In the third and final part of a series of stories marking the 15th anniversary of the Annan Plan referendums in Cyprus, Eltan Halil examines the role of the European Union and the consequences of its decision to admit a divided island. The European Union has made the prospects of a solution in Cyp...
Calls have been made to scrap the constitutional right to immunity for MPs in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) after a deputy appeared to use his position to put pressure on the police. Bertan Zaroğlu, an MP for the Rebirth Party, seemed to invoke parliamentary immunity during a spa...
On 24 April, 2004, Turkish Cypriots voted in favour of uniting the island of Cyprus in historic referendums on what was dubbed the ‘Annan Plan’. But the United Nations blueprint for a federal solution remained just that after Greek Cypriots overwhelmingly rejected it – and were rewarded with Europea...
The 15thanniversary of the failure to unite Cyprus in twin referendums is “no occasion for celebration”, Britain’s former envoy to Cyprus has said in exclusive comments to T-VINE. David Hannay – now Lord Hannay of Chiswick – was the UK’s special representative for Cyprus from 1996 to 2003, as it...
The necessary conditions for the creation of a federal united Cyprus do not exist, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Foreign Affairs Minister Kudret Özersay said on Wednesday. Prof. Özersay made the comments at a major conference held at Near East University (NEU), on the outskirts of Le...
They may be just 40 miles apart, but for the past six months Turkey and North Cyprus have been in two different time zones. Since October, Turkey has been one hour ahead of its Eastern Mediterranean neighbour. Early Sunday morning, clocks went forward by an hour on both sides in Cyprus and in oth...
The United Nations’ mission in Cyprus came under fierce criticism from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) this week after UN peacekeepers were unable to provide “security” for a football match involving teams from both sides of the island. On Tuesday Turkish Cypriots Mağusa Türk Gücü...
North Cyprus state broadcaster BRT will tonight screen a special interview with the Turkish Cypriot members of the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) in Cyprus. Gülden Plümer Küçük and Mine Balman appear on the Londra Gündem programme with presenter Ertanch Hidayettin. Ms Küçük and Ms Balman are...
A driver who caused the death of the dad of a British Turkish Cypriot accountant has been sent to prison, three and a half years after the fatal crash occurred. Deniz Avcu was sentenced to four years in jail after being found guilty of causing death by inconsiderate and careless driving by a panel o...
Entrepreneurs from Turkey and North Cyprus are among the richest people in the world, according to the latest league table of billionaires. A total of 25 businessmen and women from Turkey have made it on to the 2019 list, joined by one Turkish Cypriot, Suat Günsel. The combined wealth of Turke...
