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Turkey urges U.S. to put its weight behind Khashoggi investigation World

Turkey urges U.S. to put its weight behind Khashoggi investigation

February 15th, 20191083 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan urged the United States on Friday to put its weight behind the investigation into the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and not to set the matter aside because of its ties with Riyadh. Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist and critic of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was killed in...
Seven Syrian men seeking asylum taken to Nicosia facility Cyprus

Seven Syrian men seeking asylum taken to Nicosia facility

February 12th, 20191113 Seven Syrian men who seek asylum in Cyprus after arriving from the north on Monday evening have been taken to the reception area in Kokkinotrimithia. The men aged 18, 19, 26, 27, 32, 36, and 40 made their way to Oroklini police station at around 10pm. They said they travelled from Syria to Turkey and there paid the sum of €600...
Turkey pushing ahead with hydrocarbons exploration around Cyprus Cyprus

Turkey pushing ahead with hydrocarbons exploration around Cyprus

February 2nd, 20194454 The Turkish vessel Barbaros will begin explorations in Cyprus’ offshore block 9 on Sunday, while explorations in blocks 1, 8 and 12 of Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) will take place by end of May, according to Turkish daily Yeni Şafak on Saturday. Block 9 was drilled twice by Italy’s ENI in 2014 and 2015, coming up empty...
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Turkey jails two Kurdish former parliamentarians

A Turkish court has sentenced two Kurdish politicians to lengthy jail terms on charges of belonging to a terrorist organisation and disseminating terrorist propaganda, Demiroren News Agency (DHA) reported. It said former parliamentarian Gultan Kisanak, who was arrested in 2016 when she was the joint mayor of Diyarbakir city in...
Turkey accuses Cyprus of abusing its EU membership Cyprus

Turkey accuses Cyprus of abusing its EU membership

January 31st, 20195693 Turkey said on Thursday that the joint declaration adopted at the Fifth Summit of the Southern European Union Countries (Med7) on Tuesday was yet another example of the unfair and unconstructive attitude maintained by certain EU members, in the name of the so-called union solidarity. In a statement, the Turkish foreign ministry...
ECHR condemns Turkey in 2005 Guzelyurtlu murder (updated) Cyprus

ECHR condemns Turkey in 2005 Guzelyurtlu murder (updated)

January 29th, 20192850 Turkey failed to co-operate with the Republic in the murder of three Turkish Cypriots in 2005, resulting in the perpetrators not being brought to book, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday. The case concerned the investigation into the killing of three Turkish Cypriots in the...
Leaders snipe over alleged 'two-state solution' comments    Cyprus Talks

Leaders snipe over alleged 'two-state solution' comments   

January 25th, 20193150 A war of words broke out on Friday between President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci over who said what and when about a two-state solution. Speaking after an even in Ormidhia on Friday night, the president said Akinci’s memory “was deceiving him”, while the Turkish Cypriot leader called on...
Turkish FM visits north seeking ‘direction’ of Cyprus talks Cyprus Talks

Turkish FM visits north seeking ‘direction’ of Cyprus talks

January 25th, 20192477   Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu is on the island for contacts in the north concerning the Cyprus problem and recent developments in the Eastern Mediterranean, reports said on Friday. Cavusoglu received an honorary doctorate on Friday morning from the American University of Kyrenia. He was to meet with Turkish...
Cavusoglu: Turkey has done its part to solve Cyprus problem Cyprus Talks

Cavusoglu: Turkey has done its part to solve Cyprus problem

January 22nd, 20193024 Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu was quoted as saying on Tuesday that Turkey had done its part to solve the Cyprus problem. Speaking at an event, Cavusoglu said not only did Turkey do its part for a settlement in Cyprus but also brought new ideas to the negotiating table. “Following the collapse of talks in Crans-Montana...
Cyprus reports Turkish violations of its air and marine space Cyprus

Cyprus reports Turkish violations of its air and marine space

January 22nd, 20191864 Cyprus has reported violations of its air space and marine areas which occurred in November 2018. The violations were reported to UN Secretary-General António Guterres in writing on January 8, 2019, by Cyprus’ Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Poly Ioannou. According to a press release, the letter was circulated on...
Akinci hits out at Ozersay (Updated with full comments) Cyprus Talks

Akinci hits out at Ozersay (Updated with full comments)

January 20th, 20195607 Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci hit out at his 'foreign minister' Kudret Ozersay on Sunday through his Facebook page over the latter's view on the Cyprus negotiations. A translation from Turkish provided by Unite Cyprus Now, gave Akinci's response to Ozersay who the Turkish Cypriot leader said "felt the need to announce through...
Kyprianou appeals to foreign diplomats to influence Turkey Cyprus Talks

