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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 ...

The north’s statistics institute released its population projection for 2022 on Monday, claiming there are just 399,727 people living in the north. This projection is a world away from estimates made ...

The north’s electricity authority Kib-Tek paid the Electricity Authority of Cyprus $19 million (€17.4m) to cover the north’s energy shortfalls, Kib-Tek employees’ trade union (El-Sen) chairman Ahmet Tugcu said ...

Turkish Cypriot lawyer Akan Kursat was “taken hostage” when he was arrested in Italy, Turkish Cypriot Bar Association chairman Hasan Esendagli said on Thursday. Kursat was arrested while on holiday ...

A “new” electricity generator delivered to the north by Turkish energy company Aksa is actually 25 years old, it has been claimed. The generator is due to be installed at the ...

The north’s Communicable Diseases Committee on Wednesday reinstated the mandatory wearing of face masks in some locations. People visiting care homes, hospitals and prisons, as well as care home ...

Advertising hoardings were removed from the Alagadi area on Wednesday. Alagadi beach is famous island wide as a landing and hatching beach for sea turtles, and the area had been ...

Mafia on both sides of the divide in Cyprus seem to be cooperating in selling off Greek Cypriot properties in the north to foreigners, HP party leader Kudret Ozersay said ...