Kizilyurek to raise English textbook issue at European parliament
Turkish Cypriot MEP Niyazi Kizilyurek said on Wednesday he will table a discussion at the European Parliament’s Committee on Culture and Education about the education...
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President recommends more effective procedures for screening schoolbooks
President Nicos Anastasiades suggested more effective procedures to be put in place at the education ministry after teachers were told to “tear out” a page...
‘No censorship in Cyprus’ minister says amid book furore
There is no censorship in Cyprus, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Saturday when asked to comment on the issue of an English textbook that...
Anastasiades will meet Prodromou on Tuesday amid ‘Ataturk’ furore (Updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades will on Tuesday discuss with Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou the issue of the ‘Ataturk reference’ debacle, it was announced after discussion on...
President to raise Ataturk book ban with Prodromou
President Nicos Anastasiades said Thursday he will be discussing with Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou whether there was any other way to handle the issue of...
Our View: Why did education ministry act so illiberally?
It was truly shocking to hear that the ministry of education ordered teachers of English at lyceums to tear a page out of a text...
Ministry withdraws textbook over Ataturk reference (update 3)
The Education ministry on Wednesday announced it will withdraw an English textbook following strong reactions to instructions issued earlier in the day to tear out...
Erdogan angers critics with plan to replace culture centre
President Tayyip Erdogan announced on Monday plans to demolish a culture centre in Istanbul named after the founder of modern secular Turkey, in a move...
Greek Cypriot arrested in Istanbul airport with cocaine stash
A 36-year-old Greek-Cypriot man from Nicosia has been arrested at Istanbul airport allegedly with two and a half kilos of cocaine hidden in his baggage,...
Suspected Islamic State suicide bombers kill 36 at Istanbul airport
Three suicide bombers opened fire then blew themselves up in Istanbul’s main international airport on Tuesday, killing 36 people and wounding close to 150 in...