Erdogan says he is “more hopeful than ever” for US F-16 sale
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that he is “more hopeful than ever” for the sale of F-16 fighter jets from the United States after he held talks with ...
Turkey gives green light to Swedish NATO membership bid (Update 3)
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday agreed to forward to parliament Sweden’s bid to join the NATO military alliance, appearing to end months of drama over an issue that ...
Christodoulides optimistic about upcoming Mitsotakis-Erdogan meeting
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will discuss the Cyprus issue with the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the upcoming Nato summit despite it not being on the official agenda, ...
North’s ‘presidency’ denies journalist’s ‘throwing out claims’
The ‘presidency’ in the north released a statement on Monday night rubbishing journalist Serhat İncirli’s claims he was ejected from talks between Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar and Turkish ...
Erdoğan determined to fix north’s power problems (Update)
Τurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday made the north of Cyprus the destination of his first overseas visit following his reelection last month.
He arrived on the island ...
In Turkey, an election reckoning for the rise and fall of Erdogan’s economy
If Turks oust President Tayyip Erdogan in elections this month it will largely be because of an economic reversal that saw their prosperity, equality and ability to meet basic needs ...
Further delay for new terminal at airport in north
The inauguration of the new terminal at Ercan (Tymvou) airport in the north, has been postponed, reports said on Tuesday as Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan was due to open the ...
Erdogan set to arrive in north to open updated Tympou airport
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected in the north on April 18, where he is set to officially open the new passenger terminal at Tymbou (Ercan) airport.
But according to ...
Asil Nadir sells Kibris to Erdogan linked company
Turkish Cypriot businessman Asil Nadir has sold his newspaper Kibris to a Turkish company with ties to Ankara’s ruling AKP party, reports in the north said on Wednesday.
In ...
Erdogan: Turkish Cypriots should support two state solution
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan has called on Turkish Cypriots to support a two-state solution, Turkish Cypriot media said on Monday.
His comments follow a growing spat over the ‘TRNC’...
Erdogan calls for Muslim unity to face challenge of Cyprus
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has called on Islamic leaders to unite in the face of attacks against the Muslim population in Cyprus.
Speaking at the Islamic conference of information ministers ...
Turkey’s parliament debates Erdogan’s media ‘disinformation’ bill
Turkish lawmakers began debating on Tuesday a contentious media bill, proposed by President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party and its nationalist allies, that the opposition and media rights groups say ...
EU voices concern over Turkey’s ‘hostile remarks’ against Greece
The EU voiced concern on Monday over what it called “hostile remarks” after Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accused Greece of occupying demilitarised islands in the Aegean and said Turkey was ...
Turkish Cypriot denies insulting Erdogan
A Turkish Cypriot academic, who is being prosecuted for insulting Turkish president Tayip Erdogan, on Wednesday denied the allegations.
Dr Hasan Ulas Altiok announced on his social media that he ...
Our View: Struggle to find rational explanation for Erdogan’s rhetoric
President Tayyip Erdogan has been behaving like a man out of control, constantly on the lookout for imaginary enemies of Turkey to attack. The broadsides against Greece, which followed Prime ...
Erdogan says interest rates will be lowered and inflation will fall too
President Tayyip Erdogan repeated his unorthodox economic policy on Saturday, saying interest rates would be lowered further and inflation would fall as a result, days before inflation data for January ...
Turkish lira whiplashes after Erdogan moves to protect savings
Turkey’s lira rocketed back from record lows in volatile trading on Tuesday after Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan proposed measures to protect local currency savings against such swings.
Erdogan introduced ...
Our View: UNSC condemnation won’t stop Turkish unlawful actions over Varosha
After protests to the UK, which drafted the UN Security Council Presidential Statement on Varosha, the Cyprus government succeeded in having a reference to the “Turkish and Turkish Cypriot leaders” ...
Our View: Varosha move leaves few options for Cyprus government
In the end, Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan made a passing reference to the reopening of the fenced area of Varosha in a speech he gave in the occupied north ...
House of Representatives stops work for five minutes for Famagusta
Under the slogan ‘We are all Famagusta’, members of the House of Representatives held a symbolic event on Monday morning in view of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s illegal visit ...
Occupied municipalities call for creation of a refugees committee
Occupied municipalities are saddened to have to stand by and wait for the ‘good news’ expected to be announced by visiting Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, their president Petros Kareklas said ...
Tatar says attempts to open Varosha will not be abandoned
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said they will never abandon efforts for a two-state solution nor the opening of Varosha, as the breakaway state in the north prepared to welcome ...
People of Famagusta call on workers to down tools for five minutes on Tuesday
The Famagusta Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) on Friday called on workers to hold a five-minute stoppage on Tuesday morning in protest over Turkey’s actions in the fenced ...
Foreign minister applies diplomatic pressure as EU repeats concerns over Varosha
The EU’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell said on Monday he hoped the bloc would not be forced to hold any extraordinary meetings in response to statements Turkish President ...