Leaders’ meeting productive: Akinci
President Mustafa Akinci, after his meeting held today with President Anastasiades, told the press that their meeting had been very productive. A joint statement said the two leaders held constructive...
View ArticleFilm about Erdogan being made in North Cyprus
A film set is being constructed in Yeni Iskele to reproduce an area that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lived in as a boy. The new film called ‘Reis’ (Leader) documenting the president’s life...
View ArticleBreakthrough in negotiations on horizon: Hammond
Cyprus is approaching a “breakthrough” in the decades-long negotiations, UK Foreign Minister Philip Hammond has said. Speaking to reporters in Athens, he said that Britain was prepared to relinquish...
View ArticleReferendum could be held in June: Talat
Leader of the Republican Turkish Party-United Forces (CTP-BG) and former Turkish Cypriot President Mehmet Ali Talat, via his Twitter account, said that by concluding the negotiations in March, a...
View ArticleCTP agrees on compromise over water management
The major coalition party, the Republican Turkish Party (CTP) met on Thursday evening and achieved significant progress on the issue of water management. Havadis reported that the party agreed that an...
View ArticleTurkey willing to compromise on guarantees
President Anastasiades and President Akinci have been invited to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos to informally discuss security and guarantees. They will also meet heads of state,...
View ArticleWoman diagnosed with swine flu in the North
A 52-year-old woman in North Cyprus has been diagnosed with swine flu, TAK news agency reported on Friday. The woman, who is now in intensive care, was diagnosed on 12 January. Health authorities were...
View ArticleTulips says big thank you to all those fundraisers
Sue and Carole of Tulips would like to thank all those who been involved with various fundraising activities and have sent the following email: Hi, We have received a great some of money from various...
View ArticleHeavy snow affects flights from Istanbul
Heavy snowfall has severely affected travel in Istanbul as flights and ferries were cancelled and schools were closed by a snow storm that is expected to continue until late Tuesday. Turkish Airlines...
View ArticleAre Turkish Cypriot banks a bit Wild West?
A reunited Cyprus could face fiscal problems unless the new federal state adopts rules on fiscal discipline and financial sector discipline. In an interview with the Financial Times, the South’s...
View ArticleNorth Cyprus represented at two tourism fairs in January
North Cyprus is taking part in the CMT Stuttgart tourism fair in Germany, which continues until 24th January. Minister of Tourism Faiz Sucuoglu attended the opening ceremony of the fair and visited the...
View ArticleTurkish MPs demand explanation about water project crisis
A group of Turkish MPs have demanded an investigation into the water project which transfers water from Turkey to North Cyprus. Elif Dogan Turkmen (above), MP for the Republican People’s Party (CHP) is...
View ArticleSwine flu cases reported on both sides of the divide
Ministry of Health Undersecretary Omer Gur, has said that there are now five cases of swine flu in North Cyprus In a written statement, he called for calm and said that everything was under control. He...
View ArticlePM Davutoglu meets Cameron in London
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu met with his British counterpart David Cameron in London to discuss important issues concerning international terrorism, Cyprus and Turkey-EU relations. Both...
View ArticleAkinci makes statement before departing for Davos
President Mustafa Akinci has left for Switzerland, where he will attend the “World Economic Forum” in Davos on January 20 and 23. Akinci will meet with the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and South...
View ArticleUK court lifts freeze on Turkish diplomats’ bank accounts
The decision taken by a British court to freeze a number of bank accounts, belonging Turkish diplomats in Britain, has been reversed. Citing sources from the Turkish Prime Minister’s office, Turkish...
View ArticleCorendon Airlines to reopen routes to North Cyprus
Budget airline Corendon has announced that it will re-launch flights to North Cyprus. The company’s decision was announced by the coordinator of the Corendon Group, Urun Mestan who said that the...
View ArticleAnastasiades’ initiative welcomed by North
President Anastasiades has taken the initiative to include the Turkish language as an official EU language President Akinci’s spokesman Baris Burcu, has described the move as a “well-intentioned...
View ArticleTurkey says it is waiting for TRNC to decided on water issue
Turkish Minister of Forestry and Water Works Veysel Eroglu has called upon TRNC officials to decide upon who will be managing the water being pumped to the island from Turkey. Speaking to the Ankara...
View ArticleAkinci meets Turkish PM in Davos
President Mustafa Akinci met with the Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, in Davos. During their meeting which lasted over an hour, Akinci and Davutoglu exchanged views regarding the negotiating...
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