EU and CoE ‘concerned’ over freedom of the press in the north
The EU and the Council of Europe (CoE) are watching “with serious concern” any attempt to undermine the freedom of the press in the Turkish Cypriot community through persecution and ...
EU announces launch of scholarships for Turkish Cypriots
The European Commission on Wednesday announced the launch of the ‘EU Scholarships for the Turkish Cypriot community Programme for the Academic Year 2021/22’ funded under the Aid Programme.
In this round, ...
Easy to draw parallels between Denktash and Tatar
With the chance of negotiations again becoming a reality, who is the man who leads the Turkish Cypriots? Agnieszka Rakoczy says he is seen as fast minded and innovative but ...
TCs express support for GC protesters
Turkish Cypriots on Friday expressed their solidarity with Greek Cypriots fighting against police violence and corruption.
In a video published on social media, Turkish Cypriots and others living in the ...
Coronavirus: EU to send rapid tests to Turkish Cypriots, new first case appears
The Turkish Cypriot community will receive 75,000 rapid test kits from the EU, it was reported on Tuesday.
According to Turkish Cypriot daily Halkin Sesi, 75,000 the rapid test kits will be ...
When names clash with history
Growing calls to change street names in Turkish Cypriot quarter of Larnaca
Names are notoriously contested territories whenever politics and history enter the mix. The Cyprus problem is no exception, ...
Coronavirus: Turkish Cypriot authorities put Nicosia, Kyrenia in lockdown
Turkish Cypriot authorities have imposed a lockdown in Nicosia and Kyrenia for a week and 14 days respectively in a bid to stop the spread of the coronavirus in the breakaway ...
Coronavirus: North holds off on lockdown, for now
The decision to go into lockdown in the north, announced on Saturday has been temporarily rescinded after the ‘government’ put its foot down citing the impact this would have on ...
US model best for Cyprus
An electoral college adapted to Cyprus would allow a political dynamic between Greek and Turkish Cypriots to develop
The UN Secretary-General complained there is no agreement on the model for ...
Coronavirus: North receives 20,000 doses of vaccine from Turkey (Update 2)
The first batch of Chinese Sinovac’s vaccines arrived in the north early on Thursday from Turkey.
An ambulance plane carrying 20,000 doses arrived in the north at around 5am.
The ...
Coronavirus: Tatar rejects EU vaccines if delivered via Greek Cypriots
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Wednesday said that unless the coronavirus vaccines reserved for his community are delivered directly via the EU and not through the Greek Cypriot side, ...