Tatar to move to new palace in Ayios Dhometios on May 3
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar will move into his new official residence in Ayios Dhometios on May 3, he said on Tuesday night.
Speaking at the opening of a new museum, ...
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North ‘govt’ re-legalises wearing of hijabs at schools
The north’s ruling coalition on Tuesday night for the second time legalised the wearing of hijabs by children at public schools in the north.
Following a cabinet meeting, ‘government’ ...
13,000 Turkish Cypriots march against plan to legalise hijabs in schools
An estimated 13,000 Turkish Cypriots took to the streets of northern Nicosia on Tuesday evening to protest against the ruling coalition’s attempts to legalise the wearing of hijabs and other ...
North introduces lengthy sentences for animal cruelty
A new list of harsher sentences for crimes against animals appeared in the north’s official gazette, paving the way for those found guilty of crimes against animals to receive ...
North ‘MP’ Tosunoglu resigns
Turkish Cypriot ‘MP’ Hasan Tosunoglu on Monday resigned from the north’s ‘parliament’.
His resignation comes after a request was filed for his ‘parliamentary’ immunity against prosecution to be lifted ...
Denktash: It is unacceptable to use a child to politicise religion
It is “unacceptable to use a child to politicise religion”, Serdar Denktash, the son of influential late Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash, said on Saturday, in response to the ongoing ...
Tatar denies meeting Turkish ambassador over north’s ‘headscarf crisis’
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar late on Thursday night denied that the subject of a behind-closed-doors meeting he had held with Turkish ambassador Ali Murat Basceri and the north’s ‘...
Turkey, north condemn Eoka anniversary celebrations
Both Turkey and the north offered condemnation for the events held in the Republic of Cyprus to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of Eoka – the paramilitary organisation set ...
Teachers walk out of every public school in north as protests continue
Teachers walked out of every public school in the north on Wednesday as protests continue against the ruling coalition’s handling of education in light of a retracted attempt to ...
North’s electricity tariffs increase by nearly 12%
Electricity tariffs in the north increased by almost 12 per cent on Tuesday, with people in the north now paying more for their electricity than people living in the Republic.
For ...
Tatar demands legal action against teachers who ‘disturbed peace’ in hijab protest
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Monday night demanded that legal action be taken against teachers who “disturbed our peace” while protesting against the legalisation of the wearing of hijabs ...
Hundreds protest in north against Imamoglu arrest
Hundreds of people took to the streets in northern Nicosia on Friday evening to protest against the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.
The protest was organised by the Cyprus ...
Outrage in north as hijab wearing legalised in schools
Teachers and opposition political figures in the north reacted with outrage after the ruling coalition amended regulations regarding schools’ dress codes to allow pupils to wear hijabs from Monday onwards.
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Return of former north ‘PM’ exiled in Turkey may be on the cards
A return to politics and to Cyprus may be on the cards for Huseyin Ozgurgun, the former Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ who fled the north to Istanbul in 2019 after 16 million ...
Committee to examine lifting immunity of north ‘MP’ over alleged fake degree
The north’s ‘parliament’ on Monday resolved to create a committee to examine a request filed by the north’s chief public prosecutor’s office to lift the immunity of ...
Turkish Cypriot conscientious objector may be jailed for fourth time
Turkish Cypriot conscientious objector Halil Karapasaoglu on Monday announced that he had been informed by the police that he is once again to be charged with failing to complete his ...
One released, three bailed over fatal shooting of 16 Karpasia donkeys
One suspect was released without charge and the other three were bailed on Wednesday in the case of the fatal shooting of 16 donkeys in Karpasia.
All four men were brought ...
North’s authorities ‘have blood on their hands’ over ‘nightclub’ worker death
The north’s authorities “have blood on their hands” over the death of a 25-year-old worker at a “nightclub” in the village of Yerolakkos, Turkish Cypriot opposition party CTP ‘MP’ ...
North university rector defends Istanbul mayor’s degree
Serhat Akpinar, the founding rector of Kyrenia’s Girne American University and current Turkish Cypriot ‘MP’ for ruling coalition party the DP, on Thursday defended the legality of the studies ...
Erhurman leads Tatar in latest Turkish Cypriot leadership poll
Turkish Cypriot opposition political party CTP leader and former ‘prime minister’ Tufan Erhurman leads incumbent Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar by five per cent in the latest poll asking Turkish ...
Istanbul mayor faces forgery accusations over studies in Cyprus
An investigation has been launched in Turkey into Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu over allegations that documents related to his transfer from a university in northern Cyprus to one in Turkey ...
North football club’s suspension ‘to be made permanent’
The decision to suspend football club Miracle Degirmenlik from the Cyprus Turkish Football Association (CTFA) will be made permanent on Monday, association Hasan Sertoglu said on Friday.
Speaking at the ...
North football club kicked out of association
Turkish Cypriot football club Miracle Degirmenlik, based in the Nicosia district village of Kythrea, on Wednesday had their membership of the Cyprus Turkish Football Association (CTFA) suspended over concerns relating ...
Union defends plea for religion in north schools, slams media for ‘discrediting TRNC’
The Cyprus Turkish educators’ union (Kibtes)’ chairman Himmet Turgut on Wednesday defended his demand that more religion classes be taught in the north’s schools, while also issuing a wholehearted ...