New buses for Kormakitis, Karpasia
The Council of Ministers on Tuesday gave the green light for the purchase of two buses to address the transportation needs of communities in Rizokarpaso, Kormakitis and Karpasia.
Responding to ...
Conservation work completed at Neta church
Conservation work at the Ayios Sergios and Vakhos church in the village of Neta, in the Karpas peninsula, has been completed, Turkish Cypriot co-chairman of the Technical Committee on Cultural ...
Dead body found in sea by Cyprus ferry
A dead body was found in the sea by a ferry which had departed from Cyprus on Thursday.
The ferry was bound for the Turkish town of Tasucu, in the ...
Funerals held for bodies washed up in Karpasia
Funerals were held on Wednesday for the four bodies which were found washed up on the coast of Karpasia in recent weeks.
The bodies remain unidentified, though clothing found on ...
Two bodies in 24 hours found washed up in Ayios Epiktitos
Two dead bodies have been found washed up on the coast near Ayios Epiktitos in the space of 24 hours.
The first body was found at around 8.15am on Tuesday, and ...
Third body in 11 days found washed up in Karpasia
The decomposing body of a woman was found washed up on a beach in Karpasia on Friday.
The body was found at around 1pm and has not yet been identified.
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People in Karpasia ‘forgotten’ by health services
The people of Karpasia have been “forgotten” by the north’s ‘health ministry’, local ‘MP’ Biray Hamzaogullari said on Thursday night.
The opposition party CTP member’s intervention was part ...
Water cut off from northeast of Cyprus for three days
The northeast of Cyprus will be without water for three days between Tuesday and Thursday as repairs are made to a burst pipe.
Tarkan Ceki, the head of the north’...
Aristotelous promises more support for Kormakitis residents
The government aims to improve the living conditions enclaved Maronites are experiencing in the north, head of the humanitarian affairs commissioner Anna Aristotelous said during a visit to the communities.
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Apostolos Andreas Muslim prayer room plans ‘put on hold’ (Updated)
Plans to install a masjid, a Muslim place of worship, on the grounds of the Apostolos Andreas monastery in Karpasia have been put on hold, according to a local mukhtar.
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Ataoglu denies hotel to be built in Karpasia
The north’s ‘deputy prime minister’ and ‘tourism minister’ Fikri Ataoglu has moved to deny claims that a new hotel will be built in the Karpasia region.
He moved to ...
TC politicians react to alleged Apostolos Andreas masjid (Updated)
Government spokesman Konstantinos Letimbiotis has reacted to the reported decision to construct a masjid, a Muslim place of worship, on the grounds of the Apostolos Andreas monastery.
He said the ...
Bishop of Karpasia denies he consented to alleged Apostolos Andreas masjid
The Bishop of Karpasia Christophoros has denied reports that he had verbally agreed to the construction of a masjid, a Muslim place of worship, on the grounds of the Apostolos ...
‘Whatever we plant, they eat’ – north declares war on wild donkeys
Turkish Cypriot farmers in Karpasia are demanding a solution to the problem of free-roaming donkeys, which they say have spread far beyond their designated area and have become a crop-chomping ...
Support scheme for villages in north off to good start
The recently reviewed state welfare scheme for people living in certain villages in the north is off to a good start, parliamentary representative for the Maronite community Yiannakis Moussas said ...
Part of Karpasia to be turned into Turkish Naval Base
A swathe of the Karpasia peninsula is being carved into a military zone at the orders of the ‘government’ in the north, reports said on Monday.
The area will extend ...
Coronavirus: Vaccination begins of Karpasia enclaved
Vaccination of the enclaved people in the Karpasia villages started on Monday with doses sent to the occupied area by the Republic, President Commissioner Photis Photiou said.
Photiou said that ...