Kyprianou appeals to foreign diplomats to influence Turkey

January 16th, 20193051 Akel leader Andros Kyprianou on Wednesday called on foreign diplomats to exert influence on Turkey to cooperate in good faith to resolve the Cyprus issue for the benefit of all Cypriots and the wider region. Kyprianou was addressing the diplomatic corps at the annual lunch hosted by the party for foreign ambassadors to the...
Cyprus’ gas should be marketed through Turkey, Cavusoglu says Energy

Cyprus’ gas should be marketed through Turkey, Cavusoglu says

January 10th, 20195093 Natural gas discovered off Cyprus should be marketed through Turkey or else it would not be a viable project, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said. In an interview with Turkey’s NTV, Cavusoglu suggested that all parties shared the same view. “They are discussing other things to muddy the water,” he said. “If...
Knicks' Kanter will not travel to London due to safety fears Other Sport

Knicks' Kanter will not travel to London due to safety fears

January 5th, 20192019 Enes Kanter will not travel to London with the New York Knicks later this month due to fears for his life. Powerful center Kanter, a Turkish native, has been an outspoken critic of the country's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. As a consequence, he claims he will not feel safe heading to the English capital with the rest of his...
Exxon drilling due to re-start after delay, president says Energy

Exxon drilling due to re-start after delay, president says

January 4th, 20194924 ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum’s drilling activities in block 10 will re-start before the weekend is over President Nicos Anastasiades said on Friday, after reports said activity ceased for 10-days due to a technical difficulty. In statements to CyBC, the president confirmed the technical issue, but added that it would be solved...
Turkish Cypriot conscientious objector chooses jail over paying fine Cyprus

Turkish Cypriot conscientious objector chooses jail over paying fine

January 3rd, 20194714 A military court hearing in the north on Thursday refused to recognise Halil Karapasiaoglou, 33, as a conscientious objector and imposed a fine which the Turkish Cypriot said he was refusing to pay, choosing instead to face 20 days imprisonment. The court ordered the payment of a fine of £2,000 Turkish Lira – around €360 – and...
Erdogan: Turkey will protect its rights in Cyprus Cyprus Talks

Erdogan: Turkey will protect its rights in Cyprus

December 31st, 20186260 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated in his New Year message on Monday, his country’s determination to protect its rights in Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean. According to media reports in the north, Erdogan said that Turkey has demonstrated its determination to protect its rights in Cyprus, the Eastern...
Anastasiades ready to speak with Turkey, not 'sidelining' Akinci Cyprus Talks

Anastasiades ready to speak with Turkey, not 'sidelining' Akinci

December 30th, 20183712 President Nicos Anastasiades is ready to return to the negotiations at any time, as long as it's under the terms of reference of the UN Secretary-General in order for there to be results, he was quoted as saying on Sunday. In an interview with Phileleftheros, part of which was publish online, Anastasiades also said that "without...
Thirty-seven refugees picked up in Kato Pyrgos Cyprus

Thirty-seven refugees picked up in Kato Pyrgos

December 30th, 20182521 Thirty-seven refugees, 35 men and two underage girls, were picked up by police in Kato Pyrgos in the early hours of Sunday, state radio reported. The migrants, who is is believed travelled by boat from Mersin in Turkey, had gone ashore in the north at Limnitis and walked the two and a half hours to cross into Kato Pyrgos where they...
Cavusoglu: don’t waste Turkey’s time Cyprus Talks

Cavusoglu: don’t waste Turkey’s time

December 28th, 20185549 TURKISH Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said it would be a waste of time to negotiate for the sakes of negotiating, as he reiterated that a timetable should be a condition in reunification talks. “We need to determine the timetable and what and how we are going to negotiate it,” the Turkish diplomat said during a conference...
Archbishop: rules out ‘solution at any cost’ Cyprus

Archbishop: rules out ‘solution at any cost’

December 25th, 20189612 ARCHBISHOP Chrysostomos said on Tuesday that the Greek Cypriot side should not seek the resumption of the talks for the settlement of the Cyprus problem “at any cost”. In his Christmas message, the Archbishop said the impression that carrying out talks just for the sake of it, without any prospects for success as protection from...
‘Disappointing year' for CMP in terms of recovering remains Cyprus

‘Disappointing year' for CMP in terms of recovering remains

December 22nd, 20181554 THE representative of the Greek Cypriot side in the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP), Nestoras Nestoros, on Friday described the results of the Committee’s excavations during 2018 as poor. However, he expressed optimism that things would be better in 2019 and that Turkey would cooperate in helping solving the...
Turkey to delay Syria operation, IS mounts attack in south-east Turkey

Turkey to delay Syria operation, IS mounts attack in south-east

December 21st, 20181789 Turkey will postpone a military operation against Syrian Kurdish fighters in north-east Syria, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday as he "cautiously" welcomed a US decision to withdraw its troops in the area. The surprise announcement from US President Donald Trump this week that Washington would withdraw its roughly 2,000 troops...
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