Turkish Cypriot ‘PM’ pledges new direction over Cyprus problem
New Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Ersin Tatar has said he would soon be taking new steps regarding the Cyprus problem and the economy, Turkish Cypriot...
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IPC has no funds to settle thousands of cases
Thousands of applications are pending before the Immovable Property Commission (IPC) in the north due to lack of funds, Turkish Cypriot media reported on Wednesday....
Record number of tourists visited north last year
A record number of tourists visited the north in 2018, while revenue also went up considerably, ‘tourism minister’ Firki Ataoglou said. More than one million...
Afrika acquittal important for democracy, says newspaper’s lawyer
The decision to acquit Turkish Cypriot daily newspaper Afrika, its publisher and one of its journalists of defaming Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan was a victory...
Clash in north over direction of Cyprus problem
Within hours of taking over the position of Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ on Wednesday, Ersin Tatar was taking Mustafa Akinci to task for his continued...
Utter confusion over population in the north
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci, who earlier this month called for a census in the north, was quoted on Wednesday as saying it was...
No banned books in north says Akinci, after politician’s arrest
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci on Wednesday said that there is no list of banned books in the north, after a female politician was arrested...
Conscientious objector in north faces jail sentence
A 33-year-old Turkish Cypriot man could end up in jail on Thursday after he refusing to report for reserve army duty in the north. Conscientious...
Remand renewed for murder suspect
A court in the north on Monday renewed for another eight days the remand of Fatih Cikrikci, who is believed to have brutally stabbed to...
Students in northern Cyprus top 100,000
Over 100,000 students are attending universities in northern Cyprus this academic year, Turkish Cypriot ‘education minister’ Cemal Ozyigit said on Monday. A total of 102,944...
Turkish Cypriots will reject a loose federation, says Ozersay
The Turkish Cypriot side does not accept a ‘loose federation’ as a way of reunifying the island, Turkish Cypriot ‘foreign minister’ Kudret Ozersay has said,...
Turkish Cypriot conscientious objector could face jail
The northern Cyprus military court will be issuing its decision on Thursday regarding conscientious objector Murat Kanatli. Kanatli, a member of the European Bureau for...
UK couples going to the north to select gender of their babies
British couples wanting to evade UK law to select the gender of their child are opting to carry out the procedure in the north where...
Teachers in north demand payment in euros
The head of the Turkish Cypriot secondary education teachers said Monday that the north should use the euro instead of the Turkish lira as a...
Work-to-rule lira protest causing chaos in north
Industrial unrest has been brewing in the north as unions enforced a work-to-rule in response to the Turkish Cypriot’s administration decision to stop paying public...
Government is suffocating TC economy, says ‘foreign minister’
The Turkish Cypriot ‘foreign minister’, Kudret Ozersay, on Monday accused the Cyprus government of trying to suffocate the economy of northern Cyprus by targeting its...
Prickly pear in north at risk from disease
The prickly pear is at risk in the north due to a disease spreading from pests known as cochineals, the Turkish Cypriot media reported on...
Paris Hilton to visit north on ‘perfume tour’
Paris Hilton is set to come to the north next month as part of her European tour for her perfume Platinum Rush. In a picture...
Customs declare war on fuel bought in north
The customs department said on Wednesday it would step up checks on vehicles at crossing points and seize fuel bought in the north. The department...
Union criticises Afrika publication ban
The journalists’ union on Monday condemned a decision by Turkish Cypriot authorities to ban the publication of the Sunday edition of Afrika newspaper on the...