources are shared, Akinci says
Not finding a solution to the Cyprus problem will only serve to cement the divisions on the island even further, Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci...
Spehar meets Akinci on Unficyp renewal (updated)
The UN Secretary-General’s special representative Elizabeth Spehar held a meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci on Tuesday morning to discuss the renewal of Unficyp...
Akinci criticises ‘health ministry’ for failing to prepare epidemiological report since May
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci blasted the ‘health ministry’ on Sunday for failing to prepare an epidemiological report on the coronavirus, a month and a...
Akinci has phone conversation with EU’s Borrell
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci held a phone call late Wednesday night with European Union Minister for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell. At the initiative of...
Akinci accuses ‘government’ in north of causing chaos over crossings
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci on Tuesday accused the ‘government’ in the north of creating total chaos over the crossings by refusing to coordinate with...
Akinci calls for clarity over checkpoint openings
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci on Saturday called on the ‘government’ in the north to clarify their position on opening checkpoints, which the Greek Cypriot...
Akinci says won’t make move on Cyprus problem until mandate renewed
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci said on Tuesday he will not take a step on the Cyprus problem unless his mandate is renewed, reports said....
Coronavirus: North a virus-free zone, for now
Success determined by north’s tiny population, strict lockdown and contact tracing By Simon Bahceli The sealing shut of crossing points to the north at the...
Akinci sends Ramazan Bayramı wishes
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci on Sunday sent Ramazan Bayramı wishes to all celebrating especially doctors, nurses and other health care workers. They work “selflessly...
Coronavirus: Akinci urges WHO to establish a direct communication with north
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci has written to the World Health Organisation (WHO) and asked them to include the occupied territories in their coronavirus pandemic...
Anastasiades ‘doesn’t want to exacerbate tensions with Akinci’ (Update 2)
President Nicos Anastasiades on Wednesday conveyed to Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci the Greek Cypriot side’s grave concern over the increasing flow of migrants to...
Akinci hopes ‘mistake of closing checkpoints will be corrected’
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci on Sunday expressed the hope that the “mistake of closing four crossing points” would be corrected. According to posts on...
Tales from the coffeeshop: The army and making meaningless nonsense sound serious
IT CAME as a major surprise to find out that the institution most trusted by Greek Cypriots, according to the latest Eurobarometer, is the army,...
Parties attack Turkey as Akinci spokesman says he has received death threats
The government said on Tuesday that it would like whoever is elected as the new Turkish Cypriot leader to be in favour of continuing the...
Akinci calls for independence and freedom as he launches campaign
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci on Wednesday officially launched his candidacy for the April 26 presidential elections as an independent candidate. The announcement was made...