EU Commission concerned over police violence in Istanbul
The European Commission has expressed its concern about violent clashes between protesters and police in Gezi Park, Taksim Square in Istanbul. The protest, which began with peaceful occupation of the...
View ArticleFoster Homes Appeal
June 1st is International Childrens Day and is being used as an appeal for foster homes in the TRNC. The appeal comes from the Director of the Department of Social Services, Aydan Baskurt. She is...
View ArticleTemporary truce between President and Prime Minister
President Eroglu and Prime Minister Kucuk both attended a ceremony yesterday. Along with various other dignitaries, they had been invited to open the Esentepe Wild Apricot Festival. Both were on their...
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Police retreat from Taksim Square
It has been reported that riot police are leaving Taksim Square and allowing demonstrators free access to Gezi Park. Barricades around the park have been removed this afternoon and tens of thousands of...
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Dust warning for North Cyprus
A thick plume of dust blew over the eastern Mediterranean Sea on Friday, extending northward from Egypt toward Turkey in a giant, counter-clockwise arc. Between Egypt and Turkey, dust clogged skies...
View ArticleNicosia State theatre to be rebuilt
The Ministry of Tourism and the Co-op Bank have signed an agreement to rebuild the burnt down State theatre. Funding for the project will come from a portion of the bank’s profits that is used to...
View ArticleDay 5 of Taksim Square protests: What’s next?
Yesterday afternoon police withdrew from Taksim Square and tens of thousands of protestors flooded in. The mood at Taksim after Erdogan called off the police was cheerful. Protesters chanted “Tayyip...
View ArticleKOOP–Milk cut out of land deal
The Council of Ministers met yesterday, hours before the law prohibiting election activities. During their meeting, they decided to hand over a site in Karakum, worth £1 million to Rocks Hotel and Kaya...
View ArticleHand over Maras (Varosha) in return for direct flights
The EU Enlargement Commissioner, Stefhan Fule,made a proposal yesterday that in return for the TRNC handing over Maras to “its rightful owners”, the Greek Cypriots should allow direct flights to Ercan...
View ArticleSuspicious death in Alsancak
A 27 year old nurse was found dead at her home in Alsancak. Police say that the woman, Pinar Kanmaz died sometime between 18.00 and 08.30 am. Investigations are continuing. The post Suspicious death in...
View Article200 kilos of smuggled meat discovered
Gonyeli Police Department have announced that they have confiscated 200 kilos of smuggled meat. Apparently the meat was discovered by Gonyeli Council during a routine inspection. The meat source could...
View ArticleThe real value of your Turkish Lira savings
The real value of your Turkish Lira savings From the people I speak to, I realise that many of us here in the TRNC count on our TL bank interest to maintain our income. What worries me, is that over...
View ArticleErdogan remains adamant
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stepped back from building a shopping mall in the Artillery Barracks project to replace Taksim Gezi Park, while also announcing that a mosque will be...
View ArticleErdogan curses Twitter
Turkey’s Prime Minister Erdogan yesterday during the course of a television interview attacked Twitter. He said “At this moment we have this curse called Twitter, it transmits unmitigated lies. This...
View ArticleFree beach access is written in the constitution: protesters say
The Bakara Cultural Center has been protesting for free entry to seaside beaches for 5 years. This year it has been joined by a number of other organisations, including the Greenpeace Movement and...
View ArticleTRNC Air Traffic controllers back Taksim protests
Cem Kapisiz, President of the Air Traffic Controllers union sent a strong message of support to the protestors in Taksim Square yesterday. His press statement says that the demonstrations started in...
View ArticleTurkey’s Finances Slide
Turkey saw a torrid start to Monday morning, in reaction to the continuing widespread protests. The Istanbul Stock Exchange (Borsa) index opened down 6.43% and has not improved since. Similarly the...
View ArticleYoung man dies in Turkish protests
A 22-year-old protester was reportedly killed by an unidentified gunman in the southern province of Hatay late on Monday evening. This is the first recorded death in seven days of protests across the...
View ArticleEU new deal: Return Maras and legalise Ercan
The European Union appears to be considering the idea of returning the abandoned town of Maras (Varosha) to the Greek Cypriots in return for ‘legalising’ the operation of Ercan airport in the TRNC. The...
View ArticleFemale smuggler arrested
A woman was charged with bringing in 11 mobile phones from Turkey into the TRNC, without declaring them to customs. Gunsel Cobanoglu who appeared at Nicosia court yesterday was also charged with...
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