Turkish Cypriots mark 1964 Kokkina battle
Twenty-six buses carrying around 300 Turkish Cypriots crossed from the north at Limnitis on Saturday morning on their way to the Kokkina enclave to attend...
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Ozersay demands Greek Cypriots call off Kokkina naval exercises
Turkish Cypriot ‘foreign minister’ Kudret Ozersay on Thursday called on the Greek Cypriot side to call off naval exercises slated to take place this week...
House passes resolutions on Hagia Sophia, and Kokkina, Pyroi crossings
MPs on Friday approved two resolutions, one condemning the decision by Turkey to convert Hagia Sophia back into a mosque and another calling on the...
Ankara’s ‘good will’ on gas should not be seen ‘as weakness’ Turkish defence minister says
Turkey’s “good will” on the hydrocarbon issue should not be perceived as weakness, the country’s Defence Minister Hulusi Akar, said on Thursday. “Our goodwill should...
Meeting to discuss opening of checkpoint at Kokkina
Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots met in Paphos on Wednesday to discuss opening a checkpoint at Kokkina on the north-west coast. Greek Cypriot negotiator Andreas...
Turkish Cypriots cross to mark Kokkina bombing anniversary (Update 2)
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci on Wednesday called on the Greek Cypriot side to “exercise common sense” and to work with him for a better...
Turkish Cypriots expected to cross for Kokkina anniversary
Scores of Turkish Cypriots are expected to travel to enclaved Kokkina on Wednesday to attend the 54th anniversary of the bombing of Tillyria by the...
What happened at Tylliria in August 1964
According to the UN secretary-general’s report to the Security Council in September 1964, just before the battle of Tylliria, the Turkish Cypriot bridgehead around Kokkina...
Over 1,000 Turkish Cypriots cross for Kokkina event
A total of 1,015 Turkish Cypriots travelled to the Kokkina enclave on Monday to commemorate the 53rd anniversary of the Tylliria bombing by Turkish warplanes...
Turkish Cypriots to mark Kokkina battle anniversary
Some 30 buses with Turkish Cypriots are expected to cross over at Limnitis on Monday to mark the 53rd anniversary of the bombing on Tylliria...
Turkish Cypriots to mark Kokkina battle anniversary
Over 2,000 Turkish Cypriots will attend an event on Saturday marking the battle of Tylliria some 50 years ago. The buses carrying the Turkish Cypriots...
Greens say Tillyria residents are held hostage, must stop
The Green Party has condemned the ‘arrest’ and continued detention of four fishermen by Turkish soldiers in the Tillyria region last week, calling the action...
Arrested fishermen due to appear in court in the north
Four fishermen, one Greek Cypriot, 33, and three Egyptian crewmen, were due in court in the north on Friday after being arrested off the north...
Turkish Cypriots mark Kokkina ‘victory’, as survivors recall bombings
By Stefanos Evripidou OVER 2,100 Turkish Cypriots crossed the Limnitis checkpoint on Friday in the northwest of the island to attend a ceremony marking the...