Speculation that former President Gül may return to politics
Following a news report claiming the former President Gül is considering a to return to politics, representing the AK Party, President Erdoğan has suggested that he would be in favour of such a move....
View ArticleNami to address Brussels Press Club on hydrocarbons and Cyprob
TRNC Foreign Minister Ozdil Nami, will be giving a speech in Brussels on the issue of “Hydrocarbons and the Cyprus problem” at a briefing, which will be organised by the Press Club Brussels Europe on...
View ArticleInternational Women’s Day
Today is International Women’s Day and North Cyprus has been holding a series of events to mark the day. In parliament female MPs brought up the subject of problems that women face in their daily lives...
View ArticleDavutoğlu meets Turkish Central Bank officials over lira crisis
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu met the governor of the Turkish Central Bank Erdem Başçı and senior economy officials late on Saturday evening to discuss the weakened lira, sources at the PM’s...
View ArticleWe need a ‘Ban Plan': Davutoğlu
During his visit to New York last week, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu met with the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. While discussing the stalled Cyprus negotiations, he said: “I have told...
View ArticleTRNC trying to improve gender equality: Siber
The TRNC is ahead of countries trying to improve the standards of gender equality, however despite this, politically and economically, the country has not yet reached acceptable standards, Speaker of...
View ArticleCyprob an issue of ‘invasion and occupation': Kammenos
Turkey has responded to the Greek Defence Minister’s comments that the Cyprus problem remains a subject of “invasion and occupation” for the Greek government. The Turkish Foreign Ministry issued the...
View ArticleTurkey could have taken Larnaca in ’74: Eroglu
Larnaca could easily have been lost to the Turkish military during the July 1974 peace keeping mission, President Dervis Eroglu has said. In an interview with CNN Turk on Monday, the president was...
View ArticleDeath rate of songbirds reach record high in Cyprus
The numbers of trapped songbirds illegally killed on a British military base in Cyprus last autumn reached an estimated 900,000 birds – the highest level recorded in 12 years. This was despite the...
View ArticleChange foreign policy on Cyprob: Omirou
President of the Greek Cypriot Assembly Yiannakis Omirou has called for a change in [South] Cyprus foreign policy regarding the Cyprus problem. Omirou, who was in London attending an EDEK ball said...
View ArticleFormer President Gül will not run for office in June elections
Contrary to recent press reports, former Turkish President Abdullah Gül will not be running in the June elections. According to the ex-president’s sources, despite being invited to do so by his former...
View ArticleSouth’s attitude undermines negotiations: Nami
Foreign Minister Ozdil Nami, has said that the Greek Cypriot side’s mindset torpedoes the efforts for a solution and peace in Cyprus. Speaking to Turkish NTV television, Nami argued that the Greek...
View ArticleCyprus Anti-nuclear Platform press conference today
The Cyprus Anti-nuclear Platform will hold a press conference at the ‘Home for Cooperation’ today, to mark the anniversary of the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima plant, after the devastating...
View ArticleDeputy PM visits Kyrenia old harbour
Deputy Prime Minister Serdar Denktas visited old Kyrenia Harbour on Monday where renovation works are being carried out. Denktas who is also Minister of Economy, Tourism, Culture and Sports took the...
View ArticleTurkey asks FIFA for representation in TRNC
The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) has asked for FIFA’s permission to establish a representative’s office in North Cyprus. In response, FIFA has contacted the Turkish Cypriot football federation...
View ArticleRow over TFF branch office in North Cyprus continues
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Tourism, Culture and Sports Serdar Denktaş has met with Turkey’s Minister of Youth and Sport Akif Cagatay Kilic in Ankara. At the meeting, Kilic said that...
View ArticleTRNC Assembly delegation goes to Strasbourg
A delegation from the TRNC Assembly is holding a series of contacts in Strasbourg this week. Evaluating their contacts to BRT, The Republican Turkish Party-United Forces (CTP-BG) member for Guzelyurt...
View ArticleErdoğan gets economics lesson
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan and the central bank governor Erdem Başçı, at the presidential palace in Ankara. In an attempt to repair the damaging...
View ArticleSouth complains about lack of solidarity on EEZ issue
South Cyprus Government Spokesman Nikos Christodoulides has expressed the South’s disappointment and regret over the fact that not all EU member countries showed support regarding the “violations” of...
View ArticleEU Commission gives 2 million euros to CMP
The European Commission has agreed to release 2 million euros to contribute to the work of the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP). This is the seventh payment signed in agreement with the...
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