TRNC national treasures are in danger of being stolen or destroyed, claim amateur archaeologists in North Cyprus. Their concerns were raised after a follow-up visit to a site in the Karpaz peninsula in April, where they discovered efforts had been made to try to dislodge pieces of priceless Bronze A...
This year’s meeting of the European Federation of Salaried Doctors (FEMS) was held in North Cyprus. The embargo-busting event took place at the end of last week, with representatives from 13 different medical professions in France, Holland, Italy Portugal, Slovenia, Spain and Turkey attending the 3-...
This evening sees the launch of a three-day event that will bring together writers, intellectuals, artists and activists in Nicosia to discuss history, literature, identity and contemporary politics. Among the special guests will be British-Pakistani historian and author Tariq Ali and Norwegian auth...
North Cyprus’ newly-formed minority government received the all-important vote of confidence in the TRNC Parliament earlier today. Receiving 27 of a possible 50 votes, the UBP-DP Coalition Government led by Prime Minister Hüseyin Özgürgün now has the mandate to implement its programme. The ope...
A staggering 41,554 cars were reported as having a road accident in North Cyprus in 2015, according to insurance companies. The figure is included in a report newly released by the TRNC Insurance Association, which details the human and material cost of car accidents in North Cyprus last year. Ac...
Some of North Cyprus’ most deprived children are being given the chance to develop their bi-lingual skills thanks to the English Language Association of North Cyprus (ELA). The ELA is running free weekly English language classes for children aged between six and 11 years old who are in the care o...
The failure by international actors to safeguard the political equality of the two sides could hamper the chances of UN-backed Cyprus Talks reaching a positive resolution in 2016. A mini crisis has been triggered following Nicos Anastasiades’ announcement in February that there is to be a third l...
Born in Lefkoşa in 1958, Emine Çolak was forced to flee with her family at gunpoint when Greek Cypriots took over the running of the island by force in December 1963. Moving to London at a young age, she studied law at SOAS University and became a barrister in 1980. She returned to Cyprus to set up...
Those familiar with the British Turkish Cypriot community may well wonder how such a question could even arise. After all, Turkish Cypriots are highly secular and the younger generations well integrated into British society. So well integrated, that most know very little about their Islamic roots.&n...
A doctor based at Near East University Hospital in Lefkoşa has been given the Young Researcher Award at the 11th International Healthcare and Biological Research Conference (IHBRC) following her innovative approach to microsurgery. Dr Ülvan Özad’s MicroNEU device offers an ethical solution to teachi...
