Pakistan ‘fully supports the cause of northern Cyprus’
Pakistan “fully supports the cause of northern Cyprus”, the country’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Thursday.
“Turkey has always stood by the just cause of the people of ...
Demand for more religion in north schools defended
A group of 27 cultural associations, mainly comprising Turkish nationals living in the north, on Thursday defended the Cyprus Turkish educators’ union (Kibtes)’ demand that more religion classes be taught in ...
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Turkish Cypriots bid final farewell to Asil Nadir at funeral
Turkish Cypriots on Tuesday bade their final farewell to businessman Asil Nadir at his funeral.
The funeral took place in three stages, with high-profile figures from Turkish Cypriot politics as ...
Asil Nadir dead at 83
Controversial Turkish Cypriot businessman Asil Nadir died on Sunday night at the age of 83.
Nadir rose to prominence in the United Kingdom when he transformed textile company Polly Peck into ...
Suspect points finger at north ‘MPs’ in fake diploma scandal hearing
Serdal Gunduz, the secretary-general and 30-per-cent shareholder of Morphou’s Cyprus Health and Social Sciences University (KSTU), on Wednesday pointed the finger at ‘MPs’ from the north’s largest party ...
Man arrested for forging documents to win tender for new north central bank building
Huseyin Tufekci, the director of Turkish Cypriot construction company the Tufekci Group, was arrested on Wednesday, accused of forging documents to win a tender for the construction of the north’...
Cyprus-linked brothers handed whopping 40,000-year sentence for ponzi scheme
Two men were on Monday handed prison sentences of 45,376 and a half years each in Turkey for operating a ponzi scheme which funnelled part of its earnings through northern Cyprus.
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‘No progress’ over Turkish Cypriots refused entry to Turkey
Turkish Cypriot opposition party CTP ‘MP’ Sami Ozuslu on Monday decried a lack of progress on the issue of Turkish Cypriots being refused entry to Turkey.
At present, it is ...
North ‘govt’ to start ‘serious work’ to allow Turkish Cypriots abroad to vote
Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel on Monday said his ‘government’ is to begin “serious work” to allow Turkish Cypriots abroad to vote in the north’s elections.
Speaking during ...
North ‘finance minister’ defends official use of stolen vehicles
The north’s ‘finance minister’ Ozdemir Berova on Monday defended his ‘ministry’s’ use of stolen vehicles for official purposes.
Speaking in ‘parliament’, he said that while 61 vehicles imported from ...
Court postpones property-usurpation trial yet again
Nicosia Criminal Court postponed the trial of Simon Aykut due to health reasons. The Israeli-Turkish businessman is accused of usurping Greek-Cypriot properties in the north.
According to Aykut’s defence ...
North ‘finance ministry’ ‘using stolen cars for official purposes’
The north’s ‘finance ministry’ is using stolen cars for official purposes, former Turkish Cypriot chief negotiator for the Cyprus problem Kudret Ozersay said on Sunday.
In a post on ...
Electricity supply to north’s new palace complex ‘illegal’
The electricity supply to the north’s new ‘presidential’ palace in Ayios Dhometios may be illegal, Cyprus Turkish chamber of electrical engineers (Ktemo) chairman Mehmet Toycan said on Thursday.
Speaking ...
North’s power supply in peril as Kib-Tek ‘embroiled’ in Turkey corruption scandal
The north’s energy supply may be in peril after a boat carrying fuel oil to power its power stations was seized by the Turkish authorities as part of a ...
North declares mourning period over deadly ski resort fire
The north on Tuesday night announced it would remain in a period of mourning until sunset on Wednesday following the deaths of 76 people in a fire in a hotel at ...
Selimiye mosque ‘to be complete before Ramadan’
Renovations at northern Nicosia’s central Selimiye mosque will be complete by the beginning of the Holy month of Ramadan, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar was informed on Tuesday.
He ...
Tatar calls for construction of Pyla-Arsos road to restart
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Tuesday called for construction on the planned road which would link the buffer zone village of Pyla with Arsos in the north to restart.
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Fury at ‘shamefully’ low new minimum wage in north, almost €200 higher than Republic
Trade union leaders and opposition figures in the north on Friday night expressed fury at the new minimum wage, which was announced following a meeting of the minimum wage determination ...
Journalist Kismir’s lawyers call case against him ‘unconstitutional’
Lawyers representing journalist Ali Kismir, who faces up to 10 years in prison if found guilty of having “insulted” the Turkish Cypriot armed forces, on Thursday requested that the case against ...
Erhurman tops first Turkish Cypriot leadership poll of election year
Turkish Cypriot opposition political party CTP leader and former ‘prime minister’ Tufan Erhurman leads the way in the first poll of the year to ask Turkish Cypriots who they plan ...
Greek Cypriot taxi driver arrested in north for crossing with women in boot
A Greek Cypriot taxi driver appeared in court in northern Nicosia on Tuesday after having crossed to the north at the Ayios Dhometios crossing point with two women in the ...
Simon Aykut’s trial postponed to January 27
The trial of Turkish-Jewish land developer Simon Aykut, who was arrested in early June and is accused of occupying Greek Cypriot properties in the occupied regions, has been rescheduled by ...
Head of company accused of ‘trafficking’ Bangladeshi workers sacked
The head of the north’s citrus export company Cypfruvex, which is accused of having trafficked hundreds of Bangladeshi nationals and left them to live in squalid conditions in camps ...
Daggers drawn in north over new Apostolos Andreas road
Harsh words flew back and forth on Friday over plans to upgrade the road linking the village of Rizokarpaso and the Apostolos Andreas monastery, with the north’s ‘transport minister’ ...