Concern in north over lack of faulty airbag action
The chamber of mechanical engineers in the north slammed Turkish Cypriot authorities on Thursday for failing to address the Takata airbags defect even after a fatality linked to the faulty ...
Protest over high inflation continues in north
Twenty-seven unions are holding a demonstration outside the Turkish Cypriot ‘finance ministry’ in northern Nicosia on Monday as they continue their protests against inflation.
The protest against the high cost ...
Falyali’s widow indicted in Turkish money laundering probe
The widow of Turkish Cypriot businessman Halil Falyali, who was assassinated in 2022, was one of 250 people indicted in Turkey on Thursday following a large-scale investigation into money laundering and illegal ...
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Unexploded mortar shells detonated near Ayios Dhometios
Unexploded mortar shells which were found on the grounds of what will soon be Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar’s official residence in Ayios Dhometios were detonated on Wednesday morning.
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More funds for Greek Cypriots living in north
Improving the quality of life for Greek Cypriots living in areas of the north is a priority, government spokesman Konstatinos Letymbiotis said on Wednesday.
“Upgrading the living conditions for Greek ...
Families of Cypriot earthquake dead head to Turkey for latest phase of trial
The families of the 35 Turkish Cypriots who were killed when the Isias hotel in the southeastern Turkish city of Adiyaman collapsed during earthquakes in February last year departed for Adiyaman ...
American congressmen ask if Hamas is in northern Cyprus
A group of 39 United States congressmen have penned a letter to the country’s Secretary of State Antony Blinken seeking to clarify, among other things, whether Hamas is operating in ...
Illegal pesticides, smuggled cigarettes intercepted by customs
A large amount of contraband items, including banned pesticides, were intercepted and seized by authorities in a coordinated operation, police reported on Thursday.
The seizure happened on November 20 when police ...
North police deny ordering ‘minister’ to cover up baby’s death
Turkish Cypriot police chief Kasim Kuni on Monday night denied the north’s ‘health minister’ Hakan Dincyurek’s claims that the police had ordered him to not immediately disclose that ...
Five suspects bailed in case of babies being fed ethanol in north
The five hospital workers who were arrested in connection with the accidental feeding of ethanol to seven babies, killing one, were released on bail on Thursday.
The five appeared in ...
Three babies fed ethanol in north discharged from hospital
Three of the six babies who survived being fed ethanol while being treated on the neonatal intensive care ward in northern Nicosia’s emergency hospital were discharged from hospital on ...
Woman who boiled cheating husband’s scrotum back in court
The woman who was arrested for pouring boiling water on her husband’s scrotum appeared in court in Trikomo on Monday, while her husband remains in hospital.
In court, police ...
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Opposition attempts to open north ‘parliament’, television feed cut
The fifth week of the north’s political crisis began on Monday with opposition ‘MPs’ attempting to open ‘parliament’ under the authority of ‘deputy speaker’ Fazilet Ozdenefe.
Ozdenefe, who belongs ...
North ‘health minister’ Dincyurek reported to police over dead baby
The north’s ‘health minister’ Hakan Dincyurek was on Wednesday reported to the police over the death of a 20-day-old baby who was fed ethanol with her formula milk.
Dincyurek ...
Turkish Cypriots mark 101 years since founding of Republic of Turkey
Turkish Cypriots on Tuesday are marking the 101st anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Turkey, which took place on October 29, 1923.
A ceremony is set to take place in ...
Erhurman says north ‘govt’ is ‘extremely unserious’ as crisis rolls on
Turkish Cypriot opposition political party CTP leader Tufan Erhurman described the north’s ‘government’s’ conduct as “extremely unserious” on Monday, as the political wrangling over attempts to appoint a ‘...
Football in north cancelled after referee kicked in head
All football in the north was cancelled over the weekend after a referee was kicked in the head by a footballer during a match on Saturday.
The incident occurred during ...
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Trial resumes over Cypriot children killed in earthquake
The trial of the 11 people held responsible for the collapse of the Isias hotel in the southeastern Turkish city of Adiyaman, which killed 24 Cypriot children, 11 Cypriot adults, and 37 others during ...
Greek Cypriot dies at casino in north
An 89-year-old Greek Cypriot man died on Friday night at a casino in Famagusta.
The man, named as Loizos Kosma, fell ill at the casino at around 11pm before dying ...
North ‘parliament’ crisis frozen with ‘MPs’ in Turkey for earthquake court case
The ongoing crisis at the heart of Turkish Cypriot politics was frozen on Monday with many ‘MPs’ having travelled to Turkey to be present for the resumption of proceedings regarding ...
North protests arrests of developers of Greek Cypriot properties
A coalition of Turkish Cypriot organisations on Monday demanded the release of businesspeople arrested by the Republic of Cyprus on the charge of developing or promoting the development of Greek ...
Cypriot dies on boat evacuating Lebanon
A 75-year-old Turkish Cypriot man died aboard a boat which was evacuating people from Lebanon to Turkey on Thursday night.
The man, named as Said Ezbek, originally hailed from the ...
Mother of murdered Turkish Cypriot girl demands ‘harshest punishment’ for killer
Zisan Saltukhan, the mother of 16-year-old Cypriot girl Zehie Helin Reessur, who was murdered in January last year, on Thursday demanded the “harshest punishment” for her daughter’s killer.
Speaking ...
North deadlock continued into third day
As the ‘parliamentary’ deadlock in the north continued into a third day with no ‘parliament speaker’ having been elected and ‘parliament’ having been effectively closed since Monday night, Turkish Cypriot ...