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Turkish-Cypriot Occupied Side Hiding Place for Criminals Evading Interpol
At least 11 fugitives wanted by Interpol are stuck on the Turkish-Cypriot occupied side of the island where they can’t be reached, but unable to travel elsewhere, the...
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Joint Greek and Turkish Cypriot delegation holds meeting with FCDO officials
A joint delegation of Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot diaspora organisations in the UK has held a meeting at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office with...
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Young Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots that received EU scholarships in study visit in Brussels
A total of 17 young Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot senior high school students that are attending United World Colleges (UWC) in Germany and in the Netherlands with...
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Turkish central bank raises credit card cash withdrawal rates
Turkey’s central bank on Saturday raised the maximum interest rate on credit card cash withdrawals to 5% from 4.42%, according to a decision published in the Official...
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Turkish Cypriot Leader Raises Concerns About British Military Bases in Cyprus
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has expressed concerns about the presence of two British military bases in Cyprus, stating that they pose a threat to both Turkey and...
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Turkish Cypriot conscientious objector trial postponed
The trial of Turkish Cypriot conscientious objector Halil Karapasaoglu, which was due to take place on Thursday, has been postponed to April 18 . The north’s military...
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Turkish minister downplays volatility as lira hits record low
The recent volatility in the foreign exchange market is temporary, the Turkish finance minister said, as the lira hit a fresh record low of 32 against the U.S. dollar on...
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60-year-old embargoes on Turkish Cypriots spiteful and unfair
By Fahri Zihni It is now the 60th anniversary of the Turkish Cypriot community being subjected to social and economic embargoes. Yes, 60, not 50 years. These have been...
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Tatar: No one can stop the Turkish Cypriots from achieving their own state
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said on Friday that “no one can stop” the Turkish Cypriots from achieving their own state . Speaking to Kibris Postasi, he said the...
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Police probing alleged land fraud involving Turkish Cypriot property
Police in Larnaca are probing an alleged real estate fraud, involving Turkish Cypriot land. The investigation started with a complaint lodged by the Turkish Cypriot...
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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy to visit Turkey on Friday, Turkish presidency says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will visit Turkey on Friday and meet Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish Presidency said. In a post on social media...
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Turkish opposition disarray lifts Erdogan’s hopes of winning back Istanbul
Disunity among Turkey’s opposition parties has boosted President Tayyip Erdogan’s hopes that his AK Party can regain control of Istanbul in this month’s municipal...
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Turkish oil terminal halts Russian oil business
One of Turkey’s mid-sized Mediterranean oil terminals – the Dortyol terminal – will no longer accept Russian imports after receiving record volumes...
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Greens include Turkish Cypriot on Euro-election ballot
The Green party has included a Turkish Cypriot, Oz Karahan, on its ballot for June’s European elections. They have become only the second political party represented...
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Erdogan and Abbas to discuss delivering aid to Gaza, Turkish source says
President Tayyip Erdogan is set to discuss Turkey’s efforts to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during talks this week in...
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Secrecy surrounds Turkish military taking over of airport in north
Opposition party says not given adequate information before a vote on airport’s contested future The protocol between the north Cyprus and Turkey regarding the...
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Govt issues anti-navtex, refuting Turkish claim
The government on Sunday issued an “anti-navtex” in response to a Turkish navtex message regarding maritime research in the sea off Cyprus’ northern coast. Turkey had...
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Unficyp ‘continues to injustice Turkish Cypriot people’
The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) “is continuing to injustice the Turkish Cypriot people,” Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said on Saturday....
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Turkish Cypriot leader meets leaders of Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan
The Turkish Cypriot leader, Ersin Tatar, participated in the 3rd Diplomacy Forum of Antalya, organized under the auspices of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and...
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Witness Dies: Cyprus Suspends Property Trial of Turkish-Cypriot Lawyer
NICOSIA – The trial of a Turkish-Cypriot lawyer, Akan Kursat, accused of brokering deals to sell property still owned by Greek-Cypriots on the occupied side of the...
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AG defends decision to suspend trial of Turkish Cypriot lawyer
Attorney-General (AG) George Savvides on Friday hit back at what he called criticism after the legal service advised the Nicosia court to suspend the trial of a Turkish...
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Turkish Cypriot lawyer due in court for Greek Cypriot property sales
Turkish Cypriot lawyer Akan Kursat who is suspected of involvement in the illegal exploitation of Greek Cypriot properties in the north, was due to appear at the Nicosia...
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Trial begins for Turkish Cypriot lawyer in property usurpation case
The legal proceedings involving Turkish Cypriot lawyer Akan Kıursat, accused of usurping Greek Cypriot property, continued today at the Nicosia District Court....
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Police seized gun from Turkish taxi driver in Famagusta
A Turkish taxi driver who was accused of selling guns in the free areas of Cyprus was arrested by the police on Tuesday (27/02) in the province of Famagusta. The...
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Turkish Cypriot MEP slammed for campaigning in north
MEP Niyazi Kizilyurek was on Wednesday slammed for campaigning in the north for re-election by both Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar and the north’s ‘foreign...