6 h. ago UN envoy Holguin talks with Christodoulides ahead of July UN meeting

Maria Angela Holguin, the UN secretary-general’s personal envoy for Cyprus, met with President Nikos Christodoulides at the presidential palace on Saturday and is scheduled to meet Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on May 26. “We agreed to work hard this month to achieve results based on the March agreement. We want to present concrete outcomes […]

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47 h. 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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67 h. ago Turkish Cypriots protest over school bus crash, demand ‘education minister’s’ resignation

Turkish Cypriots demonstrated outside the north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel’s office on Tuesday night against the ruling coalition’s alleged negligence on the matter of school transport in light of the overturning of a school bus in the Karpas peninsula village of Yialousa, which saw 28 children and the bus’ driver hospitalised. Children, parents, and teachers were […]

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2 d. ago North police board bus headed for protest, prevent it from going

The Turkish Cypriot police on Wednesday boarded a bus which was due to take schoolchildren to a protest outside the north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel’s office and prevented it from travelling. The bus was set to take children from Karpasia to the protest, which was being staged against the ruling coalition’s alleged negligence on the […]

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3 d. ago Holguin to meet Christodoulides on Saturday, Tatar on Monday

The UN chief’s personal envoy for Cyprus Maria Angela Holguin kicks off her meetings on the island with a 10.30am appointment with President Nikos Christodoulides on Saturday. Holguin will be meeting Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Monday at 10.30am. According to diplomatic sources, after her meetings with the leaders of the two communities, Holguin […]

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3 d. ago €9 million awarded to Greek Cypriot refugee by north’s property commission

Greek Cypriot refugee Christos Saveriades has been awarded €9 million in damages by the Turkish Cypriot ‘immovable property commission’ (IPC) for the loss of use of his property in the north, it was announced on Wednesday. Lawyer Achilleas Demetriades, representing Saveriades’ heirs, said an “amicable agreement” had been reached on November 19, 2024, and the […]

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3 d. ago Turkish Cypriots ‘must be involved’ in Cyprus’ Schengen accession process

It is “extremely important” for the Turkish Cypriot side to be involved in Cyprus’ accession to the Schengen zone, Turkish Cypriot opposition political party CTP leader Tufan Erhurman said on Tuesday. He warned that Schengen accession “has the potential to bring about many complications, especially in the area of freedom of movement” regarding regarding Turkish […]

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3 d. ago North opposition lambasts ‘govt’ for ‘reckless’, ‘ridiculous’ property policy

The north’s ruling coalition was on Tuesday lambasted by two opposition ‘MPs’ for the “reckless” and “ridiculous” policies they have followed regarding the matter of property. The debate comes after the ruling coalition changed its legislation regarding the purchase of real estate by non-Turkish Cypriots last Friday, allowing them to buy more properties. First to speak on the […]

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5 d. ago Tatar: Christodoulides’ intention is to make us sit on his lap

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Monday said that President Nikos Christodoulides wants to “make us sit on his lap”. “I look into the man’s eyes, and I see his intention. His intention is to make us sit on his lap. With every turn he makes, he does not see the Turkish Cypriots as worthy […]

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5 d. ago Turkish Cypriots from mixed marriages protest for identity cards outside Nicosia administration office

Turkish Cypriots from mixed marriages protest for identity cards outside Nicosia administration office  Philenews

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1 week ago Arrest warrants issued for developers on Greek Cypriot land in north

Cyprus authorities have issued international arrest warrants for four Turkish nationals wanted in connection with the illegal development of Greek Cypriot land in the north, the mayor in exile of Lefkoniko village revealed on Tuesday. Mayor Pieris Gipsiotis told the Cyprus News Agency that he and other members of the Lefkoniko municipality had gathered information […]

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1 week ago Atlı Warns on Schengen Membership: “A Special Formula Must Be Developed to Protect Turkish Cypriot Rights”

Atlı Warns on Schengen Membership: “A Special Formula Must Be Developed to Protect Turkish Cypriot Rights”  Kıbrıs Postası

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1 week ago Ozersay ally bailed after ‘forged’ signatures turn out to be father’s

A political ally of former Turkish Cypriot chief negotiator Kudret Ozersay was released on bail on Monday after it turned out that the signatures on documents he had allegedly forged bore the signature of his father. Ahmet Tokatlioglu, a member of Ozersay’s party the HP’s central executive committee, had been arrested last week and stood […]

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1 week ago Insiders Made Millions by Exploiting Turkish Cypriot Properties in South Cyprus

Insiders Made Millions by Exploiting Turkish Cypriot Properties in South Cyprus  Kıbrıs Postası

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1 week ago Insiders made millions by exploiting Turkish Cypriot properties

Civil servants are said to have made millions virtually overnight by appropriating Turkish Cypriot properties and taking advantage of the lack of supervision by the interior ministry run guardian of the properties. An Audit Office investigation into the selling of Turkish Cypriot properties revealed they had been bought at a fraction of their value in […]

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2 w. ago Journalists gather at north police HQ demanding protection for under

A selection of Turkish Cypriot journalists gathered at the north’s police headquarters on Thursday morning to demand bolstered protection for Aysemden Akin, who received death threats after publishing a series of articles in which an interviewee had made allegations of a deep money-laundering and smuggling network based in Cyprus involving some of the most powerful men […]

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2 w. ago Tatar says European parliament’s Turkey report is a ‘biased document’

The report on Turkey approved by the European parliament on Wednesday is a “biased document” which “ignores the will of the Turkish Cypriot people”, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said. He said the report and other European Union documents concerning Turkey are “disconnected from reality and prepared with political motives”. “The EU, in clear violation […]

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2 w. ago Journalist who received death threats and police at loggerheads over protection

A Turkish Cypriot journalist who received death threats after publishing a series of articles in which an interviewee had made allegations of a deep money-laundering and smuggling network based in Cyprus involving some of the most powerful men in Turkey found herself at loggerheads with the Turkish Cypriot police on Wednesday over the protection they had […]

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2 w. ago Tatar pours cold water on idea of new crossing point in central Nicosia

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Tuesday poured cold water on the idea of opening a new crossing point in central Nicosia, saying that President Nikos Christodoulides had requested the opening of such a crossing point at Monday’s meeting between the pair. “There is no serious congestion on Ledra Street. Every crossing point has security, […]

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2 w. ago Christodoulides hopes to keep promise for resumption of Cyprus talks

President Nikos Christodoulides repeated on Tuesday his disappointment with the outcome of Monday’s talks with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, but said he hoped to announce developments in the next few days. “I have promised the people of Cyprus that I will do everything possible to create the conditions for the resumption of talks” to […]

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