#turkish cypriot

Excavation works have started in the Aloa village, where dozens of Turkish Cypriots were killed ahead of the second leg of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus 1974, the Turkish Cypriot member ...

A raft of high-profile Turkish Cypriots have signed a petition aimed at halting the case against left-wing journalist Ali Kismir. Kismir stands accused of “insulting and defaming the morality of ...

Sefer Bugra Altundag, the man accused of killing 16-year-old Turkish Cypriot girl Zehie Helin Reessur, was sentenced to three years in military prison on Monday for “violating a military base” ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar and the north’s ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin Ertugruloglu both condemned the attack on the Koprulu Haci Ibrahim Aga Mosque in Limassol on Saturday. Tatar described ...

The trial of Sefer Bugra Altundag, who stands accused of murdering 16-year-old Turkish Cypriot girl Zehie Helin Reessur in January, began in Trikomo on Wednesday. The trial had been adjourned ...

The two men accused of killing British Turkish Cypriot Huseyin Mavideniz were on Saturday imprisoned for a maximum period of three months pending a trial. Mehmet Yazici and Dogu Omer ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a case brought forward by Turkish Cypriots in mixed marriages with Turkish nationals seeking Cyprus citizenship for their children, citing that the individuals involved ...

Tuesday marked 59 years since the bombing of Tylliria in 1964 when, from August 7 to 9, Turkish air forces dropped napalm bombs on villages in the area. “It is a sad day, which ...

Controversy broke out on Thursday following the Famagusta mayor’s invitation to Turkish Cypriots to an anti-occupation event which will take place in the municipality on Saturday. Elam, Edek and ...

The interior ministry is looking to rationalise the rental practices of Turkish Cypriot properties on Mackenzie beach in Larnaca, where holders have been paying very low rent for years. The ...

The interior ministry has admitted it does not have a reliable database of the Turkish Cypriot properties they administrate By Efi Xanthou On July 13 the House of Representatives approved the ...

MPs on Tuesday were considering the approval of a €345,000 supplementary budget to compensate an American citizen of Turkish Cypriot origin for loss of use of his property where a petrol ...

A group calling itself the Uncredentialeds, which demands equal citizenship rights for children of mixed marriages, marched from the north to parliament on Saturday afternoon to highlight the problems they ...

The trial of a man accused of killing 16-year-old Turkish Cypriot Zehie Helin Reessur in the north in January is set to restart on June 20. The trial of Sefer Buğ...

A second Turkish Cypriot halloumi producer landed a Protected Designation of Origin for its hellim/halloumi, it emerged on Monday. According to Turkish Cypriot press reports, the producer is called ...

Everyone condemned the weekend attack on a young Turkish Cypriot woman in Ayia Napa by thugs. Everyone agreed that such violence against a woman was totally unacceptable behaviour which brought ...

Republic is dragging its feet over conferring IDs/passports to their children Traction is being gained by a group of Turkish Cypriots in mixed marriages, who have filed a petition ...

Advertisements for massive new construction projects in the north – with a focus near Trikomo – have sparked discussion across the divide, with many stunned at the scale and pace of change. “...

In a move aimed at strengthening cooperation between the two communities and rekindling hope for a solution to the Cyprus issue, Akel has submitted a range of measures to president ...

Fifteen Turkish Cypriots remain in Sudan amidst calls for their repatriation, media in the north reported on Wednesday. The group of Turkish Cypriots are working in a Turkish company in ...

It really is impossible to answer ‘who do we think we are?’ By Gavin Jones Before formulating my take on one of the most intractable and long-running disputes on the ...

The state has paid tens of millions of euros to settle claims with Turkish Cypriots seeking compensation for the use of their properties in government-controlled areas – with hundreds more cases ...

The government on Thursday welcomed the first PDO certificate being awarded to a Turkish Cypriot producer of halloumi/hellim as proof of the role the EU can play in efforts ...

In his election campaign President Nikos Christodoulides promised a state policy for Turkish Cypriots. But how well has he been received asks Esra Aygin At a time of no tangible ...