Erdogan’s meeting with Greek PM could be tense
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras will meet on the side lines of the NATO summit meeting on 4/5th September in Cardiff, Wales, ’Protothemos News’ online...
View ArticleDriver killed on motorway by collapsing overpass
A man was killed when the overpass on E-5 motorway in Istanbul collapsed after a tanker hit one of its columns, according to the latest reports, Turkish daily ‘Yeni Safak’ reports. Istanbul’s Chief of...
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17th TURKSOY Opera Days comes to Bellapais Abbey
A firmly established event of the International Turkish Culture Organisation’s (TURKSOY), “17th TURKSOY Opera Days” is taking place between the 14th-26th September 2014, respectively in Istanbul,...
View ArticleKyrenia University offers aviation training programme
Kyrenia University intends to supply trained pilots to meet the expanding needs of Turkey and the rest of world in the aviation sector, ‘Kibris Postasi’ reports. The university is the only institution...
View ArticleWater project viability depends on the cost of electricity: Tatar
Former Finance Ministers Ersin Tatar and Ahmet Uzun, have said that electricity conveyed from Turkey will benefit North Cyprus. Speaking to Turkish Cypriot daily ‘Star Kıbrıs’ Tatar noted that North...
View ArticleYoung construction worker dies in old harbour
A 19 year old construction worker died as a result of a landslide which took place during work on a hotel in Kyrenia Harbour, Turkish Cypriot daily ‘Yeni Duzen’ reports. The accident happened this...
View ArticleCan UNSG Special Adviser to Cyprus break the deadlock?
The new UN Secretary-General’s Special Advisor on Cyprus Espen Barth Eide arrives in Cyprus today, ‘Cyprus Mail’ reports. This afternoon he meets with President Nicos Anastasiades at the Presidential...
View ArticleNine bidders propose investment in Cyprus Airways
Nine non-binding business plan proposals have been made for the ailing national carrier Cyprus Airways. The South Cyprus government has been looking for a strategic investor to prevent the airline’s...
View ArticleMigrant Turkish workers going back to find work
Sixty percent of foreign workers in North Cyprus come from Africa, the Far East and Central Asia, Turkish Cypriot daily ‘Halkin Sesi’ It goes on to say that since last year, Turkish foreign workers...
View ArticleTerritory is biggest challenge in Cyprob talks: Eroğlu
Turkish Cypriot President Derviş Eroğlu has said that the most challenging chapter on the negotiation table is land, ‘Kibris Postasi’ reports. “Since there cannot be an existing state without land, of...
View ArticleCyprus Rally to run through North Nicosia
For the first time in its history, the Cyprus Rally will run through North Nicosia and the buffer zone. The rally organisers have said it was a unique opportunity to bring people from both communities...
View ArticleLeaders will meet on 17th September: Eide
Following separate meetings with President Nicos Anastasiades and President Dervis Eroglu, the UNSG’s Special Advisor on Cyprus Espen Barth Eide, said that both leaders will be meeting on 17th...
View ArticleTRNC cannot be burdened by more mainland immigrants: Erk
General Secretary of Republican Turkish Party (CTP) Kutlay Erk has responded to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s request regarding TRNC citizenship to be given to Turkish citizens residing in...
View ArticleNicosia and Famagusta lose water supply
Nicosia and Famagusta have lost their water supply because of an electrical fault at the pumping station. Irrigation Department manager Turgay Hoşsöz, stated that water will not be supplied to Nicosia...
View ArticleWhere is Eroğlu’s declaration of property: Toparlanıyoruz
Online social media movement Toparlanıyoruz (Let’s Get It Together) has requested information from the Attorney General’s Office asking on what grounds had it decided that President Eroğlu did not need...
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4,000 year old shipwreck found in Izmir
Recent excavations have uncovered a ship estimated to date back 4,000 years, which experts say would make it the oldest sunken ship to have been discovered in the Mediterranean, Turkish daily...
View ArticleSearch for Coop Bank robbery cash continues
Police are still unable to trace the remainder of the 3 million TL stolen from the Turkish Cypriot Cooperative Bank, ‘Kibris Postasi’ reports. Two masked gunmen held up a vehicle being used by the bank...
View ArticleOzdil Nami meets Simon Hughes in London
TRNC Foreign Minister Ozdil Nami met with the directors of Turkish Cypriot non-governmental organisations (NGO) living in London at the TRNC Representative’s London Office on Friday. He informed them...
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Union blames lack of inspections for work-site fatalities
The death of a young construction worker at a hotel construction site near Kyrenia Harbour has prompted an investigation into the incident, ‘Kibris Postasi’ reports. Last week, 19 year old Cuma...
View ArticleDenktas asks for investment in the TRNC
The TRNC’s Deputy Prime Minister Serdar Denktas, gave a speech at the opening of the Sheraton hotel in Adana, Turkish Cypriot daily ‘Havadis’ reports. During the speech, he called on the owner of the...
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