The 15thanniversary of the failure to unite Cyprus in twin referendums is “no occasion for celebration”, Britain’s former envoy to Cyprus has said in exclusive comments to T-VINE. David Hannay – now Lord Hannay of Chiswick – was the UK’s special representative for Cyprus from 1996 to 2003, as it played a key role in […]
The necessary conditions for the creation of a federal united Cyprus do not exist, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Foreign Affairs Minister Kudret Özersay said on Wednesday. Prof. Özersay made the comments at a major conference held at Near East University (NEU), on the outskirts of Lefkoşa, North Cyprus, organised to debate “alternative” solutions […]
They may be just 40 miles apart, but for the past six months Turkey and North Cyprus have been in two different time zones. Since October, Turkey has been one hour ahead of its Eastern Mediterranean neighbour. Early Sunday morning, clocks went forward by an hour on both sides in Cyprus and in other countries […]
The United Nations’ mission in Cyprus came under fierce criticism from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) this week after UN peacekeepers were unable to provide “security” for a football match involving teams from both sides of the island. On Tuesday Turkish Cypriots Mağusa Türk Gücü and Greek Cypriots Nea Salamina took part in […]
North Cyprus state broadcaster BRT will tonight screen a special interview with the Turkish Cypriot members of the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) in Cyprus. Gülden Plümer Küçük and Mine Balman appear on the Londra Gündem programme with presenter Ertanch Hidayettin. Ms Küçük and Ms Balman are currently in London as part of a small delegation […]
A driver who caused the death of the dad of a British Turkish Cypriot accountant has been sent to prison, three and a half years after the fatal crash occurred. Deniz Avcu was sentenced to four years in jail after being found guilty of causing death by inconsiderate and careless driving by a panel of […]
Entrepreneurs from Turkey and North Cyprus are among the richest people in the world, according to the latest league table of billionaires. A total of 25 businessmen and women from Turkey have made it on to the 2019 list, joined by one Turkish Cypriot, Suat Günsel. The combined wealth of Turkey’s mega rich was $43.1 […]
A small delegation from the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP) will visit the British capital in mid-March in the hope of discovering new information about the fate of people reported missing during the Cyprus Conflict. Representatives of the CMP will be in London for five days, from Monday 18 March, hoping to meet […]
Britain’s position on Cyprus remains unchanged, its officials in Nicosia have stated, after Greek Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades claimed that Prime Minister Theresa May said the UK did not wish to continue in its role as a guarantor country. Cyprus gained independence from the UK in 1960 following a campaign of terror by members of […]
Fifty five years ago today, the United Nations (UN) Security Council passed a resolution, the ramifications of which continues to be felt decades later. Three years after the independence of Cyprus from British rule, leaders of the Greek Cypriot community initiated their notorious Akritas Plan, which aimed to overthrow the power-sharing arrangement between themselves and […]
