#Turkey

Following the announcement made by President Erdogan and the Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on July 20, about the opening-up (on a “pilot” basis) of a small segment of the fenced-off ...

The healing process takes time, patience and pastures new As we are just into the silly season, when I allow myself to comment on comments, I shall answer Nazaret Shamilian’...

Turkey’s tourism revenues stood at $3 billion in the second quarter of the year, data from the Turkish Statistical Institute showed on Friday. Tourism income of the country stood at $2.45 ...

The Council of Europe has called for the reversal of a Turkish decision to further re-open the fenced-off area of Varosha and hopes for renewed settlement talks in Cyprus, while ...

President Nicos Anastasiades has left open the possibility of either vetoing the EU’s positive agenda towards Turkey or pushing for the adoption of new sanctions against Ankara, he said ...

Opening up part of Varosha leaves refugees in a terrible quandary Instead of the government stopping just short of declaring as traitors those Varosha refugees who choose to claim their ...

The UN Security Council on Friday condemned plans announced by Turkey and the Turkish Cypriots to reopen part of the fenced-off town of Varosha and called for the immediate reversal ...

By Mert Ozkan Thousands of baby flamingos have died at Turkey’s Lake Tuz in the past two weeks from a drought that environmentalists said was the result of climate ...

Reports on Sunday said two Turkish F-16s had flown over Cyprus in the afternoon ahead of the visit of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday. Speaking to SigmaLive, a ...

President Nicos Anastasiades expressed hope on Sunday that “intense diplomatic efforts” would prevent further threats by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during his visit to the north on Tuesday. In ...

Turkish and Turkish Cypriot media are focusing on five scenarios relating to the ‘good news’ expected to be announced by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan during his visit to the north ...

If the negotiations on the Cyprus issue do not resume, Turkey will continue to exploit the gap in negotiations, opposition Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou said on Sunday. In statements after ...

The government is monitoring all developments and is taking steps in all directions, both at European level and at the level of the UN Security Council, Spokesman Marios Pelekanos said ...

The north is preparing for the visit next week of Recep Tayyip Erdogan but some Turkish Cypriot parties announced they would shun the special ‘parliament’ session the Turkish president plans ...

Five years after President Tayyip Erdogan saw off a coup, his chances of extending his rule into a third decade may depend on whether he can reverse an economic decline ...

The UN Secretary-general’s reports on Cyprus do not reflect gravity of Turkish provocations, the island’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Andreas Hadjichrysanthou has said. He was speaking ...

Turkey has expelled a Turkish Cypriot researcher and columnist claiming he had engaged in activities against national security, reports said on Monday. Reports said Ahmet Cavit An arrived in Istanbul ...

Gas has been politicised in the region, losing sight of its commercial value By Charles Ellinas This was the subject of an online event organised by the International Crisis Group (...

Police on Wednesday seized around 200 counterfeit euro notes and arrested a 33-year-old man who allegedly had them sent by mail from Turkey. The suspect was arrested after appearing at the ...

Famagusta municipality on Tuesday invited refugees from the occupied town and everyone else join them on Monday July 19 evening at the protest in Dherynia against Turkish moves in Varosha. The ...

Turkish annual inflation jumped to a two-year high of 17.53 per cent in June, exceeding a forecast of 17 per cent and continuing an extended rise after a brief dip, potentially delaying ...

Turkish Central Bank Governor Sahap Kavcioglu said on Friday inflation could rise higher than expected this month and next, but added monthly moves do not affect its year-end forecast, according ...

If Turkey truly wishes for all refugees to return to their properties in Varosha, there is a way, through the implementation of UN resolutions, Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides said on ...

By Evie Andreou But for how much longer? The Turkish side has not yet touched Varosha properties, but time may be running out for Greek Cypriot property owners to stake ...