Nadir family say learned of Lefkoniko airport status from media
The wife of Turkish Cypriot businessman Asil Nadir has said that she first learned from the media that the airport at Lefkoniko in the north...
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Lefkoniko airport dispute escalates with threat of legal action
Turkish Cypriot businessman Asil Nadir said on Friday that he would be taking the ‘government’ in the north to ‘court’ over their decision to cancel...
Lefkoniko to become Turkish airbase
Lefkoniko airport will be turned into a Turkish military airbase, the ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli said on Wednesday. According to statements he made to Yeni...
Erdogan hints at creation of new military base in north
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan implied on Friday that a military base like the drone base in Lefkoniko could be established in Karpasia, reports from the...
North rejects Lefkoniko church service
The north on Thursday denied a request from the Holy Metropolis of Constantia, Famagusta to hold a service at the church of the Holy Cross...
Lefkoniko municipality protests bazaar inside occupied village’s church
Lefkoniko municipality on Sunday expressed their disappointment over the organisation of a bazaar inside the renovated church of their occupied village. In a written statement,...
Drones in north provide ‘a crucial role in providing support’ for Turkish vessels (Updated)
The first Turkish drone aimed at aiding the search for hydrocarbons by Ankara in the Eastern Mediterranean landed at Lefkonkio (Gecitkale) airport in the north...
Turkish drones to fly out of breakaway Turkish Cypriot airport-reports
The breakaway Turkish Cypriot state has designated an airport in the north as a base for Turkish drones seeking hydrocarbons in the eastern Mediterranean, a...
Turkish experts arrive in north to investigate plane crash
A team of experts arrived on Wednesday from Turkey to investigate the cause of the plane crash in the north on Tuesday in which two...
Two die in air training accident in the north (updated)
Two Turkish Cypriot pilots, both 46, died when a training aircraft crashed near Lefkoniko airport in the north, reports said on Tuesday. According to Turkish...
