7 h. ago North denies reports of extradition request for journalist Levent

The north’s ‘foreign ministry’ on Friday denied reports that Turkey had filed an extradition request against veteran Cypriot journalist Sener Levent. Turkish Cypriot news agency Tak reported that ‘ministry’ sources had said that reports of an extradition request “do not reflect the truth” and are “disinformation”. “The Turkish justice ministry has not made any extradition […]

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8 h. ago Tatar: I have been working for years to open Mia Milia crossing point

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Friday said he has been working for four and a half years to open a new crossing point in Nicosia’s eastern suburb of Mia Milia. Speaking to Turkish Cypriot news agency Tak, he said the opening of such a crossing point would ease traffic congestion in and around Ayios […]

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10 h. ago Ioannou hails changes to laws surrounding use of Turkish Cypriot property

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Friday hailed the changes to the laws surrounding the use of Turkish Cypriot-owned property in the Republic, which were passed by parliament on Thursday night. He described the new last as a “decisive step in the effort for the rational management of Turkish Cypriot properties”, pointing out that Turkish Cypriot-owned […]

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12 h. ago ‘I will never surrender’ – Levent on alleged Turkish prosecutor’s summons

Veteran Turkish Cypriot journalist Sener Levent on Friday promised to “never surrender” after announcing that he had been summoned to present himself to the Ankara chief public prosecutor’s office lest he be extradited to Turkey. “They are calling on me to surrender, right? I will not surrender. I will not surrender, as I wrote in […]

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19 h. ago Netanyahu ‘convinced Anastasiades to collapse Crans Montana talks’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convinced then president Nicos Anastasiades to collapse Cyprus problem negotiations at Crans Montana in 2017, former Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat said. The talks at Crans Montana, a small town in southeastern Switzerland, were the most recent formal negotiations to be held with the aim of solving the Cyprus […]

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33 h. ago Christodoulides meets Turkish Cypriots ahead of Cyprus talks

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday met a selection of Turkish Cypriots at the presidential palace to “exchange views” ahead of next week’s enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem, which is set to take place in New York. The group included the leaders of minor Turkish Cypriot political parties, the YKP’s Murat Kanatli and the BKP’s Izzet Izcan, […]

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34 h. ago Expanded Cyprus problem meeting to assess progress since Geneva

Next week’s expanded informal meeting between President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar is expected to set the tone for further negotiations and assess the progress made since the Geneva meeting in March, sources told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) on Thursday. As part of preparations for the July 16–17 meeting, United Nations […]

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37 h. ago Journalists’ union calls for support for Turkish Cypriot journalist

The Cyprus journalists’ union (ESK) urged the government on Thursday to support Turkish Cypriot journalist Sener Levent and denounce Turkey for imposing a prison sentence on him. “ESK has consistently supported and continues to support all of Sener Levent’s struggles for freedom of expression and against the occupation. Levent’s struggle is anti-occupation,” ESK-president Giorgos Frangos […]

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4 d. ago UN envoy Holguin set for meetings with Christodoulides and Tatar

The UN Secretary-General’s personal envoy on Cyprus, Maria Angela Holguin is set to meet with President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Monday art of the preparations for the informal expanded meeting in New York from July 16 to 17. The first meeting on Holguin’s schedule for the day is with Tatar, […]

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4 d. ago Holguin hopes for ‘significant developments’ in next week’s talks

The UN Secretary-General’s personal envoy on Cyprus, Maria Angela Holguin said she had a good meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Monday morning, following which she was scheduled to meet with President Nikos Christodoulides at 11am. “We hope that there will be significant developments in the measures decided in March”, she said, referring […]

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8 d. ago ‘Do not yield to threats’: Tatar urges MEP Panayiotou to publish interview

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has urged MEP Fidias Panayiotou to not yield to threats and go ahead and publish their two-hour interview, media in the north reported on Thursday. Speaking from Baku, Azerbaijan, Tatar was reported by Star Kibris as saying that Panayiotou is an MEP and youtuber “with a huge number of followers”. […]

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9 d. ago Controversy erupts in Greek Cyprus over lawmaker’s interview with Turkish Cypriot leader Tatar

Controversy erupts in Greek Cyprus over lawmaker’s interview with Turkish Cypriot leader Tatar  Türkiye Today

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9 d. ago Strong criticism of MEP Panayiotou over interview with Tatar

The government has criticised MEP Fidias Panayiotou for giving an interview to the Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, saying the move risks helping the narrative of the authorities in the north. A tsunami of reactions and harsh criticism has been triggered by Panayiotou’s decision. Political parties have joined the condemnation, with Diko stating Panayiotou is […]

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9 d. ago Cyprus slams MEP Fidias Panayiotou for interview with Turkish Cypriot leader

Cyprus slams MEP Fidias Panayiotou for interview with Turkish Cypriot leader  eKathimerini.com

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1 week ago ‘Both leaders committed to finding solution to Cyprus problem’

Outgoing UN envoy in Cyprus Colin Stewart on Tuesday said both leaders remain committed to fresh talks in New York aimed at breaking the island’s long stalemate. Speaking after meeting Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar in the north, Stewart confirmed that both Tatar and President Nikos Christodoulides are eager to attend a planned 5+1 meeting […]

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2 w. ago New regs on use of Turkish Cypriot properties promise to deliver transparency

Parliament on Thursday wrapped up its review of new regulations governing the assignment and use of Turkish Cypriot properties in the south, promising a fairer and more equitable system for Greek Cypriot beneficiaries. Currently, property belonging to Turkish Cypriots located in the south is under the ‘care’ of the Custodian of Turkish Cypriot Properties – […]

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2 w. ago Number of registered voters in north around 215,000 ahead of election

The number of people registered to vote in the north is exactly 215,611 as of May, Turkish Cypriot supreme court chief justice Bertan Ozerdag said. Speaking to the north’s public broadcaster BRT, he explained that between now and the Turkish Cypriot leadership election set to take place in October, this could increase by around a […]

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2 w. ago Harmanci: Supporting Erhurman at October’s election the right thing to do

Supporting opposition candidate Tufan Erhurman at October’s Turkish Cypriot leadership election is “the right thing to do”, Turkish Cypriot Nicosia mayor Mehmet Harmanci said on Wednesday. Speaking to Genc TV, Harmanci, who belong to opposition political party the TDP, lamented the “delay” in left-leaning political parties outside of Erhurman’s CTP in rallying around a single […]

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2 w. ago Letymbiotis: Tatar’s refusal to meet Hahn sends message to EU

Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Wednesday said Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar’s refusal to meet European Union envoy for the Cyprus problem Johannes Hahn “sends a message to both the European Union and to Turkish Cypriots”. “It is known that the Republic of Cyprus has joined the European Union, is a member state of the […]

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2 w. ago Tatar likens Republic to Israel in online post, warns of global war risk

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has warned of “arrogant behaviour” that has brought the world to the brink of a third world war, while comparing what he called “South Cyprus” to Israel. In a social media post published across Turkish Cypriot media, Tatar said the recent strikes by the US and Israel on Iran’s nuclear […]

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