Serdar Denktash: north’s ‘government’ has not done one good thing
Serdar Denktash, the son of late Turkish Cypriot Leader Rauf Denktash, said on Thursday that the north’s ‘government’ “has not done one good thing” during its time in office.
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831 complaints of violence against women so far in 2023 in north
There has been a total of 831 complaints of violence against women in the north so far this year, according to the Turkish Cypriot police’s Violence against Women Intervention branch.
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Man arrested after attempting to smuggle two people from north to Republic
A man appeared in court in the north on Wednesday after attempting to smuggle two people to the Republic.
He had been arrested on Tuesday while driving between Nicosia and ...
Turkish FM Fidan to ‘raise issue’ of Israelis buying properties in north
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Wednesday he will “raise the issue” of Israelis buying property in the north with the Turkish Cypriot authorities.
Fidan was quizzed by the ...
North ‘minister’ to ‘MP’: you don’t have the capacity to understand
The north’s ‘energy minister’ Olgun Amcaoglu caused a stir on Monday at the ‘parliamentary’ debate regarding his ‘minstry’s’ budget after he told an ‘MP’ who asked him a ...
EU Green Line trade One Stop Shop opens
The European Union’s One Stop Shop for Green Line trade commenced its operations on Monday.
The One Stop Shop, which is located on Deligiorgi Street in Nicosia, aims to ...
Families of Cypriot children killed in earthquake demand charges of intentional killing
The families of the 24 Cypriot children killed when the Isias hotel in Adiyaman, Turkey, collapsed, have demanded those held criminally responsible for the deaths be charged with intentionally killing all 24 ...
North celebrates 40 years since UDI
Turkish officials on Wednesday issued statements celebrating the 40th anniversary of the declaration of the ‘Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC)’.
Among the officials attending the celebrations in the north ...
‘Prime Minister’s’ office and BRT budgets pass through committee stage in north
The annual budgets for the ‘prime minister’s’ office and public broadcaster BRT passed through the committee stage of the north’s ‘parliament’ on Friday evening.
The pair of committee ...
Friday prayers in north to be dedicated to people of Palestine
Friday prayers in the north are to be dedicated to the people of Palestine, following an announcement from the Religious Affairs Directorate.
“The days we are going through will take ...
Schools in north receive ‘0.12 toilet rolls per pupil per year’ from ‘ministry’
Some schools in the north receive just 0.12 toilet rolls per pupil per year from the ‘education ministry’, according to Cyprus Turkish Teachers’ Union (Ktos) General Secretary Burak Mavish.
Speaking to ...
Tatar meets Prime Minister of Pakistan
Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar met with Pakistani Prime Minister Anwaar ul Haq Kakar on Wednesday.
The pair met on the sidelines of the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO)’s summit ...
Biologists warn against complacency as Kioneli reservoir dries up
Biologists Niyazi Turkseven and Hasan Sarpten warned on Sunday against complacency among Turkish Cypriots regarding the island’s water supply after the Kioneli reservoir dried up.
Turkseven and Sarpten reported ...
North airport passenger numbers up by almost a third
The number of passengers arriving at and departing from the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport increased by almost a third in the first nine months of 2023, compared to the same ...
Turkish Cypriot political parties unite to condemn Israel
All four political parties in the north’s ‘parliament’ as well as independent ‘MPs’ united on Monday to release a joint condemnation of Israel.
The statement, which accused Israel of ...
North not invited to Organisation of Turkic States summit
The north did not receive an invite to the 10th summit of the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS), despite its attempts to be admitted to the organisation as an observer ...
Prisoners may be released early in north to stem overcrowding
Prisoners in the north will be allowed to apply for parole earlier, as part of a temporary measure implemented by the ‘government’ to stem prison overcrowding.
For a period of 90 ...
First widebody jet in north unable to take off
The first widebody jet to land in the north has been able to take off after ground staff crashed a vehicle into the door of its hold.
The aeroplane, an ...
Harmanci says Nicosia Turkish Municipality should merge with Kioneli and Yerolakkos
Turkish Cypriot Nicosia Mayor Mehmet Harmanci called on Thursday for a merger between the Nicosia Turkish Municipality (LTB) and the neighbouring municipality in Kioneli and Yerolakkos.
Speaking to Kibris Postasi ...
Interpol fugitive fled to northern Cyprus
A Russian wanted by Interpol for embezzling large amounts of money from a company he worked for has been found to have been residing in northern Cyprus, it emerged on ...
North’s electricity tariffs increase by nearly a third
Electricity tariffs in the north are set to increase by a third from Wednesday, following an announcement from north’s electricity authority Kib-Tek.
For residential properties paying the flat-rate tariff, ...
Turkish Cypriot ‘MPs’ throw order papers at each other in dairy debate
Two Turkish Cypriot ‘MPs’ threw order papers at each other in ‘parliament’ on Monday as tensions rose in a debate over a budget for the Cyprus Turkish Dairy Industry Institution (...
Restoration works carried out at Famagusta’s Venetian Palace
The walls of the historical Venetian Palace in Famagusta’s old town are being reinforced, after some feared they may collapse.
An agreement was signed by the north’s Famagusta ...
Yialousa high school a quagmire after rain
Yialousa high school has been reduced to a flooded, muddy quagmire after rain hit the Karpasia region on Thursday morning.
The school is currently partly housed in portacabins after the ...