Turkish Cypriot President Tufan Erhürman has said he remains committed to UN efforts to resolve the Cyprus problem after meeting Secretary-General António Guterres in New York (pictured top). Their talks followed conflicting claims about why a proposed meeting with Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Christo...
Turkish Airlines has placed its largest order for Boeing single-aisle aircraft, agreeing to buy 100 737 MAX jets with options for a further 50.The agreement, announced in New York last week in the presence of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, covers 100 Boeing 737-8 aircraft. It also allows th...
The Republic of Cyprus was established in 1960 by Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots, with each community sharing equal and indivisible sovereignty of the island. It was a partnership state that placed both communities on an equal political footing irrespective of their numerical sizes. ...
The Mayor of Nicosia, Charalambos Prountzos, has withdrawn from next week’s Cyprus Forum in solidarity with his Turkish Cypriot counterpart Mehmet Harmancı, following a dispute over how Harmancı was identified on the event programme.Harmancı, the elected head of Lefkoşa Turkish Municipality in North...
Lefkoşa Turkish Municipality Mayor Mehmet Harmancı has withdrawn from next week’s Cyprus Forum after organisers changed his title on the programme following objections from far-right Greek Cypriot party ELAM.Harmancı had been listed as “Mayor of Nicosia Turkish Municipality”, a title the forum itsel...
Britain has updated its official travel advice for LGBT+ visitors to Türkiye following the country’s sweeping raids on LGBT organisations and activists, as protests against the crackdown spread to more than 50 cities worldwide and over 450 civil society groups issued a joint condemnation.The Foreign...
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan have held their first face-to-face meeting, with trade, defence, Gaza, Ukraine and Cyprus among the issues discussed.The two leaders met in New York on Tuesday, 22 September, on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations Ge...
Türkiye has joined seven Arab and Muslim-majority nations in calling on Israel to fulfil its commitments under the Gaza ceasefire plan, including allowing the “immediate, safe and unhindered” delivery of humanitarian aid and supplies into the territory.The joint statement was issued by the foreign m...
Acclaimed British Turkish novelist Elif Shafak has been named the winner of the 2026 Helena Vaz da Silva European Award for Raising Public Awareness on Cultural Heritage, recognising her contribution to celebrating Europe’s cultural heritage through literature and storytelling.The annual award, esta...
Organisations working to protect people from corporate abuses have lost an average of 40% of their funding in just two years, according to a new global survey, with one in eight warning they could be forced to close.The findings, published on Wednesday, 16 September, come from a survey by Swedish hu...
