Tatar touts name change for north
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has touted a potential name change for the north, potentially dropping the word “north” from its name altogether.
The north has called itself the ‘Turkish ...
Kyrenia harbour businesses ‘will not open’ if demands are not met
Businesses in the Kyrenia harbour said on Wednesday they will not reopen when renovations to the harbour are complete unless demands made to the north’s ‘tourism ministry’ are met.
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Erhan Arikli trebles down on ‘mentally ill’ comment, blames Tufan Erhurman
Erhan Arikli, the north’s ‘transport minister’ on Saturday repeated for a third time controversial comments wherein he branded people criticising him on social media as “mentally ill”, hitting out ...
North libraries see 25% increase in membership
Library membership in the north has increased by 25 per cent since last year, according to the north’s culture department director Sirin Zaimagaoglu.
There are now a total of 2,950 members ...
North ‘minister’ Erhan Arikli doubles down on calling Facebook commenters ‘mentally ill’ (Update) (photo)
The north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli has doubled down on controversial comments made on social media website Facebook on Friday, wherein he accused other users of being “mentally ill.”
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North’s GDP grew 13.3% in 2022
The north’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 13.3 per cent in 2022, according to the north’s statistics agency.
The total GDP stood just shy of 73.9 billion TL (€2.6 billion), which ...
Turkey calls for written agreement between north and Unficyp
Turkey’s National Security Council on Thursday called for a written agreement between the ‘Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus’ and the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) regarding relations between ...
Serdar Denktash ‘considering’ creating new political party
Serdar Denktash, the son of late Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash, said on Wednesday he is considering establishing a new political party.
Speaking to the Cyprus Mail, he confirmed that ...
Another Greek Cypriot arrested in north for fake car insurance
Another Greek Cypriot has been arrested in the north after attempting to pass the Ayios Dometios crossing point with counterfeit car insurance documents.
The man, aged 42, was arrested on Monday ...
Greek Cypriot in court in north over fake car insurance documents
A Greek Cypriot appeared in a Turkish Cypriot court on Monday accused of using counterfeit car insurance documents while entering the north at Ayios Dometios.
The man was arrested at 10:24...
Arrests after north’s database hacked and residence permits issued
Two people have been arrested in the north after allegedly “entering the database” of the north’s ‘interior ministry’ and giving residence permits to 103 people.
The pair, who are both ...
North’s first 4G network to switch on with tender worth €43m
The north’s first 4G mobile network is set to be switched on Thursday, with the north’s ‘government’ set to earn 1.25 billion TL (€43 million) from the associated tendering process.
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British Turkish Cypriots call for ‘own city’ in the north
There should be a “British city” built in the north, according to the chairman of the Cyprus Turkish chamber of commerce UK chairman Muhammet Yasarata.
Yasarata made the suggestion at ...
North school textbook controversy ‘a storm in a teacup’, Cavusoglu says
The recent controversy surrounding “non-secular” content in new school textbooks to be used in the north is “a storm in a teacup”, according to ‘education minister’ Nazim Cavusoglu.
“We stand ...
Electricity cut to Hala Sultan Mosque and Bayrak
The electricity supply of the north’s public broadcaster Bayrak and the Hala Sultan Mosque in Mia Milia were cut off on Monday, according to the north’s electricity authority (...
Trikomo court hears how TC girl was killed
The Trikomo district court heard on Monday how Sefer Bugra Altundag killed 16-year-old Zehie Helin Reessur in January.
In the latest hearing of Altundag’s trial, Trikomo police judicial branch ...
North says it pays Republic €14 million for electricity
The north paid the Republic around €14 million for electricity in the space of the last month, its electricity authority (Kib-Tek) employees’ union (El-Sen)’s general secretary Ahmet Tugcu said on ...
Schools in north are chaotic says TC teaching union
A Turkish Cypriot teachers’ trade union refused to sign a working calendar contract with the north’s ‘education ministry’ on Wednesday, releasing a statement of disgust at the current state ...
North ‘has 70 megawatt energy deficit’ as alternating power cuts restart
There is a 70 megawatt energy deficit in the north, according to Caglayan Cesurer, the chairman of electricity authority Kib-Tek workers’ union El-Sen.
Speaking to local media, Cesurer said that alternating ...
Majority of land sold in north sold to foreigners has Greek Cypriot title deeds
Most of the property being sold to foreigners in the north is on Greek Cypriot land, reports said on Wednesday, citing data released at the end of July.
According to ...
Russia ‘to provide consular services’ in north (update)
Russia is to “begin providing consular services” in the north “in the very near future”, according to Russian news agency Tass.
According to the reports, an official from the Russian ...
Ertugruloglu touts transition to presidential system in north
The north’s ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin Ertugruloglu has touted a shift to a ‘presidential’ system, saying he “believes in [it] until the end”.
The north has had a parliamentary system ...
Tatar says Talat’s Cyprob statements ‘are of no benefit’
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has condemned recent comments made by his predecessor between 2005 and 2010 Mehmet Ali Talat on the Cyprus problem, saying “they are of no benefit to the ...
Fears for north’s school safety ahead of new academic year
Trade unions in the north have raised the alarm over potentially unsafe school buildings, weeks before the academic year is set to begin.
Concerns were initially raised following the devastating ...