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The north’s ‘state’ budget for 2024 will be set at just over 78.7 billion TL (€2.6bn), ‘finance minister’ Ozdemir Berova said on Tuesday. Berova was speaking to public broadcaster BRT, and ...

Celebrations took place across the north on Sunday for the 100th anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Turkey. Political leaders, including Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar, his predecessor ...

The north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli hit a pedestrian with his car on Saturday, it later emerged. Arikli was driving his own car near the Dr Burhan Nalbantoglu hospital ...

By Tom Cleaver and Nikolaos Prakas Hundreds of Turkish Cypriots took to the streets of northern Nicosia on Friday evening in a mass anti-‘government’ protest. The protest was general ...

The trial of Turkish Cypriot journalist Ali Kismir, who faces ten years in prison for “insulting” the Turkish Cypriot armed forces, was postponed for the second time in court on ...

Turkish Cypriot doctors said on Thursday they are now “scared to write prescriptions” as arrests continue in the ongoing fake prescription scandal. The scandal has gripped the north in recent ...

Ozer Kanli resigned from his position as head of the Kibris Yesil Vatan Media Group on Wednesday, in an unexpected move. According to Bugun Kibris, he said goodbye to staff ...

The north’s ‘government’ on Tuesday blocked the creation of a ‘parliamentary’ investigation committee into the circumstances regarding the banning of 12 Turkish Cypriots from Turkey. Opposition politicians had put forward ...

One doctor wrote 7,800 prescriptions in a month The ongoing investigation into the “fake prescription” scandal in the northern part of Cyprus has shaken Turkish Cypriots as they witnessed respected doctors ...

Police investigations into the north’s fake prescription scandal will be completed within 10 days, ‘labour minister’ Sadik Gardiyanoglu said on Thursday. Speaking in a television interview, he said: “Police have ...

Turkish Cypriot ‘MP’ Yasemi Ozturk called for the north’s Jewish Centre to be closed on Thursday. Ozturk, who belongs to governing party UBP, said she would contact the relevant ...

The Greek Cypriot side did not back down on the issue of the Pyla-Arsos road and is just “creating impressions” for domestic consumption, the Turkish Cypriot ‘foreign ministry’ said on ...

The idea of road quality being a major contributing factor to road traffic incidents in the north was rubbished on Tuesday by its ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli. Speaking in ‘parliament’, ...

Former Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Sibel Siber was released on bail on Monday after having been arrested as part of the ongoing ‘fake prescription’ scandal on Thursday. The exact amount ...

The north’s ‘cabinet’ approved a bill to privatise its ports on Thursday evening. The move was published in the ‘official gazette’ on Friday morning, with tenders set to be ...

Former Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Sibel Siber was remanded in custody for three days on Friday after having been arrested in the ongoing “fake prescriptions” scandal. Siber, a doctor by ...

The north’s ‘cabinet’ approved a bill to privatise its ports on Thursday evening. The move was published in the ‘official gazette’ on Friday morning, with tenders set to be ...

Turkish Cypriot opposition party CTP has rejected claims made by the north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli of support across the north’s political spectrum for a transition to a ...

Two more people were remanded in custody on Tuesday after being arrested on Monday night for attempting to cross to the north by car with false insurance documents. The pair, ...

An anonymous Turkish businessman who has taken ownership of a number of hotels in Varosha is to hold a tender for their reconstruction and structural reinforcement within the next six ...

The Customs Department has ramped up checks on potential cigarette smugglers as a wave of massive busts take place at Cyprus’ airports and crossing points. Recent weeks have seen several ...

An electric billboard in Kyrenia bearing the words “have shame and go” has caused controversy, with the ‘government’ even attempting to forcefully remove it. The billboard had initially been placed ...

The trial of Turkish Cypriot journalist Ali Kismir, who faces 10 years in prison for “insulting” the Turkish Cypriot armed forces, was postponed in court on Friday. The court ordered adjourned ...

Teachers at 19 Turkish Cypriot schools went on strike on Monday over an ongoing dispute regarding the north’s ‘education ministry’ deciding to implement regular afternoon classes. Chairwoman of the Cyprus ...