Multiple arrests have been made in Turkey and the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC) after Turkish Cypriot businessman Halil Falyalı and his driver Murat Demirtaş were killed in an armed ambush in Çatalköy, Girne, on Tuesday evening. One man, 49-year-old Ömer Tunç, was arrested and has appeared in court in Girne on Wednesday morning, […]
“We are ready to continue and expand our cooperation with the EU”, President Ersin Tatar told Mario Nava, the European Union Director-General for Structural Reform Support, in an online meeting on Thursday, 3 February. The Turkish Cypriot leader was discussing improving cooperation with the European Union (EU) through different projects that are designed to aid […]
The Immovable Property Commission (IPC) has ruled that the Evkaf Administration of Cyprus (Evkaf) can become a party in a case involving property in the abandoned town of Varosha / Maraş, in Famagusta, Cyprus. The case has far-reaching implications for hundreds of cases involving Greek Cypriot claimants. The IPC ruling marks the first time litigation […]
Eleven women were elected as Members of Parliament (MP) in Sunday’s General Election in the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC), a record number for the small Eastern Mediterranean country. While that is welcome news for gender equality campaigners in North Cyprus, at 22% of the total number of MPs, there is still some way […]
There will be little change in the governance of the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC) after the ruling National Unity Party (UBP) secured the largest number of votes and seats in Sunday’s General Election. However, without an outright majority, the UBP will again need to form a coalition. Sunday’s win had been predicted, but […]
A new funding initiative has been announced by the European Union to help Turkish Cypriots wanting to pursue higher and vocational education in an EU member state. Earlier this week, the European Commission announced details of its latest scholarship programme for “the Turkish Cypriot community” for the next academic year. The 2022/23 EU Scholarship scheme […]
On Sunday, 23 January 2022, Turkish Cypriots will be selecting their next government, but few are expecting any major changes to the current make-up of the 50-seat Parliament in the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC). The right-wing National Unity Party (UBP), the main party in the TRNC’s current minority coalition Government, is predicted to […]
Ten years ago today, Rauf Raif Denktaş – the man many people regard as the father of the Turkish Cypriot nation – passed away at Near East University Hospital from multiple organ failure. The former President of the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus’ (TRNC) health had been deteriorating following a stroke he suffered in May […]
People inoculated against the coronavirus in the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC) will no longer have to self-isolate for ten days when they visit Britain following rule changes that come in to force on Monday, 10 January. Up until now, those jabbed against Covid-19 in the TRNC and arriving in Britain were treated by […]
The body of an Ethiopian student, who died in the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC) while working on an outdoor billboard in unsafe conditions, has been repatriated to his home country following a successful funeral fundraising campaign by his fellow students. Meles Halieu, a 28-year-old Master’s student at Near East University, was electrocuted while […]
