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As North Cyprus prepares to bury 14 Turkish Cypriot children, a relative’s story highlights the horrors of those slain in 1974 Muratağa Massacre

Forty six years after they were brutally killed by Greek Cypriot paramilitaries during the 1974 Cyprus War, fourteen children aged between four months and fifteen years old will be laid to rest at the Muratağa Martyrs’ Cemetery this Saturday, 26 December 2020. The children were among 126 Turkish...

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TRNC restricts entry from UK and 3 other countries to its citizens and slaps 14-day quarantine on new arrivals

The Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC) has banned travel from the United Kingdom, Denmark, Netherlands, and South Africa after authorities in the four countries detected a more infectious variant of the coronavirus. The TRNC Ministry of Health, on advice from the Contagious Diseases Executiv...

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BTCA premieres its Nevcihan Oluşum “A Thousand Words” documentary – the story behind the iconic photo

The world premiere of the documentary ‘A Thousand Words; The Voice Behind the Image’ about Nevcihan Oluşum and her iconic photo took place online on Sunday, 20 December. The screening of the film by the British Turkish Cypriot Association (BTCA) occurred on the 57th anniversary of ‘Bloody Christm...

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Officials confirm 10-day quarantine fees for those arriving in North Cyprus in December

The Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC) government has set the fees for 10-day quarantine, which is compulsory for all new arrivals into the country except students, who must quarantine but do not have to pay. A seven-day quarantine rule has been applicable for travellers from most countries...

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North Cyprus: quarantine period extended to 10 days for all new arrivals, including those crossing Green Line

The period of quarantine for all new arrivals will increase from seven to ten days from Tuesday, 15 December, following an announcement by the Health Ministry for the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC) earlier today. The Turkish Cypriot authorities have also suspended the travel corridor wit...

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Family feud over Cratos ownership boils over, as ‘70 armed men’ storm the hotel

A dispute over control of a luxury hotel in Girne, in the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC), broke into open hostilities with police forced to intervene after reports of armed men ‘storming the hotel’. The incident took place on Thursday, 10 December, with shareholder Kemal Bozoğlu allegedl...

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Crisis over: two months after collapse of coalition, TRNC finally gets a new government

Sixty three days after the collapse of coalition rule by the National Unity Party (UBP) and People’s Party (HP), the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC) finally has a new government in place. A dramatic turn of events over the past 48 hours saw three MPs resign from HP, paving the way for a n...

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North Cyprus tightens Covid entry rules: 7-day quarantine for everyone, TRNC citizens to pay too

New coronavirus rules will come into force on Tuesday 8 December for those arriving in the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC). Among the new entry rules announced by the TRNC Health Ministry are: 〉Three risk categories for countries abolished, all now in a single group that has mandato...

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President Tatar invites main opposition leader Tufan Erhürman to form a new government

The Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC) remains without a fully functioning government for the seventh week running. Ersan Saner, the caretaker leader of the National Unity Party (UBP), was tasked with forming a new government on 7 November, a month after the collapse of the UBP-HP (Halkın Pa...

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Freak weather, including a tornado, inflicts widespread damage across North Cyprus

Freak weather has caused havoc across the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC) today. Strong winds and heavy rain have pounded the country since the early hours of the morning, causing flooding from Yeşilırmak in the west, through to Yenierenköy in the eastern district of Karpaz. The TRNC w...

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