North libraries see 25% increase in membership
Library membership in the north has increased by 25 per cent since last year, according to the north’s culture department director Sirin Zaimagaoglu.
There are now a total of 2,950 members ...
North ‘minister’ Erhan Arikli doubles down on calling Facebook commenters ‘mentally ill’ (Update) (photo)
The north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli has doubled down on controversial comments made on social media website Facebook on Friday, wherein he accused other users of being “mentally ill.”
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North’s GDP grew 13.3% in 2022
The north’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 13.3 per cent in 2022, according to the north’s statistics agency.
The total GDP stood just shy of 73.9 billion TL (€2.6 billion), which ...
Turkey calls for written agreement between north and Unficyp
Turkey’s National Security Council on Thursday called for a written agreement between the ‘Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus’ and the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) regarding relations between ...
North ‘government’ party faces mass resignation
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 ...
Majority of Turkish Cypriots say corruption in north is rife
An overwhelming majority of people in the north of the island believe that corruption there has increased over the past year, while a staggering 90 per cent of those questioned do ...
Fires in north finally ended with help from rain (Update 4)
By Sarah Ktisti and Nick Theodoulou
All fires in the north were finally extinguished in the early hours thanks in part to heavy rain that hit parts of the island ...
Firefighters back at the scene of Kantara blaze (Update 4)
Firefighting operations resumed early on Friday morning in the north’s Kantara area as flare-ups during the previous night reignited on two fronts.
Helicopters were the first to the scene ...
Widespread condemnation of T/C journalist charged over article (Update 2)
News on Wednesday of the charges being levied against Turkish Cypriot journalist Ali Kismir, stemming from an article he wrote a year-and-a-half ago, drew widespread condemnation across the dividing line.
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EU Commission offers 140 scholarships for Turkish Cypriots
The European Commission on Thursday announced the launch of a scholarship programme for the Turkish Cypriot community for 2022/23 funded under its Aid Programme.
Grants will be awarded to approximately 140 Turkish ...
Turkish Cypriots protest over failing economy (updated)
Hundreds of Turkish Cypriots held a protest on Tuesday over the economic situation in the north that is leading people to poverty.
The protest took place outside ‘parliament’ in the ...
Customs seize 240 cartons of duty free cigarettes
Customs said Friday they have seized 240 cartons of cigarettes wrapped as presents during a routine check at the Ayios Dhometios crossing point.
A statement said officers found 48,000 Parliament cigarettes in ...
Republic supplied north with 4,000 MW of electricity over six days
The Republic has provided the north around 4,000 MW of power in six days, as it struggled with power production, the transmission system operator (TSO) said on Wednesday.
Transmission of power ...
Coronavirus: Turkey sends another 20,000 Sinovac doses to north
Another 20,000 doses of the Sinovac vaccine arrived in the north by plane from Turkey on Thursday morning, raising their total amount received to 100,000.
Fifteen per cent of the population will ...
Coronavirus: Tatar kicks off vaccination programme in north
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar kick started the vaccinations against coronavirus in the north on Friday after receiving the first jab of Chinese firm’s Sinovac batch sent this week ...
Coronavirus: Workers in north protest against measures banning crossings
Tensions rose in the northern part of Nicosia on Monday during a protest by Turkish Cypriots working in the south against the measures that prevent them from getting to their ...
Family tragedy in north as three die of gunshot wounds
Police in the north are investigating the deaths of a couple and their 14-year-old son who were found with gunshot wounds in their home in Lefkoniko, reports said on Friday.
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