North’s largest party to be absent from New York amid rumours of rift with Tatar
The UBP, the north’s largest political party, will not send a delegation to this week’s enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem in New York, amid rumours of a ...
North’s population ‘590,000 excluding students and soldiers’
The north’s population is 590,000, excluding foreign students and Turkish soldiers, ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel said on Tuesday night.
Speaking to Diyalog TV, he said the ruling coalition is working ...
North signs agreement to cap air ticket prices
The Turkish Cypriot authorities on Monday announced that an agreement has been struck with both Turkish Airlines and subsidiary AJet to cap air ticket prices to and from the north ...
North court blocks construction of marina in Lapithos
The north’s supreme administrative court on Friday ruled to cancel the tender which had been put out for the construction of a new marina worth €300 million in the Kyrenia ...
Tatar says opposition ‘turned their backs on unity’ over ‘parliament’ address
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Wednesday said opposition politicians had “turned their backs on unity” in their disapproval of his behind-closed-doors address to the north’s ‘parliament’ the previous ...
Iran-Israel
North ‘MP’ in Iran during missile strikes crosses border into Turkey
A Turkish Cypriot ‘MP’ who had been in Iran when Israeli missile strikes on the country began has made it safely into Turkey after travelling over land into the country.
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North ‘minister’ promises 28,000 new jobs with casino law change
The north’s ‘economy minister’ Olgun Amcaoglu on Thursday evening promised that “at least 28,000 new jobs” will be created as a result of the decision to relax laws relating to ...
North relaxes casino laws after day of wrangling
The north’s ‘parliament’ voted in the early hours of Tuesday morning to relax its laws relating to the operation of casinos, following a full day of arguments over the ...
Turkish Cypriot elections
Tatar kicks off re-election campaign
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar formally kicked off his campaign to win re-election on Monday evening, bringing together the three political parties which have endorsed his campaign for his first ...
Trial of journalist Kismir adjourned until October
The trial of journalist Ali Kismir, who faces up to 10 years in prison if found guilty of having “insulted” the Turkish Cypriot armed forces, was on Thursday adjourned until October.
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North ‘ministers’ blame each other for school bus crash
The north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli and ‘education minister’ Nazim Cavusoglu on Monday blamed each other for the overturning of a school bus in the Karpas peninsula village of ...
Second political party endorses Tatar for re-election
A second political party in the north, ruling coalition party the YDP, on Friday endorsed incumbent Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar to be re-elected to the role when elections are ...
Court case over north hijab law adjourned until June
Turkish Cypriot teachers’ legal challenge to have the north’s ruling coalition’s decision to legalise the wearing of hijabs at public schools declared unlawful was adjourned until June 12 on ...
Turkish Cypriots protest over school bus crash, demand ‘education minister’s’ resignation
Turkish Cypriots demonstrated outside the north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel’s office on Wednesday night against the ruling coalition’s alleged negligence on the matter of school transport in ...
North journalists charged with trespassing after reporting on school crisis
Two journalists in the north were charged with trespassing after reporting on an incident in which teachers were locked out of a school amid souring relations between the ruling coalition ...
North police board bus headed for protest, prevent it from going
The Turkish Cypriot police on Wednesday boarded a bus which was due to take schoolchildren to a protest outside the north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel’s office and prevented ...
North opposition lambasts ‘govt’ for ‘reckless’, ‘ridiculous’ property policy
The north’s ruling coalition was on Tuesday lambasted by two opposition ‘MPs’ for the “reckless” and “ridiculous” policies they have followed regarding the matter of property.
The debate comes ...
North ‘parliament’ upholds decision to not lift immunity of ‘MP’ implicated in fake diploma scandal
The north’s ‘parliament’ on Monday upheld a decision to not acquiesce to a request filed by the north’s chief public prosecutor’s office to lift the immunity of ...
Ozersay ally bailed after ‘forged’ signatures turn out to be father’s
A political ally of former Turkish Cypriot chief negotiator Kudret Ozersay was released on bail on Monday after it turned out that the signatures on documents he had allegedly forged ...
Apostolos Andreas road to reopen in afternoons from Saturday
The road between Rizokarpaso and the Apostolos Andreas monastery on Cyprus’ northeastern tip will reopen in afternoon from Saturday, the north’s ‘transport ministry’ said on Monday.
In a statement ...
North ‘parliament’ refuses to allow ‘MP’ to be prosecuted for alleged fake degree
The north’s ‘parliament’ on Tuesday refused to acquiesce to a request filed by the north’s chief public prosecutor’s office to lift the immunity of ruling coalition party ...
Thousands of Turkish Cypriots take to streets again over north hijab law
For the third time since April 8, thousands of Turkish Cypriots took to the streets to protest against the north’s ruling coalition’s decision to legalise the wearing of hijabs ...
Tatar: I wish the north could change its name
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Wednesday said he wishes the north could change its name.
He made the comments during an interview with Turkish researcher Hilmi Dasdemir which was ...
Turkey expects Turkic states to ‘make up for’ ruling out recognising north
The four Turkic states which signed a joint declaration with the European Union ruling out the prospect of any of them recognising the north as an independent country are expected ...