Turkish army accused of kicking farmers off buffer zone land
The community leader of Deneia village in the Nicosia buffer zone said on Saturday farmers have been kicked off their fields over the past week...
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Dherynia beach to reopen to Turkish citizens
Dherynia beach, by the fenced area of Famagusta in the north, will reopen to Turkish citizens and those with ‘TRNC’ papers from Friday, according to...
Turkish military begin to clear out of Ayia Marina
The Turkish military began clearing out of the once mixed village of Ayia Marina (Gurpinar) which will allow its former Maronite and Turkish Cypriot residents...
Erdogan says Turkey’s coup script was ‘written abroad’
President Tayyip Erdogan accused the West of supporting terrorism and standing by coups on Tuesday, questioning Turkey’s relationship with the United States and saying the...
Turkey shakes up armed forces, US says purges harming cooperation
President Tayyip Erdogan angrily rejected Western criticism of purges under way in Turkey’s military and other state institutions after a failed coup, suggesting some in...
Turkish military promotes 99 colonels in shake-up, top brass little changed
Turkey‘s top military council promoted 99 colonels to the rank of general or admiral and put 48 generals into retirement in its annual shake-up, the...
Erdogan ‘wants army under president’s control’ after coup (Update 2)
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan wants the armed forces and national intelligence agency brought under the control of the presidency, a parliamentary official said on Thursday,...
Turkish appeals court overturns ‘Ergenekon’ coup plot convictions
By Gulsen Solaker Turkey‘s appeals court has overturned coup plot convictions imposed in 2013 on a retired military chief and scores of senior figures in...
State department clarifies US position following reception dispute
The US State Department`s Deputy Spokesperson Mark Toner has given new clarifications on the country’s position on Cyprus, following reaction over the presence of uniformed...