North ‘ministry’ fumes over doctored video of ‘minister’
The north’s ‘interior ministry’ on Thursday reacted angrily to a doctored video of ‘minister’ Dursun Oguz which had circulated on social media in recent days.
The video in question ...
Ertugruloglu: Not showing Turkish Cypriot youth ‘who enemy is’ is wrong
The north’s ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin Ertugruloglu made fresh statements about the Cyprus problem on Wednesday, saying Turkish Cypriot youth have been raised with the “wrong attitude” and have not ...
Uni lecturer in north in court after allegedly posing as doctor
A university lecturer in the north has appeared in court after allegedly posing as a doctor.
The lecturer, a citizen of the Republic of Turkey, who works at the Cyprus ...
Two years in jail in north for woman who stole €22
A 29-year-old woman was sentenced to two years in prison in the north on Wednesday for stealing 700TL (€22.41).
The woman, named Kadriye Denise Surucu, had a previous criminal record, having ...
Turkish Cypriots to be able to export PDO halloumi ‘by June’
Turkish Cypriot halloumi producers should be able to export their product to the standards of the protected designation of origin (PDO) by June, the European Commission’s Cyprus Settlement Support ...
Tatar meets with Kyrgyz President Japarov
Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar met with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov on Monday.
The meeting took place during an official visit by Tatar to Kyrgyzstan, in which he also gave ...
Ever-widening divisions between rich and poor in north
Many families are surviving on less than the hunger threshold of €557 a month
A growing number of Turkish Cypriots live below the poverty threshold, while the income inequality between the ...
North’s ‘state’ budget passes through committee stage
The north’s ‘state’ budget for 2024 passed through the ‘parliamentary’ finance committee stage on Friday evening with the votes of the majority of the committee’s members.
The budget foresees ...
EMU apologises for opening disciplinary proceedings against student for ‘kissing girlfriend’
The Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) in Famagusta apologised to a student after erroneously opening disciplinary proceedings for a student for “kissing his girlfriend” on Friday.
The university’s rector’s ...
UBP to hold party conference in September (Updated)
The UBP, the largest political party in the north, is set to hold its next party conference in September.
The move was announced on Saturday by party leader and ‘prime ...
Kythrea health centre demolished
Demolition work began on Saturday at Kythrea’s health centre, after the building was deemed unsafe during earthquake proofing checks.
Speaking at the commencement of demolition works, the north’s ‘...
Greek Cypriot arrested for robbing supermarket in north
A Greek Cypriot woman appeared in court in the north on Saturday, accused of robbing the Erulku supermarket in Neo Chorio.
According to the Turkish Cypriot police, the woman entered ...
Harmanci fury as ‘ministry’ strikes Istanbul convention from violence against women protocol
Turkish Cypriot Nicosia Mayor Mehmet Harmanci has reacted furiously after the north’s ‘labour ministry’ removed the Istanbul convention from northern Nicosia’s violence against women protocol.
The Istanbul convention ...
Man arrested after attempting to smuggle two people from north to Republic
A man appeared in court in the north on Wednesday after attempting to smuggle two people to the Republic.
He had been arrested on Tuesday while driving between Nicosia and ...
Families of Cypriot children killed in earthquake demand charges of intentional killing
The families of the 24 Cypriot children killed when the Isias hotel in Adiyaman, Turkey, collapsed, have demanded those held criminally responsible for the deaths be charged with intentionally killing all 24 ...
‘Prime Minister’s’ office and BRT budgets pass through committee stage in north
The annual budgets for the ‘prime minister’s’ office and public broadcaster BRT passed through the committee stage of the north’s ‘parliament’ on Friday evening.
The pair of committee ...
Schools in north receive ‘0.12 toilet rolls per pupil per year’ from ‘ministry’
Some schools in the north receive just 0.12 toilet rolls per pupil per year from the ‘education ministry’, according to Cyprus Turkish Teachers’ Union (Ktos) General Secretary Burak Mavish.
Speaking to ...
Tatar meets Prime Minister of Pakistan
Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar met with Pakistani Prime Minister Anwaar ul Haq Kakar on Wednesday.
The pair met on the sidelines of the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO)’s summit ...
North not invited to Organisation of Turkic States summit
The north did not receive an invite to the 10th summit of the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS), despite its attempts to be admitted to the organisation as an observer ...
Prisoners may be released early in north to stem overcrowding
Prisoners in the north will be allowed to apply for parole earlier, as part of a temporary measure implemented by the ‘government’ to stem prison overcrowding.
For a period of 90 ...
First widebody jet in north unable to take off
The first widebody jet to land in the north has been able to take off after ground staff crashed a vehicle into the door of its hold.
The aeroplane, an ...
Harmanci says Nicosia Turkish Municipality should merge with Kioneli and Yerolakkos
Turkish Cypriot Nicosia Mayor Mehmet Harmanci called on Thursday for a merger between the Nicosia Turkish Municipality (LTB) and the neighbouring municipality in Kioneli and Yerolakkos.
Speaking to Kibris Postasi ...
North declares ‘national mourning’ after Gaza hospital blast
The north declared a three-day period of “national mourning” on Thursday following a deadly bombing of the Al-Ahli al-Arabi Baptist hospital in Gaza on Tuesday.
‘Prime minister’ Unal Ustel announced ...
Muslim religious school to be built in Famagusta
A Muslim religious school will be built in Famagusta, after the north’s ‘cabinet’ ratified a proposal made by its ‘education ministry’, which was published in the ‘official gazette’ on ...