Civil war erupts in north’s ruling party after Tatar’s election defeat
Daggers have been drawn inside the north’s largest political party the UBP in the aftermath of its former leader Ersin Tatar’s landslide defeat at this month’s Turkish ...
Aykut’s sentence sends ‘resounding message’
The conviction of Israeli property developer Simon Aykut, who was on Friday sentenced to five years in prison for usurping Greek Cypriot properties in the north, sends an “international message”, ...
Greek Cypriots’ civilian case in north adjourned until Friday
The civilian court case against two of the five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north in July was on Tuesday adjourned until Friday.
The pair face charges of ...
Man arrested in Nice owns large construction firm in northern Cyprus
A man arrested at Nice airport on Monday owns a large construction firm in northern Cyprus, with his arrest having been confirmed to the Cyprus Mail by diplomatic sources on ...
Eight months jail for woman from adult video of former north ‘PM’
Nil Pinar Gokmen, the woman who appeared on a webcam video with former Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Ersan Saner in which he performed sexual acts on himself, was on Wednesday ...
Greek Cypriots’ case in north adjourned until next week
The military court case where the five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north are standing trial was on Wednesday adjourned until next week.
It had initially expected that ...
Verdict in Greek Cypriots’ case in north due next week
The military court where the five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north are standing trial will hand down its verdict next week, after the final defence witness was ...
North denies chlorine gas leak again, questions raised over official report
The north’s ‘health ministry’ issued an official denial that there had been a chlorine gas leak at the Teknecik power station in Kyrenia after four people had been hospitalised ...
Arrested Greek Cypriots’ lawyer himself arrested in north
Murat Metin Hakki, the lawyer of the five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north in July, was himself arrested on Wednesday, according to reports.
Sources confirmed to the ...
Defence grills crossing point police in Greek Cypriots’ case in north
The police officer who was working at the crossing point booth at which the five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north last month crossed before being arrested, appeared ...
Tatar ‘personally intervenes’ to stem permit handouts, Erhurman says he knew all along
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar “personally intervened” to stem the handing out of various permits by the north’s ruling coalition, allegedly largely to his supporters and allies, after large-scale ...
Turkish Cypriot elections
Turkish vice president, ambassador attend Tatar campaign stop
Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz and the country’s ambassador in Nicosia Ali Murat Basceri on Friday night attended a campaign stop for Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar organised by ...
Turkish Cypriot elections
North’s ruling coalition naturalises 124 people hours before pre-election cutoff
The north’s ruling coalition late on Friday night naturalised 124 people as ‘TRNC’ citizens, thus making them eligible to vote in this October’s Turkish Cypriot leadership election, hours before ...
North’s ‘labour minister’ sacked amid reports of internal party rift
The north’s ‘labour minister’ Sadik Gardiyanoglu was sacked and replaced by Oguzhan Hasipoglu late on Thursday night, amid widespread reports of a rift inside the ruling coalition’s largest ...
Greek Cypriots arrested in the north face new charges
All five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north last month now face charges of privacy violations, trespassing, and breaching the peace, after appearing at the Trikomo district court ...
SBA police release Greek Cypriot man who says he crossed into north by accident
Police in the Dhekelia British bases have released from custody the 32-year-old Greek Cypriot man who claims he accidentally crossed into the north near Strovilia before fleeing back into SBA ...
EU concerned over ‘attempts to undermine freedom of expression’ in northern Cyprus
European Commission executive vice president for cohesion Raffaele Fito on Wednesday said the European Union “views with concern attempts to undermine freedom of expression and media pluralism in the Turkish ...
North reacts to EU criticism of ‘so-called judicial system’
Oguzhan Hasipoglu, the secretary-general of the north’s largest political party, the UBP, on Tuesday night said he and his party “strongly reject” a European Commission’s spokesman’s comments ...
Cyprus welcomes UK trade envoy’s resignation over north visit
The Cyprus foreign ministry on Saturday welcomed the resignation of the UK trade envoy to Turkey Afzal Khan after his recent visit to unrecognised northern Cyprus, saying it sent a ...
Turkish Cypriot diagnosed with mad cow disease
A Turkish Cypriot has been diagnosed with variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, commonly known as mad cow disease, prompting the north’s veterinarians’ association to demand “urgent biosecurity measures”.
People can contract ...
North accuses Republic of ‘misleading the public’ over arrests of Greek Cypriots
The north’s ‘foreign ministry’ on Thursday night accused the Republic of Cyprus of intending to “mislead the public” in its reaction to the arrest of five Greek Cypriots in ...
Greek Cypriots arrested in north to remain in custody another week
The five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north last month were remanded for another seven days on Thursday and will likely enter pleas on August 21.
All five briefly ...
Striking workers break into bank’s headquarters in north
Employees of the north’s Koop Bank and its subsidiaries who went on strike after not being paid their salaries for the month of July on Tuesday broke into the ...
Ustel goes on attack over north power cuts
The north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel on Sunday evening levelled criticism at political opposition and the Republic of Cyprus as the north suffered a third day of power cuts ...