6 h. ago Basceri formally retakes reins as Turkey’s ambassador to north

Ali Murat Basceri on Friday formally recommenced his duties as Turkey’s ambassador in the north, submitting his credentials to Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar at Tatar’s official residence in northern Nicosia after a three-year absence from the role. There, he said he will do his best to “further strengthen the exceptional relations between the two […]

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55 h. ago Tatar meets Erdogan in Ankara ahead of enlarged Geneva meeting

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Wednesday met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, completing the round of Cypriot leaders’ meetings with representatives of the island’s three guarantor powers ahead of next week’s enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem in Geneva. The meeting was held behind closed doors at Turkey’s presidential palace, and no […]

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59 h. ago Turkish Cyprus does not consider UK as a neutral guarantor: Tatar

Turkish Cyprus does not consider UK as a neutral guarantor: Tatar  Hurriyet Daily News

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6 d. ago Turkish Cypriot side will act ‘in constructive manner’, Tatar tells Doughty

The Turkish Cypriot side will act “in a constructive manner” at the forthcoming enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem to be held in the Swiss city of Geneva, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar told the United Kingdom’s minister of state for Europe Stephen Doughty on Friday evening. Doughty visited Tatar at his official residence in […]

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2 w. ago Erhurman leads Tatar in latest Turkish Cypriot leadership poll

Turkish Cypriot opposition political party CTP leader and former ‘prime minister’ Tufan Erhurman leads incumbent Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar by five per cent in the latest poll asking Turkish Cypriots who they plan to vote for in October’s leadership election. The poll was carried out by polling firm Rudex and published on news website Star Kibris, […]

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2 w. ago “Cyprus can no longer afford to wait for a solution,” says Tatar

Tatar has reiterated on Tuesday his dedication to the two-state solution for Cyprus during a recent meeting with Turkish House vice president of the foreign affairs committee, Mustafa Canbey, and the accompanying Turkish delegation. In a clear message to the international community, Tatar emphasised his efforts to increase the visibility of the Turkish Republic of […]

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2 w. ago Turkish Cypriot leader Tatar rules out attending Geneva negotiations

Turkish Cypriot leader Tatar rules out attending Geneva negotiations  in-cyprus

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2 w. ago Mortar shell discovery briefly closes Ayios Dhometios crossing point

The finding of an unexploded mortar shell on the grounds of what will soon be Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar’s official residence in Ayios Dhometios caused the adjacent crossing point to close for 20 minutes on Tuesday afternoon. Reports began to surface at around 2pm that the crossing point had been closed by the Turkish […]

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2 w. ago Turkish Cypriot leadership candidates may need 1,500 signatures to get on ballot

Would-be candidates for this October’s Turkish Cypriot leadership election may need to amass 1,500 signatures to get their name on the ballot, after the north’s ruling coalition put a bill requiring it for consultation on Monday. The bill, which was proposed by ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli, appeared in the north’s official gazette, with a 20-day […]

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3 w. ago Pakistan reaffirms support for Turkish Cyprus as President Tatar thanks Pakistani community

Pakistan reaffirms support for Turkish Cyprus as President Tatar thanks Pakistani community  Türkiye Today

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3 w. ago North says Egypt agreements ‘risk bringing the island to the brink of conflict’

The north’s ‘foreign ministry’ on Tuesday said the agreements signed by the Republic of Cyprus and Egypt concerning the exploitation of natural gas resources under the seabed in the eastern Mediterranean “risk bringing not only our island but also our region to the brink of conflict”. “The Greek Cypriot leadership is continuing to accelerate its […]

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3 w. ago Tatar: Cyprus' Future Will Be Determined by the Will of the Turkish Cypriot People

Tatar: Cyprus' Future Will Be Determined by the Will of the Turkish Cypriot People  Kıbrıs Postası

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