#kyrenia

Turkish Cypriot ‘MP’ Yasemi Ozturk called for the north’s Jewish Centre to be closed on Thursday. Ozturk, who belongs to governing party UBP, said she would contact the relevant ...

The north’s ‘cabinet’ approved a bill to privatise its ports on Thursday evening. The move was published in the ‘official gazette’ on Friday morning, with tenders set to be ...

An electric billboard in Kyrenia bearing the words “have shame and go” has caused controversy, with the ‘government’ even attempting to forcefully remove it. The billboard had initially been placed ...

Kyrenia mayor Murat Senkul on Tuesday announced his intention to carry out a project to “improve the aesthetic appearance of the town’s old harbour. The project will commence once ...

Kyrenia’s indoor market, known as the ‘Bandabulya’, is set to be reopened “under the management of women”. The town’s council entered an agreement with two female associations, the ...

Two men, aged 22 and 21, were arrested in Kyrenia on Monday for stealing a cat. The theft occurred at around midnight on August 31, when the cat, named Bob, was taken from ...

Kyrenia mayor Murat Senkul issued a warning to people illegally taking water from the town’s supply on Friday. Senkul said there is a difference of about 250 thousand tonnes between ...

Architects resign as harbour revamp months behind and contract not followed A baffling combination of incompetence and lack of coordination and controls in the renovation and restoration project of the ...

The DP, the second largest party in the north’s ruling coalition, is facing a mass resignation after 63 people left the party on Friday morning. The mass resignation has been ...

The European Union and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) announced on Thursday that conservation works have been completed at the church of Panagia Chryseleousa in the Kyrenia area and ...

The opening for Kerynia port in the north will take place in the end of June, as opposed to early May as was initially planned, it was reported on Wednesday. ...

House near Snake Island sold to Turkish businessman after grandson received it from Denktash The house on the Kyrenia seafront overlooking Snake Island, which the late Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf ...

A total of 8,686 earthquake victims from Turkey are currently in the north, according to figures published on Tuesday. The PIO reported that the information was relayed by the head of ...

Old railway tracks were revealed in the Kyrenia harbour area on Sunday, authorities in the north said about renovation works going on in the area. According to a report in ...

Smoking – cigarettes and shishas – and drinking alcohol have been banned in parks in Kyrenia following an announcement by its ‘mayor’ Murat Sengul, Turkish Cypriot media reported on Saturday. According to ...

Efforts to upgrade the ancient port of Kyrenia are underway in the north, it was reported on Wednesday. According to an announcement by the ‘deputy prime minister’ and tourism ‘minister’, ...

‘Authorities’ in the north have detected Asian tiger mosquitoes in Kyrenia after special mosquito traps were laid in some areas, local press reported on Wednesday. Media reports refer to statements ...

Restoration works have begun on the ancient port of Kyrenia, Turkish Cypriot news sources announced on Friday. According to the news sources water supply, sewage, electricity and telephone infrastructure will ...

A 25-year-old man has been arrested in Kyrenia after throwing his dog from the fifth floor resulting in its death, Turkish Cypriot media reported on Tuesday. The incident took place ...

Turkey will not extradite three suspects arrested in Istanbul in relation to the murder of Turkish Cypriot businessman Halil Falyali, it emerged on Monday. A total of twelve people, six ...

A well-known Turkish Cypriot businessman was attacked and killed by gunmen while in his car in Kyrenia, media in the north reported on Tuesday. Halil Falyali was reportedly being driven ...

A proposal has been made for a 40m statue “that all Cypriots could identify with” which would overlook the Kyrenia coastline against the backdrop of the iconic mountain range. The ...

Turkish Cypriot ‘health minister’ Ali Pilli announced on Tuesday a ban on internal travel in the north, which will prevent Kyrenia and Nicosia leaving their cities. According to Turkish Cypriot ...