International broadcaster TRT World will be televising a new six-part documentary called The Forefront: Cyprus covering the Mediterranean island’s recent tragic past. The first episode will be screened on Wednesday 15 November 2023, a date which marks the fortieth anniversary of the declaration of the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus. Describing its new series, TRT […]
It’s that time of year if you live in the United Kingdom, the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC), or South Cyprus when your clocks go back an hour for Daylight Saving Time (DST), which starts on Sunday, 29 October 2023. It also means an extra hour in bed! Most digitally operated clocks should automatically […]
A month-long 2,500 mile charity bike ride by two Metropolitan police officers, PC Ceyhun ‘Jay’ Uzun and PC Ryan McKinlay is nearing completion. The pair set off from outside Scotland Yard in London exactly four weeks ago today in a bid to raise awareness and essential funds for UK children’s cancer charity Tanyel’s Smile, which […]
On Sunday, newly elected MPs in this year’s May General Elections joined their more experienced political colleagues for the reconvening of the Grand National Assembly of Turkiye (TBMM) following the summer recess. The 28th session of the Turkish Parliament had officially commenced on 2 June 2023, after the Parliamentary and Presidential elections, but there was […]
The gross domestic product (GDP) for the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC) rose significantly last year, with economic output doing better than pre-Covid. Figures released by the TRNC Statistics Institute show that GDP grew by 13.3% in 2022, with a total GDP of 73.8 billion TL (£2.2 billion) for the year. Due to the […]
In the early hours of Thursday, 10 August 2023, Hüseyin Mavideniz was beaten to death by bouncers outside Breeze nightclub in İskele, in the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus. The shocking incident, captured on mobile phone cameras, caused massive outrage, not least because of the savagery of the attack on a man who was knocked […]
The Russian Embassy in Cyprus is getting ready to offer consular services in the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus, according to Russia’s official news agency TASS. A TASS correspondent said the details of the new service came from a representative of the Embassy, who said: “We will start providing consular services in the northern part […]
The President of the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus Ersin Tatar has urged the United States to accept the two-states policy he is advocating, which will “provide for a practical, fair and sustainable settlement not only for the two equal sides in Cyprus but also for the Eastern Mediterranean region.” The comments came during a […]
The magnificent new Ercan Airport is but the latest reflection of the major development underway in the TRNC, reinforcing the Turkish Cypriot state’s existence to the rest of the world and its ability to offer facilities on a par with any of the recognised states in its region. Eight years in the making and costing […]
The President of the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus Ersin Tatar attended this year’s Dawn Vigil (Şafak Nöbeti in Turkish) to commemorate the brave Turkish soldiers who came to the aid of Turkish Cypriots 49 years ago. Turkiye’s vital military intervention on 20 July, five days after by far-right Greek Cypriot nationalists staged a coup, […]
