Arikli’s YDP withdraws from north’s ruling coalition
Turkish Cypriot far-right political party YDP leader Erhan Arikli on Friday said his party has officially withdrawn from the north’s ruling coalition, two days after he was dismissed from ...
Arikli says decision to sack him was ‘not ethical’
Turkish Cypriot ruling coalition party YDP leader Erhan Arikli on Wednesday night said that ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel’s decision to relieve him of his duties as ‘transport minister’ three ...
Turkish Cypriots, Turkey sign ‘additional’ fibreoptic internet deal
The Turkish government and the Turkish Cypriot authorities on Wednesday described what was described as an “additional protocol” deal, which aims to iron out creases in the initial deal signed ...
Arrest warrants remain active 30 years on for Isaac and Solomou’s murderers
Arrest warrants remain in force for suspects wanted over the murders of Tassos Isaac and Solomos Solomou, including both past and present senior figures in the north’s administration.
According ...
North’s ruling coalition divided over Guterres visit
The north’s three-party ruling coalition found itself divided on Monday over its stance on United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ arrival in Cyprus, with one of the parties saying it ...
North confirms American visit to airport to inspect evacuation capability
The north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli on Wednesday confirmed that American officials had visited Ercan (Tymbou) airport to inspect its capability for “evacuations” but said that this is standard ...
North set to face ‘serious energy and water problems’ in 2026
The north will face “serious energy and water problems” next year, its ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli said on Monday as discussions in the Turkish Cypriot legislature over next year’s ‘...
North ‘minister’ promises reciprocal arrests over Turkish Cypriot property
The north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli on Tuesday said the Turkish Cypriot authorities would begin to issue arrest warrants for people they accuse of using Turkish Cypriot property in ...
North ‘ministers’ blame each other for school bus crash
The north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli and ‘education minister’ Nazim Cavusoglu on Monday blamed each other for the overturning of a school bus in the Karpas peninsula village of ...
North ruling party changes name – slightly
The YDP, one of the three political parties which make up the north’s ruling coalition, has changed its name following a meeting of its party congress.
The party’s ...
Around 300 join Arikli’s ‘respect to the motherland’ counterprotest
Around 300 people on Wednesday evening joined a march to the Turkish embassy in northern Nicosia organised by the north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli to show “respect to the motherland”, ...
North ‘minister’ calls for elections ‘as soon as possible’
The north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli on Tuesday night called for ‘parliamentary’ elections to be held “as soon as possible”.
Speaking to Genc TV, he built on earlier comments ...
‘We should be building hospitals, not palaces’
Three and a half years since Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stood inside the former Dianellos cigarette factory which has functioned as the Turkish Cypriot legislature since 1974 and promised a ...
North plans to increase vote threshold for parties to enter ‘parliament’
The north plans to increase the minimum number of votes required for a political party to be elected to ‘parliament’, transport minister Erhan Arikli said on Thursday.
Speaking to Kibris ...
Arikli suggests Greek Cypriots using Turkish Cypriot property be arrested
The north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli on Friday suggested that Greek Cypriots who use Turkish Cypriot-owned property vacated between 1963 and 1974 be arrested should they set foot in the north, ...
Calls for north ‘parliament’ to pass resolution for two-state solution
The north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli on Tuesday called for the north’s ‘parliament’ to pass a resolution calling for a two-state solution to the Cyprus problem.
He spoke ...
Turkish Cypriot political parties to merge
Two Turkish Cypriot political parties, the YDP and the Milletin Partisi, are set to formally merge on Sunday.
The Milletin Partisi, a minor party with no elected representatives, will effectively ...
North ‘minister’ Arikli survives leadership challenge
The north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli survived a challenge for the leadership of his party the YDP on Sunday night at the party’s conference.
Arikli has led the ...
‘51% chance’ of elections in north within a year
There is a “51 per cent chance” of ‘parliamentary’ elections taking place in the north within the next year, ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli said on Friday.
Speaking to Kibris Postasi TV, ...
Arikli’s olive branch rejected by Zaroglu
Turkish Cypriot minor party Milletin Partisi leader Bertan Zaroglu on Friday rejected a proposal from ruling coalition party YDP leader Erhan Arikli that the two parties merge.
Arikli had made ...
Arikli suggests political parties merge
The north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli said on Thursday that his party the YDP should merge with another, namely the Milletin Partisi.
Speaking in a televised interview with the ...
YDP leadership election postponed
Ruling coalition party in the north the YDP postponed its leadership election on Friday, just a day before it was set to take place.
In a slightly awkward joint press ...
Arikli ‘threatened’ YDP youth leader
A leading figure in north coalition party the YDP has claimed she was “threatened” by party leader Erhan Arikli after endorsing his opponent Talip Atalay for the upcoming party leadership ...
Arikli in peril as party withdraws rotating leadership offer
The north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli’s position as leader of his party the YDP now hangs in the balance after the party on Thursday withdrew an offer for ...