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 ...
North declares ‘national mourning’ after Gaza hospital blast
The north declared a three-day period of “national mourning” on Thursday following a deadly bombing of the Al-Ahli al-Arabi Baptist hospital in Gaza on Tuesday.
‘Prime minister’ Unal Ustel announced ...
North cancels new electric generator tender after receiving no bids
The north’s electricity authority (Kib-Tek) cancelled a tender for the purchase of two new generators on Wednesday after no bids for the tender were received.
The tender would have ...
Third lewd videos on north’s ‘agriculture ministry’ Facebook page (update 2)
A third lewd video involving Japanese women appeared on the official Facebook page of the north’s ‘agriculture ministry’ at around midday on Tuesday.
The video, the most explicit yet, ...
Five arrested in north in ‘prostitution operation’
Five people have been arrested in the north as part of a “prostitution operation” conducted by Turkish Cypriot police.
Police found three women, all citizens of Nigeria, in an apartment ...
Former Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ arrested in fake prescriptions scandal
Former Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Sibel Siber was arrested on Thursday as part of the ongoing investigation into the “fake prescription scandal”.
Siber, a qualified doctor, was arrested alongside a ...
North’s ‘PM’: I know the north’s population, but I cannot say
Unal Ustel, the north’s ‘prime minister’, said on Tuesday evening that he knows the north’s population, but that he cannot say.
“We know the population,” he said, speaking ...
Sener Levent acquitted in ‘insulting’ Erdogan case
Turkish Cypriot journalist and editor Sener Levent was acquitted in northern Nicosia on Wednesday of “insulting a foreign statesman” and “driving a wedge between the TRNC and Turkey”.
The case ...
Muslim religious school to be built in Famagusta
A Muslim religious school will be built in Famagusta, after the north’s ‘cabinet’ ratified a proposal made by its ‘education ministry’, which was published in the ‘official gazette’ on ...
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 ...