Tatar, supporters hail Erdogan’s UN speech
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar and some of his high-profile supporters hailed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s speech at the United Nations general assembly, with Tatar describing it as “...
Turkish Cypriot elections
North ‘PM’ tells public officials to man polling stations with Tatar supporters
Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel told members of his party the UBP who work in the north’s public sector to ensure that polling stations are staffed with supporters ...
Ustel questions whether Akel would exist without Turkish invasion of Cyprus
The north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel questioned in a statement released on the occasion of World Peace Day whether Akel would still exist if Turkey had not invaded Cyprus ...
Ustel goes on attack over north power cuts
The north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel on Sunday evening levelled criticism at political opposition and the Republic of Cyprus as the north suffered a third day of power cuts ...
Tatar meets political party leaders ahead of New York meeting
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Monday held meetings with the leaders of five political parties ahead of this week’s enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem, which is set ...
Ustel slams Christodoulides’ ‘aggressive, terroristic attitude’ on property
The north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel on Sunday decried President Nikos Christodoulides’ “aggressive, terroristic attitude” on the matter of property, in light of recent arrests made by the Republic ...
Ustel and teachers at war over Teknofest
The north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel and Turkish Cypriot teachers engaged in a war of words on Wednesday over the matter of Teknofest, Turkey’s aerospace and technology festival, ...
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Ustel flies to Ankara over Erdogan advisor’s attack, Turkish Cypriots furious
The north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel flew to Ankara on Thursday to meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz in the wake of a scathing ...
Top Erdogan advisor insinuates north ‘PM’ is a Greek Cypriot
Oktay Saral, one of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s top advisors, on Thursday attacked the north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel over his handling of the ongoing “headscarf crisis” ...
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Turkey’s Yilmaz attends groundbreaking ceremony for north’s new courthouse
Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz on Thursday attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the new courthouse which is set to be built within the north’s new ‘government’ complex in Ayios ...
All ‘main artery roads’ in north to be lit by year’s end
All “main artery roads” in the north will be lit with streetlights by the end of the year, the north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel said on Monday.
Speaking in ‘...
North ‘govt’ to start ‘serious work’ to allow Turkish Cypriots abroad to vote
Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel on Monday said his ‘government’ is to begin “serious work” to allow Turkish Cypriots abroad to vote in the north’s elections.
Speaking during ...
North’s religious affairs director sacked
The north’s religious affairs director Ahmet Unsal was sacked on Thursday.
The news was confirmed by ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel, who told news website Gundem Kibris that Unsal will ...
Trade union leader sues north ‘PM’ over fracas at power station
Ahmet Tugcu, the leader of the north’s electricity authority Kib-Tek’s employees’ trade union El-Sen, on Friday announced he had filed two lawsuits against ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel over ...
North ‘PM’ Ustel undergoes abdominal surgery
The north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel underwent abdominal surgery on Saturday after having been admitted to hospital with complaints of “severe abdominal pain” on Friday.
Doctors at the private ...
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Ustel rules out north cabinet reshuffle, Tacoy claims fraud
The north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel on Monday ruled out any imminent cabinet reshuffle after surviving an internal party leadership challenge at his party the National Unity Party (UBP)’...
Delayed voting and plans for two-state solution mark UBP conference
Voting was delayed for over an hour while the focus remained on plans for a two-state solution to the Cyprus problem at the north’s largest party the UBP on ...
North’s largest party to decide leader on Saturday
The UBP, the largest political party in the north, will decide who its leader will be at its party conference on Saturday.
The party’s 21,000 members will be able to ...
Tacoy cries foul over voter registrations for UBP leadership
Turkish Cypriot politician Hasan Tacoy on Tuesday cried foul over the processes of voter registration for the leadership election taking place within his party and the north’s largest party ...
North ‘PM’ Ustel submits bid to retain party leadership
The north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel on Monday submitted his candidacy to retain leadership of his party the UBP, promising “stability” should he win the forthcoming party leadership election.
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North media says Turkish embassy ‘interfering’ in local politics
Media in the north have throughout this week alleged that the Turkish embassy in the north, and by proxy the Turkish government, has been interfering in local politics ahead of ...
Turkish parliament passes resolution for two-state solution in Cyprus
The Turkish parliament on Thursday night passed a resolution supporting a two-state solution to the Cyprus problem.
The resolution, introduced by Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmus, stated that “the only and ...
‘Turkey is under no obligation to respond to us’
The north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel said on Monday that Turkey is “under no obligation to respond” to the north’s authorities over the matter of Cypriots being refused ...
Top Turkish Cypriots congratulate Azerbaijan’s Aliyev on election win
High-level Turkish Cypriot politicians on Wednesday evening congratulated Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev on his victory in the Caucasian nation’s Presidential elections.
Initial results show Aliyev having won over 92 per ...