#occupied north

The trial of Turkish Cypriot journalist Ali Kismir, who faces ten years in prison for “insulting” the Turkish Cypriot armed forces, was postponed for the third time on Monday. The ...

The UBP, the largest political party in the north, is set to hold its next party conference in September. The move was announced on Saturday by party leader and ‘prime ...

Demolition work began on Saturday at Kythrea’s health centre, after the building was deemed unsafe during earthquake proofing checks. Speaking at the commencement of demolition works, the north’s ‘...

A Greek Cypriot woman appeared in court in the north on Saturday, accused of robbing the Erulku supermarket in Neo Chorio. According to the Turkish Cypriot police, the woman entered ...

Turkish Cypriot Nicosia Mayor Mehmet Harmanci has reacted furiously after the north’s ‘labour ministry’ removed the Istanbul convention from northern Nicosia’s violence against women protocol. The Istanbul convention ...

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. “...

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. ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...