3 d. ago North ‘PM’ Ustel’s undersecretary faces fresh bribery allegation, remanded again

Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel’s undersecretary Huseyin Cahitoglu faced a fresh allegation of bribery on Friday after it was alleged in court that he had demanded a bribe of €100,000 for “transactions to be carried out” within one of the north’s public institutions. That allegation comes on top of others levelled against him at […]

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5 d. ago North Cyprus sees extreme flooding due to torrential rainfall

North Cyprus sees extreme flooding due to torrential rainfall  Londra Gazete

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5 d. ago Floodwater begins to recede in north, efforts continue to mitigate impacts

The level of floodwater in the north began to recede in the north during the early hours of Wednesday morning, with Turkish Cypriot Nicosia mayor Mehmet Harmanci saying that water levels in streams in the capital’s northern third have “dropped” and that as such, “the risk has decreased”. He wrote in a post on social […]

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5 d. ago Opposition perplexed as north ‘parliament’ convenes during flood

Opposition members of the north’s ‘parliament’ expressed their confusion on Tuesday after the Turkish Cypriot legislature convened despite residential neighbourhoods within a 15-minute walk of the ‘parliament’ in the northern sector of Ayios Dhometios finding themselves under feet of water during severe floods which hit the area. CTP leader Sila Usar Incirli led the calls […]

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7 d. ago North set to face ‘serious energy and water problems’ in 2026

The north will face “serious energy and water problems” next year, its ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli said on Monday as discussions in the Turkish Cypriot legislature over next year’s ‘state’ budget began. He said that with the budget proposed by his own ruling coalition “it will not be possible to implement the projects we desire”. […]

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1 week ago Close allies of north ‘PM’ Ustel face court over corruption, bribery charges

Close allies of the north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel have this week faced court and sackings from their jobs within the north’s largest ruling political party the UBP and its civil service, with court cases against two of his closest associates now ongoing. His undersecretary Huseyin Cahitoglu was handed a seven-day remand on Friday after […]

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1 week ago Cyprus (North): Trial of conscientious objector Hasan Rahvancıoğlu postponed: He will face three separate cases

Cyprus (North): Trial of conscientious objector Hasan Rahvancıoğlu postponed: He will face three separate cases  War Resisters' International

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1 week ago Turkish propaganda aims at weakening Cyprus, says Polish embassy officer

Turkey and institutions affiliated to the north are reportedly conducting disinformation and propaganda campaigns in Cyprus, a Polish embassy officer said on Wednesday, pointing out that the aim was to cause fear and weaken the Republic’s status in the region. The officer was presenting a study on misinformation and disinformation campaigns in Poland and Cyprus […]

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2 w. ago Two Greek Cypriots arrested in north to reappear before court

The two Greek Cypriots standing trial in the north for alleged privacy violations will be appearing in court on Thursday for a second consecutive day of hearings. On Wednesday, the prosecution called in four witnesses – two IT technicians, a policeman and an associate of lawyer Murat Metin Hakki. Hakki, the lawyer of the five Greek […]

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3 w. ago Cyprus president meeting with newly elected leader of Turkish

Cyprus president meeting with newly elected leader of Turkish-occupied north  eKathimerini.com

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last month Yilmaz, Fidan call for ‘lasting solution’ to Cyprus problem on UDI anniversary

Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz and Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Saturday both called for a “just, lasting, and sustainable solution” to the Cyprus problem, as the north celebrated the 42nd anniversary of its unilateral declaration of independence. Yilmaz was on the island to partake in the Turkish Cypriot celebrations, and said that “the Greek […]

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