Suffocating Trikomo with high-rises
Build ‘em fast, build ‘em cheap, build ‘em high seems to be a once-sleepy village’s new mantra
Anyone who has been near Trikomo in recent years will have noticed ...
Cost of living increases 9.9% in July in north
The north’s cost of living increased by 9.9 per cent in the month of July, according to figures released by its statistics office.
The figures, calculated in Turkish Lira, work ...
Two dead in Trikomo after pool maintenance incident
Two men died in Trikomo on Tuesday while carrying out maintenance under a hotel.
The men, 41-year-old Mohammad Shayeste and 33-year-old Mohamad Aghjeloo, were working in a corridor three metres ...
Ataoglu denies hotel to be built in Karpasia
The north’s ‘deputy prime minister’ and ‘tourism minister’ Fikri Ataoglu has moved to deny claims that a new hotel will be built in the Karpasia region.
He moved to ...
Tacoy announces intention to run for UBP leadership
The north’s current ‘labour minister’ Hasan Tacoy announced on Tuesday his intention to challenge ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel for the leadership of the UBP.
Speaking in a televised interview, ...
New Turkish credit card regulations ‘blow to north’s tourism’
Turkish Cypriot economists fear a “blow” to the north’s tourism industry after Turkey introduced new regulations on overseas credit card spending for its citizens.
On Monday night, Turkey’s ...
Anger over administration-sanctioned Quran courses in north
Secularism under threat as summer courses for children offered in mosques
“Today, the tyranny of secularism [in the northern part of Cyprus] has matched the tyranny of Greek Cypriots. This ...
Large quantity of tobacco products seized from barber shop
A large quantity of illegal cigarettes, tobacco and dairy products have been seized from a barber shop in Nicosia, police said on Sunday.
The shop owner, aged 73 was arrested, fined ...
Exiled mayors call for measures to deal with sale of GC properties in north
The Occupied municipalities committee called for measures to deal with the sale of Greek Cypriot properties in the north in its meeting with President Christodoulides on Friday.
Kythrea mayor Petros ...
Man fined for ‘attempting to spread Christianity’ in north
A Nigerian national was hit with a 7,000TL (€234) fine on Wednesday after “attempting to spread Christianity” to the north.
Christian Layong Dogbima, who studies at one of the north’s ...
Man dies falling from eighth floor, after apartment explosion in Famagusta
A man died after jumping from a balcony on the eighth floor, following an explosion in his apartment in Famagusta in the early hours of Monday morning, police in the ...
First commercial flight departs north’s new airport terminal
The first commercial flight to depart from the new runway and terminal at the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport took off on Friday morning.
The flight, operated by Pegasus Airlines, ...
Police stop MEP’s son crossing to Republic
A 19-year-old Turkish Cypriot, without an ‘ID’ from the north, was barred by police from entering the state-controlled areas, where he resides, reports said on Tuesday.
According to a report ...
North signs agreement on undersea electricity cable
An agreement signed between Turkey and the north for the construction of a new two-way undersea electric cable was signed by Turkish vice president Cevdet Yilmaz and the north’s ‘...
Incompetence reigns in historic Kyrenia renovation works
Architects resign as harbour revamp months behind and contract not followed
A baffling combination of incompetence and lack of coordination and controls in the renovation and restoration project of the ...
North’s minimum wage set at 15,750TL
The north’s minimum wage determination commission met on Wednesday, adjusting its monthly minimum wage for the first time since January to a net figure of 15,750TL.
The new minimum ...
Turkish Parliament speaker visits north
Turkish Parliament speaker Numan Kurtulmus visited the north on Tuesday and met with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, ‘Prime Minister’ Unal Ustel, and the north’s ‘Parliamentary’ speaker Zorlu Tore.
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TC lawyer shot in his office in Kyrenia
A 21-year old man was arrested at Ercan airport on Tuesday in connection with the shooting of Turkish Cypriot lawyer, Seyhan Yildirim in his office in Kyrenia on Tuesday morning.
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Multiple deaths in traffic accident in north (update 2)
Four people have died as a result of a head-on traffic collision which took place in the north this morning.
The incident happened at 3:40am on the road between Kyrenia ...
North’s electricity deal with Turkey as elusive as ever
The north suffered a total of 5,277 power cuts in 2022, two times worse than in Pakistan
Plans to create an electricity cable link from Turkey to the northern part of Cyprus ...
North ‘government’ given jolt by CTP by-election win
The social-democratic CTP party’s candidate Sami Ozuslu won a surprise victory in the north’s ‘parliamentary’ by-election on Sunday.
Ozuslu won 44 per cent of the vote, beating conservative UBP ...
Stricter controls for those trading in fuel from the north (Updated)
The government is due to announce stricter controls at crossings to clamp down on abuses related to the purchase of fuel from the north, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on ...
Turkish Cypriots head to the polls for by-election on Sunday
A by-election is set to be held in the north on Sunday to fill the a vacant seat in ‘parliament’.
The seat has been vacant since last year when former ‘...
Trial of TC girl’s killer postponed
The trial of a man accused of killing 16-year-old Turkish Cypriot Zehie Helin Reessur in the north in January has been postponed after a key report which was due to ...