11 h. ago Property arrests ‘a lifebuoy’ for Tatar’s election prospects

The recent arrests made by the Republic of Cyprus of people accused of selling Greek Cypriot-owned property in the north are a “lifebuoy” for Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar’s prospects of re-election, former Turkish Cypriot chief negotiator for the Cyprus problem Kudret Ozersay said on Tuesday. Speaking to Kibris Postasi TV, Ozersay, who also served […]

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7 d. ago North ‘minister’ promises reciprocal arrests over Turkish Cypriot property

The north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli on Tuesday said the Turkish Cypriot authorities would begin to issue arrest warrants for people they accuse of using Turkish Cypriot property in the Republic without the original owners’ consent. Speaking to Kibris Genc TV, he said there would be “some measures” taken in response to the recent arrests […]

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9 d. ago Ustel slams Christodoulides’ ‘aggressive, terroristic attitude’ on property

The north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel on Sunday decried President Nikos Christodoulides’ “aggressive, terroristic attitude” on the matter of property, in light of recent arrests made by the Republic of Cyprus of people accused of selling Greek Cypriot-owned property in the north. He said Christodoulides’ attitude is “obvious”, and that he “neglects the principle of responsibility […]

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1 week ago German woman arrested over north property testifies over flight with Elam MEP

The 49-year-old German woman who stands accused of having sold Greek Cypriot property in the north on Friday told the Nicosia criminal court about the flight from Germany to Cyprus she spent with Elam MEP Geadis Geadi which ended with her being arrested in July last year. Friday’s hearing formed part of the “trial within a […]

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1 week ago Tatar vows to not ‘remain silent’ over ‘hostile’ property arrests

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Thursday said that it is “out of the question for me to remain silent” amid the arrests being made by the Republic of Cyprus of people accused of selling Greek Cypriot-owned property in the north. In a statement released in light of a meeting he had held with the leaders […]

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2 w. ago Turkish Cypriots ‘anxious, intimidated, threatened’ by property arrests

Turkish Cypriots have been rendered “anxious, intimidated, and threatened” by the flurry of arrests made by the Republic of Cyprus of people accused of selling Greek Cypriot-owned property in the north, Turkish Cypriot opposition political party the CTP’s foreign relations secretary Fikri Toros said. “These feelings are reviving previous traumas experienced between 1963 and 1974,” […]

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2 w. ago Property issue ‘not raised’ at Christodoulides’ meeting with Holguin

The issue of property and the arrests being made by the Republic of Cyprus of people accused of selling Greek Cypriot-owned property in the north was not raised by United Nations envoy Maria Angela Holguin during her meeting with President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said. Speaking to journalists after the meeting, […]

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3 w. ago Property arrests ‘will certainly not stop, no matter what Tatar says’

The arrests made by the Republic of Cyprus of people accused of selling Greek Cypriot-owned property in the north “will certainly not stop, no matter what Tatar says”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday. Speaking to journalists outside the general assembly of the Cyprus shipping chamber in Limassol, he ruled out the prospect of calling […]

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3 w. ago Tatar rejects tripartite meeting, slams Greek Cypriot property arrest ‘terrorism’

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Monday ruled out the prospect of a tripartite meeting involving himself, President Nikos Christodoulides and United Nations envoy Maria Angela Holguin while the latter is on the island, owing to the arrests made by the Republic of Cyprus of people accused of selling Greek Cypriot-owned property in the north. […]

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3 w. ago Turkish Cyprus slams property arrests, rejects tripartite meeting

Turkish Cyprus slams property arrests, rejects tripartite meeting  Hürriyet Daily News

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3 w. ago North ‘MP’ calls for crossing points to be closed over property arrests

Turkish Cypriot ruling coalition party DP ‘MP’ Serhat Akpinar on Thursday called for the north’s authorities to close the island’s crossing points over the recent arrests and court cases regarding the alleged development of Greek Cypriot-owned land in the north. “The United Nations’ representative [Maria Angela Holguin] is here Attention must be drawn immediately. […]

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