Georgian woman arrested in north after Interpol warrant
A Georgian woman was arrested in the north, after it was found she was wanted by Interpol, the Turkish Cypriot press have reported.
The woman, Shehriban Toptal, is wanted for ...
Two would-be hitmen arrested in Kyrenia
Police in Kyrenia arrested two would-be hitmen on Wednesday night, with the pair having allegedly travelled to the north to kill a “businessman”.
Police officer Cemal Sanlier explained in court ...
Greek Cypriot ‘caravan thief’ in intensive care in north
The Greek Cypriot man who was arrested on suspicion of having stolen two caravans in the north was admitted to intensive care after falling ill, it was revealed on Thursday.
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Union leader arrested, then released, on night of drama at north’s power station
Ahmet Tugcu, the leader of the north’s electricity authority Kib-Tek’s employees’ trade union El-Sen, was arrested on Thursday night as chaos ensued over late-night attempts to fix faulty ...
Almost 1,400 applications for north’s migration amnesty so far
There have been almost 1,400 applications for the north’s “migration amnesty” so far, the north’s ‘labour minister’ Sadik Gardiyanoglu said on Thursday.
Speaking to Gunes Web TV, he said ...
Registration at north’s unis down by 11 per cent
The number of new students being registered at the north’s universities this academic year is 11 per cent lower than last year, it was revealed on Tuesday.
A total of 12,180 ...
Tacoy cries foul over voter registrations for UBP leadership
Turkish Cypriot politician Hasan Tacoy on Tuesday cried foul over the processes of voter registration for the leadership election taking place within his party and the north’s largest party ...
University shareholder in north back in court over fake diploma scandal
Serdal Gunduz, the 30-per-cent shareholder and secretary-general of the now-infamous Cyprus Health and Social Sciences University (KSTU) in Morphou, who stands accused of 98 charges of fraud, falsifying documents, money laundering, ...
North caravan thief is Greek Cypriot
The man who was arrested on suspicion of having stolen a caravan from the suburb of Yenikent in Kioneli is a Greek Cypriot, it emerged on Monday.
The man appeared ...
Questions raised again over cleanliness of north’s beaches
Environmentalists have once again raised questions over the validity of analysis reports conducted by the north’s ‘health ministry’ declaring the seawater off the north’s beaches to be clean.
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Two arrested in north for throwing stones at barracks
Two men were arrested in Morphou after throwing stones at an army barracks on Sunday.
The pair were arrested at around 1.30am on suspicion of having caused a “general disturbance” ...
New Turkish ambassador in north Serim’s appointment made official
The appointment of the new Turkish ambassador in the north Yasin Ekrem Serim was made official by the Turkish government on Saturday evening, with the appointment appearing in the country’...
North electricity chief says ‘problem solved’ over blackouts
The problem of power cuts hitting the north has been “solved”, the north’s electricity authority Kib-Tek’s general manager Dalman Aydin said on Sunday.
The north had seen power ...
North ‘suffering major losses’ in tourism sector
The north is “suffering major losses” in its tourism sector, former Cyprus Turkish tourism and travel agencies’ union (Kitsab) director Mustafa Soforoglu said on Friday.
Speaking to news website Haber ...
North arrests would-be asylum seeker mother of six
A 33-year-old Syrian mother of six was arrested in the north in the early hours of Tuesday morning, it emerged on Wednesday, after attempting to travel to the Republic of ...
Privatisation of Kyrenia port ‘in final stage’
The privatisation of the Kyrenia port is “in the final stage”, the north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli said on Wednesday.
Speaking to Kibris TV, he said the ‘government’ has “...
Falyali murder conspirators handed long sentences
Three men who had been found guilty on 17 charges each in relation to the murder of Turkish Cypriot businessman Halil Falyali and his chauffeur Murat Demirtas were all handed long ...
72 applications on first day of north’s ‘migration amnesty’
A total of 72 applications for the north’s “migration amnesty” were submitted in the first 24 hours of its operation, ‘interior minister’ Dursun Oguz said on Tuesday.
As of Monday, undocumented ...
North airport passenger numbers up by a quarter
The number of passengers travelling to and from the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport increased by over 25 per cent in the first seven months of 2024, compared to the same period ...
North ‘PM’ Ustel submits bid to retain party leadership
The north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel on Monday submitted his candidacy to retain leadership of his party the UBP, promising “stability” should he win the forthcoming party leadership election.
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New Turkish ambassador demands Cypriot news outlets delete articles about him
The new Turkish ambassador in the north Yasin Ekrem Serim has taken out a court order to demand that three news outlets in the north delete articles which were written ...
Turkish Cypriot doctors warn of staff shortages at A&E
Turkish Cypriot doctors on Friday warned of staff and infrastructure shortages at accident and emergency departments across the north as demand continues to rise.
Cyprus Turkish medical association (KTTB) secretary-general ...
Turkish Cypriots ‘cannot be linobambaki’, Arikli says
Turkish Cypriots “cannot be linobambaki”, the north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli said on Thursday.
Speaking on the 453rd anniversary of the Ottoman conquest of Cyprus in 1571, he described August ...
Fury after TMT veterans invited to north ‘parliament’
Turkish Cypriot opposition politicians reacted furiously after TMT veterans were invited by ‘parliament speaker’ Zorlu Tore to meet inside the ‘parliament’s’ chamber on Wednesday ahead of the 66th anniversary ...