If you’re keen to see the capital of Cyprus in a day or two, what better way than on a bicycle to help you navigate around the narrow streets of the Old City on both sides of the Green Line that separates Turkish North Cyprus from the Greek South. There are no end of treasures new and old...
A new book in English has captured the enormous struggle Turkish Cypriots faced as they defended their strategically key coastal village for thirteen years in Northern Cyprus. Against the odds, they survived. The Battle of Kokkina captures this fascinating true story from the eyes of Fa...
North Cyprus’ “largest and most extensive culture and arts organisation”, event organisers have finally released their full programme for the two-week festival. All events will again take place in the city’s two historic venues: Othello Castle and Salamis Amphitheatre. Launched in 1995, the 2018...
They are known as the ‘bad boys of reggae’ and on 28 August, Inner Circle will be live in North Cyprus. The Grammy-winning dub legends are currently on the European leg of their 50th anniversary world tour, playing to tens of thousands of people across Europe this summer. On Tuesday night, Cyprio...
North Cyprus’ main opposition National Unity Party (UBP) has been named the worst political party when it comes to attendance at the Parliament for the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus. İskele MP Önder Sennaroğlu missed nearly half of all Parliamentary sessions between 2 April and 30 June 2018, a...
T-VINE talks to former Turkish Cypriot Chief Negotiator Ergün Olgun about his memories of former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who passed away on 18 August after a short illness aged 80. Annan came closer than any international political figure to resolving the decades-old Cyprus Problem, oversee...
After a legal marathon, the TRNC’s Compulsory Insurance Guarantee Fund [Zorunlu Sigortalar Garanti Fonu] has paid its first successful claimant in its 25-year history. A sum totalling just under £47,000 has been awarded to Philip Kirby, a retired Englishman who suffered crippling injuries when hi...
A TRNC Minister has been forced to defend himself after details emerged he had gone on holiday to Jordan by flying out from an airport in South Cyprus using a Republic of Cyprus passport. A photo of Labour and Social Security Minister Zeki Çeler and his cousins at Paphos Airport, posted...
The race was on to save dozens of refugees after the alarm was raised that a boat carrying 150 passengers was capsizing in the East Mediterranean, 16 miles north of the Karpaz Peninsula. 105 people were helped to safety by Turkish air and sea rescue teams on Tuesday morning. However, 26...
The recent local elections in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus generated none of the major upsets and surprises of the 2014 election. The electorate chose to stick with their existing council leaders, with 23 of 28 incumbents being returned on Sunday 24 June 2018. Turnout for the...
