Turkish Cypriots are set to receive financial boost to the tune of €31.6 million to help towards the cost of key infrastructure projects and for environmental protection. The funding from the European Union is in addition to the €5 million that was approved earlier this year. The latest announcement, made by the EU Commission on […]
The President of the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC) Mustafa Akıncı has urged France to change its stance on the dispute in the Eastern Mediterranean, and to drop its one-sided approach and instead facilitate dialogue between the two sides. The comments came in a meeting with French Ambassador Isabelle Dumont at the TRNC White […]
A court case in the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC) has pitted former Health Minister Dr. Eşref Vaiz against his former party leader Ferdi Sabit Soyer over an unpaid bank loan. In 2009, Dr. Vaiz agreed to act as guarantor for the then Prime Minister, who wanted to borrow a large sum of money from […]
The European Union is refusing to intervene in a row over South Cyprus suspending the Green Line Regulation for European citizens. Currently, visitors from EU countries and EU nationals resident in North Cyprus are prevented from crossing the Green Line border that divides the island into the Turkish North and the Greek South. Mustafa Akıncı, […]
The Health Ministry for the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC) has announced that those travelling from the UK will no longer have to do quarantine in a government-approved quarantine centre. New arrivals from Britain will instead be able to self-isolate at home for seven days, providing they test negative for coronavirus in advance of […]
The Turkish Cypriot Health Ministry scored a new low after 22 passengers arriving at Ercan Airport from Britain were left stranded without food and drink in a car park for over five hours due to all approved quarantine hotels being full. A lack of forward planning by Health Minister Dr Ali Pilli and his team […]
The Council of Turkish Cypriot Associations UK (CTCA) has launched a campaign to stop plans for commercial and residential development on Turkish Cypriot property in Britain’s Sovereign Base Areas (SBAs) in Cyprus, calling the plans “unlawful”. The CTCA accuses the UK government of “deliberately undermining” Turkish Cypriot legal and political rights in order to move […]
The business community from the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus is expected to be out in force for a demonstration at the Metehan border crossing on Friday evening, 17 July. The protest, called by the Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce (KTTO), is against a decision by the Greek Cypriot authorities to prevent foreign nationals from […]
There was some unexpected good news yesterday for Turkish Cypriots and others in Britain wanting to travel to the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC) this summer. The TRNC Contagious Diseases Supreme Committee (‘Bulaşıcı Hastalıklar Üst Komitesi’, CDSD) announced on Wednesday evening, 8 July, that the period of mandatory quarantine for those travelling from the UK […]
The Health Ministry of the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC) has confirmed the country’s borders are to remain open, and the existing system of risk categories are to remain in place. In a written statement issued late last night, Sunday 5 July, the Health Ministry set out the updated entry and exit arrangements for […]
