Four people were arrested on Friday as part of the north’s ongoing investigation into a college which is believed to be linked to a large criminal network. The four ...
The north’s transport minister Erhan Arikli branded a Turkish Cypriot ‘MP’ racist on Wednesday.
In a Facebook post, Arikli took umbrage at opposition party CTP ‘MP’ Ceyhun Birinci having ...
The diploma obtained by Turgay Avci, chairman of the north’s higher education standards authority (Yodak), is authentic, his university said on Wednesday.
Speaking to the Cyprus Mail, a spokesperson ...
Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev said on Monday that “the president of the TRNC will attend” an upcoming summit of the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS) in his country.
Aliyev was ...
A man appeared in court in the north on Monday, accused of robbing six asylum seekers who had been smuggled with his help from Turkey to northern Cyprus.
In court, ...
Turgay Avci, chairman of the north’s higher education standards authority (Yodak), insisted on Monday that his own degree is real.
Avci had faced allegations that his degree, which he ...
A man appeared in court in the north on Wednesday, accused of having broken his 76-year-old mother’s nose.
The police officer speaking in court explained that the man, who ...
Former Turkish Cypriot chief negotiator for the Cyprus problem has revealed a document allegedly showing a university in the north, of which the rector was invited to meet ‘education minister’ ...
Turkish Cypriots are concerned about changes on travel website booking.com, which has updated travel information to Cyprus, warning tourists to take care over arriving in northern Cyprus.
According to ...
Varosha could be turned into the ‘Las Vegas of the Mediterranean’ reports suggested on Monday, following revelations that a plan has been seen in the UK from billionaires all over ...
A man appeared in court in the north on Monday, accused of having impersonated a police officer to steal £1,000 (€1,171) from a bureau de change.
Speaking in court, police officer Alpaslan ...
The statue found in a sheep pen in Marathovounos was determined to be a “goddess” originating from the late archaic period, between 600 and 480 BC, the north’s ‘antiquities department’ said ...
Two men were arrested on Monday evening after a statue which is believed to be an ancient artefact was found.
The statue was found buried in a sheep pen in ...
Turkish Cypriot bakers and the north’s ‘economy ministry’ reached an agreement on Monday after finding themselves at odds surrounding the price of a loaf of bread.
The rift had ...
Turkish Cypriot lawyer Akan Kursat, suspected and wanted for selling Greek Cypriot properties in the north, will be extradited to Cyprus this week from Italy, where he was arrested, authorities ...
It is hoped Turkish Cypriot halloumi exports to the European Union will begin in June, the north’s European Union Coordination Centre’s chairman Selcuk Yurukogullari said on Saturday.
Speaking ...
Around 28 grams of cannabis, which had been purchased in the Turkish city of Batman, were found in a man’s underwear by a sniffer dog at Ercan (Tymbou) airport, it ...
By Tom Cleaver and Andria Kades
Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar on Wednesday accused the United Nations Security Council of holding a “biased attitude” after it ratified Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ ...
Turkish Cypriot conscientious objector Mustafa Hurben was released from prison on Thursday after completing his three-day sentence.
He had been jailed on Tuesday after refusing to pay an 800TL (€24) fine ...
The trial of Turkish Cypriot journalist Ali Kismir, who faces ten years in prison for “insulting” the Turkish Cypriot armed forces, was postponed once again on Wednesday.
The trial had ...
Turkish Cypriot taxi drivers on Tuesday denounced the Cyprus government’s planned crackdown on their operations as “racist”.
The government had announced on Friday plans to effectively reduce the burden ...
The law to formally hand over the operations of the north’s Gecitkale (Lefkoniko) airport to the Turkish army was unanimously approved in ‘parliament’ on Monday.
The airport has been ...