Paintings and audio-visual recordings that have been gathering dust for almost five decades are to go on show in Cyprus at an exhibition, it has been announced. They will be displayed to the public for the first time since 1974, the United Nations spokesperson in Cyprus said on behalf of the isla...
With savings rates of up to 5% for accounts in sterling, a personal bank account in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) can seem like an attractive prospect. Some, with a second home, may want the convenience of a current account and associated bank card from which to make online trans...
I would like to take this opportunity to address the ill-informed and distorted comments made by seventeen Members of Parliament of the United Kingdom in a video published by the “National Federation of Cypriots in the UK” on the anniversary of the 1974 Peace Operation in Cyprus. As it has become...
Turkish Cypriot trade union EL-SEN, which represents workers at the North Cyprus’ Electricity Board KIB-TEK, has cut the electricity to the Finance Ministry after it repeatedly failed to pay its electricity bill. The union claims the debt has risen to 110 million TL, which the TRNC Government refute...
A man who avoided almost certain death at the hands of Greek Cypriot gunmen in 1974 by hiding in a barrel as a child has spoken about the terrifying moment he thought he and his family would be killed. Şafak Nihat was just 13 when EOKA-B terrorists came to the village of Muratağa on the Mesaoria...
People who bought property from a real estate developer in Girne in the TRNC may have fallen victim to title deed fraud, it has emerged, as a prominent local businessman was accused of falsifying dozens of documents. Investment İnşaat Ltd director and founder Mehmet Eminoğlu and Serdar Özbekoğlu,...
On 14 August, 1974, Turkey commenced the second phase of its military intervention in Cyprus. The order was famously given in a coded message referring to the daughter of the then Foreign Affairs Minister Turan Güneş. “Tell Mr Güneş that Ayşe can go on holiday,” was the secret signal given by the...
The struggle to survive has defined much of the recent history of Turkish Cypriots, with the Erenköy Resistance of 1964 among their most famous battles. A major milestone that occurred early on in the 11-year Cyprus Conflict, the Battle of Erenköy not only highlighted the bravery and resilience of t...
The fenced-off seaside resort of Maraş in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) will be reopened under “Turkish administration”, Prime Minister Ersin Tatar has confirmed. The PM made the comments during a visit to Istanbul to promote North Cyprus tourism, days after work to make an inven...
This year’s 20 July Peace and Freedom Day was marked in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) with ceremonies to remember the victims and the fallen soldiers. Events commemorating the 45th anniversary of Turkey’s military intervention in Cyprus kicked off on Friday, 19 July, with a 21-gun...
