Ozersay says flag burners have been identified
A Turkish Cypriot official said on Tuesday they have identified the people who burned a makeshift flag of the breakaway state and measures will be...
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RT apologises on twitter over using ‘TRNC’ flag for Cyprus
Russian news outlet Russia Today (RT) found themselves the subject of wrath on social media on Tuesday night after using the flag of the ‘TRNC’...
CTP slams coalition over issuing ‘reckless’ citizenship in the north
THE Republican Turkish Party (CTP) has slammed the Turkish Cypriot authorities for distributing citizenships contrary to the “legislation on good governance” and to the principles...
UK court ruling busts north’s role as safe haven for UK criminals
In a landmark ruling on Friday, the High Court of England and Wales deemed cooperation between UK and Turkish Cypriot police authorities for the prosecution...
‘Exceptional citizenships‘ being granted in the north
The National Unity Party (UBP) – Democrat Party (DP) ‘government’ in the north granted ‘exceptional citizenship’ to 127 foreigners in the last six months, daily...
Our View: Settlement could be revolution against the island’s ancien regime
The way the rejectionist parties are dealing with the possibility of a settlement can be likened to a modern-day equivalent of France’s ancien regime that...
Students march in support of federal solution on UDI anniversary, far-right holds counter protest
University and high school students on Tuesday held protest marches in all districts against the 1983 unilateral declaration of independence (UDI) in the north, and pledged their...
House condemns breakaway state’s declaration of independence
The House on Friday condemned the unilateral declaration of independence (UDI) declared by the breakaway state in the north on November 15, 1983. In a...
Akinci says no ‘ideal solution’ for either side as Turkish Cypriots mark UDI (Update)
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci said on Sunday the frequent references by the Greek Cypriot side to a ‘painful solution’ were extremely disturbing and said...
Turkey’s foreign minister: Turkish Cypriots’ security is ‘paramount’
TURKISH Foreign Minister Feridun Hadi Sinirlioglu said on Monday that the security of the Turkish Cypriot people was, for Ankara, paramount in any Cyprus settlement...
‘Greece offered to send troops in 1983 after TRNC declared’
Declassified UK documents are said to reveal that Greece offered to send troops to Cyprus in November 1983 after the Turkish Cypriots unilaterally declared their...
A morning in ‘the courts of justice’
By Tina Adamidou The courts in any land supposedly uphold justice. Perhaps we should question this given the obvious delaying tactics entertained by the authorities...