Beirut Life Construction Company accused of fraud
A real estate construction company which is selling property off plan, is accused of fraud by Turkish Cypriot daily Star Kibris. According to the paper, Beirut Life real estate Construction Company,...
View ArticleAkinci attends opening of 3rd bridge over Bosphorous
President Akinci flew to Istanbul on Thursday evening, as a guest of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to attend the opening ceremony of the 3rd bridge over the Bosphorus strait. According to a...
View ArticleGovernment willing to buy electricity from Turkey
Minister of Economy and Energy Sunat Atun has said that the government is willing to transfer electricity from Turkey to the TRNC using submarine cable, adding that this will unquestionably contribute...
View ArticleAiya Napa murder suspects reportedly admit killing George Low
Two men who were arrested in Kyrenia for violating a military zone have been remanded in custody for three months pending another court hearing. Mehmet Akpinar 22 and Salih Ahmet 43 are also wanted in...
View ArticleNo one will be displaced or re-settled in a Cyprus agreement: Ozgurgun
In an interview with Radio Vatan regarding the ongoing Cyprus negotiations, Prime Minister Hüseyin Özgürgün said that with the consistent demands of the Greek Cypriot side, a rational solution is one...
View ArticleTurkey offers help in planning new state hospital in Nicosia
Turkey’s Minister of Health, Recep Akdag, has said during a meeting he held in Ankara with the TRNC Minister of Health Faiz Sucuoglu, that Turkey will provide any kind of support for the TRNC for the...
View ArticleTurkey still aiming for EU membership: Cavusoglu
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday, that EU membership remains a long-term goal for Turkey. “The EU is still a strategic aim for us. There is no change,” Cavusoglu told...
View ArticleCTP General Secretary condemns criticisms against Akinci
General Secretary of the Republican Turkish Party (CTP) Tufan Erhurman, has said that both Prime Minister Huseyin Ozgurgun and Deputy Prime Minister Serdar Denktas, had not expressed the slightest...
View ArticleSouth’s energy minister reconsiders land-based LNG plant
South Cyprus Energy Minister Yiorgos Lakkotrypis believes that if Total find sufficient quantities of gas when it drills in bloc 11 next year or if there are large enough amounts of gas discovered...
View ArticleHealth ministers discuss State hospital upgrade
Turkish Minister of Health Recep Akdağ has said that a fully equipped and functional hospital is essential to provide the Turkish Cypriot people with quality health services, and added that Turkey is...
View ArticleCommunity leaders hold second crucial meeting in Cyprus talks
The two community leader began their second meeting on the Cyprus negotiations at 10 am today. All six chapters including governance, EU affairs, properties, territories, guarantees and security, have...
View ArticleMinistry of Tourism launches new promotional initiatives
The Ministry of Tourism has launched an initiative to attract more tourists to the TRNC. Turkish Airlines will begin direct flights to the TRNC from the Turkish cities of Trabzon, Konya and Eskisehir...
View ArticleLet’s bridge the gaps in the negotiations: Akinci
The next six meetings that will be held with the Greek Cypriot leader Anastasiades are of vital importance, President Mustafa Akıncı stated. “Let’s bridge the remaining points of divergence on the EU,...
View ArticleMinister suggests ‘Taiwan’ solution if negotiations fail
Minister of Economy and Energy Sunat Atun flew to Izmir in order to take part in the Izmir International Fair. As part of his visit, Atun visited the president of the Aegean region Chamber of Industry...
View ArticleTurkish FM arrives in North this evening
The Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu will be arriving in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus tonight for a series of official meetings. Çavuşoğlu who will start on a round of official...
View ArticleTurkish judge seeks asylum in Greece
A Turkish judge seeking asylum, landed on the Greek island of Chios early on Tuesday morning. He arrived on the island on a boat which was carrying six Syrian refugees, the coast guard said. The fifty...
View ArticlePrime Minister still wants representative on negotiating team
The National Unity Party (UBP)/Democratic Party (DP) coalition government led by Prime Minister Huseyin Ozgurgun and Deputy PM Serdar Denktaş held a press conference yesterday to evaluate its four...
View ArticleGreek Cypriot businessman harassed for trading across Green Line
A Greek Cypriot businessman is being harassed for buying Turkish Cypriot potatoes for export under the Green Line Regulations (GLR). Christos Christofi said that he has received threats that his...
View ArticleTurkish colonel involved in July coup attempt flees to South
A Turkish fugitive – Colonel Uzay Uzay Şahin who was involved in the military coup attempt in Turkey on July 15 has escaped to South Cyprus, Haberal Kibrisli reports. Sahin was among the persons...
View ArticleAkinci accuses coalition of ill will towards negotiations
President Mustafa Akinci briefed all the political parties on the latest developments in the Cyprus negotiations. He also responded to the coalition government’s demand to have a representative at the...
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