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 Jul...
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...
The Council of Ministers of the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus has issued a statement this evening annulling previous decisions about free entry into the country, while giving full authority on border issues to the Health Ministry. A fuller announcement on the new border arrangement is expected fr...
Dr Ali Pilli, the Health Minister of the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC), has announced all new arrivals must undergo a local PCR test and will be quarantined in a government centre until the test results are known. The rule change will take effect from Thursday, 2 July, and applies to ev...
Turkish Cypriots have received with vital medical equipment from the European Union to help them fight against COVID-19. The European Commission, in close partnership with UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) in Cyprus, successfully delivered 10 ventilators to North Cyprus on Tuesday, 30...
A left-wing newspaper in North Cyprus has reverted to its former name ‘Avrupa’ [‘Europe’] after African students accused the paper of “encouraging racism and stereotyping” for calling itself ‘Afrika’ and using a monkey in its logo. On Thursday, 25 June, the paper’s front page bore the new Avrupa...
The President of the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus Mustafa Akıncı was left fuming after Josep Borrell, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, failed to meet with him during an official visit to Cyprus. Mr Borrell (pictured top) had travelled to the island on Thursday after holding meetings...
The government of the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC) has confirmed the coronavirus risk category for all countries ahead of re-opening its borders to the world next week. All visitors have the right to enter North Cyprus from 1 July onwards, according to a Council of Ministers decree at...
Visitors from Turkey will now need to have two PCR tests done, before they travel and again when they arrive in Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC). It follows a decision by the Turkish Cypriot government to upgrade Turkey’s coronavirus (Covid-19) category from low risk Category A to medium risk...
The Council of Turkish Cypriot Associations in Britain (CTCA UK) – the UK umbrella body for Turkish Cypriots – has requested community members to contact them if they own land on or around the British military bases, also known as the Sovereign Base Areas (SBAs). The UK government recently launch...
