Tatar to travel to the Gambia
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar is to travel to the Gambia on Thursday ahead of the 15th Islamic summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
The summit is set ...
Tatar’s new palace a ‘symbol of strength of north’s democracy’
The new official residence being constructed for Ersin Tatar is a “symbol of the strength of the TRNC’s democracy”, Turkish Ambassador in Nicosia Metin Feyzioglu said on Tuesday.
Speaking ...
EU should ‘stop being a slave to Greek Cypriots’
The European Union should “stop being a slave to the Greek Cypriot side”, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said on Thursday evening.
Tatar was reacting to the outcome of this ...
Tatar marks Eid al-Fitr in Nicosia
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar attended Eid prayers at the Hafiz Ebubekir mosque in northern Nicosia on Wednesday morning.
“I wish for patience to my brothers and sisters who are ...
Tatar: “no common ground” between Cyprus’ sides
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said on Wednesday there is “no common ground” between Cyprus’ two sides.
“The isolations, embargoes, and restrictions imposed on the Turkish Cypriot people must be ...
UNSG to meet with Tatar
The United Nations secretary general António Guterres will meet with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Friday at the headquarters of the international organisation in New York.
According to ...
Christodoulides hopes for Tatar’s positive response to UN
President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday he hopes Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar will respond positively to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ proposals on the Cyprus problem.
Speaking after a church ...
Guterres invites Tatar to New York meeting
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has invited Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar to meet him in New York, the Cyprus Mail learned on Friday.
High-level sources confirmed that the meeting ...
Tatar: Israel not our enemy
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said on Thursday that Israel “is not our enemy”.
Reactions to the issue of property sales to third country nationals in the north have been “...
Electricity cable from Turkey ‘will mark a new era’
The construction of an electricity cable between Turkey and the north will “mark a new era”, Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar said on Wednesday evening.
He was speaking following an ...
Tatar’s bodyguard ‘lost phone on way to police station’
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar’s bodyguard Serif Avcil claimed to have “lost his phone on the way to the police station”, police sergeant Bilger Koral said in court on ...
Tatar’s bodyguard arrested in fake diploma scandal
Ersin Tatar’s bodyguard Serif Avcil appeared in court on Saturday after having been arrested on Friday night in connection with investigations into the north’s ongoing “fake diploma scandal”.
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Turgay Avci resigns as Yodak chairman
Turgay Avci, chairman of the north’s higher education accreditation authority (Yodak), resigned on Friday.
Avci visited Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar to hand in his resignation, as he did ...
Tatar calls for higher education chief to resign
Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar on Wednesday called for the north’s higher education accreditation authority (Yodak)’s chairman Turgay Avci to resign.
Scandal has engulfed the north’s higher ...
Tatar moves to fire education chief
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar filed a case with the ‘supreme court’ in the north to have the head of higher education committee (Yodak) Turgay Avci fired, it emerged on ...
Tatar: No one can stop the Turkish Cypriots from achieving their own state
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said on Friday that “no one can stop” the Turkish Cypriots from achieving their own state.
Speaking to Kibris Postasi, he said the process for ...
Tatar decries UN Resolution 186 on Unficyp anniversary
Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar on Monday decried the United Nations Security Council Resolution 186 on the anniversary of its passage.
The resolution, which passed through the Security Council on March 4, 1964, ...
Tatar meets Tatarstan head
Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar on Saturday evening met with Tatarstan head Rustam Minnikhanov.
The pair met at the Antalya diplomatic forum in Turkey, with Tatar and Minnikhanov emphasising “historical ...
Unficyp ‘continues to injustice Turkish Cypriot people’
The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) “is continuing to injustice the Turkish Cypriot people,” Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said on Saturday.
Speaking to the Anadolu Agency ahead ...
Carer who ‘beat’ 100-year-old man released on bail
A carer who allegedly beat a 100-year-old man who resided at the care home at which she worked in Famagusta was released on bail on Monday.
In court in Famagusta, ...
UN envoy Holguin to return in March
UN envoy Maria Holguin is scheduled to return to Cyprus in March following her visit to London, as announced in her statement on Friday. This comes after the completion of ...
Top Turkish Cypriots congratulate Azerbaijan’s Aliyev on election win
High-level Turkish Cypriot politicians on Wednesday evening congratulated Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev on his victory in the Caucasian nation’s Presidential elections.
Initial results show Aliyev having won over 92 per ...
‘Less talk, more work’ Christodoulides says after UN envoy meeting
Talks with the UN Secretary-General’s personal envoy for Cyprus, Maria Angela Holguin, are very substantial, President Nikos Christodoulidis said on Friday evening.
Answering journalists’ questions during an event in ...
Time to think of the future UN envoy says after meeting leaders (update 3)
The most important thing is to listen, not just to leaders, but to society, the UN secretary general’s personal envoy to Cyprus Maria Angela Holguin said on Tuesday following ...