5 h. ago Christodoulides meets selection of Turkish Cypriots ahead of Geneva meeting

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday welcomed a selection of Turkish Cypriots to the presidential palace to speak about next week’s enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem, which is set to take place in the Swiss city of Geneva. The group, which among others included the leaders of minor Turkish Cypriot political parties, the YKP’s Murat […]

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6 h. ago Return of former north ‘PM’ exiled in Turkey may be on the cards

A return to politics and to Cyprus may be on the cards for Huseyin Ozgurgun, the former Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ who fled the north to Istanbul in 2019 after 16 million TL (around €2m at the time) which he had not formally declared was found in his bank account. In the five and a […]

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53 h. ago Turkish party leader says his arrest is part of crackdown on Erdogan’s political opponents

The leader of a Turkish nationalist party has said he was arrested and detained on political grounds as part of an opposition crackdown that contradicts the government’s purported effort to boost democracy while ending a Kurdish militant insurgency. Umit Ozdag, leader of the Victory Party and known for his fierce opposition to the presence of […]

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57 h. ago Constructive approach must be accepted at Cyprus talks in Geneva: Turkish Cyprus

Constructive approach must be accepted at Cyprus talks in Geneva: Turkish Cyprus  Türkiye Today

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61 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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3 d. ago Turkish Film Depicts Cyprus Invasion as Love Story Peace Operation

Turkish Film Depicts Cyprus Invasion as Love Story Peace Operation  The National Herald

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3 d. ago Despite Turkish interference: Greece stays committed to subsea power link to Cyprus

Despite Turkish interference: Greece stays committed to subsea power link to Cyprus  Offshore Energy

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4 d. ago Turkish Cypriot conscientious objector may be jailed for fourth time

Turkish Cypriot conscientious objector Halil Karapasaoglu on Monday announced that he had been informed by the police that he is once again to be charged with failing to complete his military service, having not attended a military refresher day last year. If found guilty, he may go to prison for conscientiously objecting for a third […]

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5 d. ago Michaelidou calls for ‘intensified’ efforts to resolve Cyprus problem

Education Minister Athena Michaelidou on Sunday called for “intensified” efforts to resolve the Cyprus problem. “Given the ongoing illegal Turkish occupation of our homeland for over 50 years, we must intensify our fight for the liberation and reunification of our homeland. Focusing our side’s efforts on the diplomatic path and peaceful dialogue, our primary goal […]

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5 d. ago Zelenskyi asks for Turkish presence at EU summits as Cyprus runs into geopolitics fist

Zelenskyi asks for Turkish presence at EU summits as Cyprus runs into geopolitics fist  in-cyprus

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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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6 d. ago Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus president highlights imbalance in UK’s stance on island

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus president highlights imbalance in UK’s stance on island  Anadolu Agency | English

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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 Lawyer threatens Turkish opposition leader over ‘slander’ of ambassador in north

Omer Faruk Karaguzel, the lawyer of Turkey’s ambassador in the north Yasin Ekrem Serim, on Wednesday threatened to “use our legal rights against baseless news and slander” after Turkish opposition party CHP leader Ozgur Ozel had drawn links between Serim, his father Maksut Serim, Turkish Cypriot businessman Halil Falyali, who was assassinated in 2022, and […]

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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 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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2 w. ago Cyprus Peace Operation veteran recalls heroism, compassion of Turkish soldiers

Cyprus Peace Operation veteran recalls heroism, compassion of Turkish soldiers  turkiyetoday.com

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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 Turkish Defense Ministry: Agreement Between Egypt and Southern Cyprus Is Null and Void

Turkish Defense Ministry: Agreement Between Egypt and Southern Cyprus Is Null and Void  Kıbrıs Postası

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3 w. ago Union defends plea for religion in north schools, slams media for ‘discrediting TRNC’

The Cyprus Turkish educators’ union (Kibtes)’ chairman Himmet Turgut on Wednesday defended his demand that more religion classes be taught in the north’s schools, while also issuing a wholehearted condemnation of the media’s reporting of the matter. He said the report he had written to Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz containing a list of demands […]

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