Crew members aboard the ill-fated Filo Jet ferry discussed fears that the vessel could sink and complained that its owners were failing to invest in maintenance, according to new evidence presented at Girne District Court on Friday, 23 October. The revelations are the latest to emerge from the ferry...
TRNC President Tufan Erhürman and Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Christodoulides have agreed to advance environmental and cultural initiatives and meet again next week, following their latest UN-hosted discussions and a joint appearance at the Pile Peace Festival.The United Nations described their meeti...
The Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC) women’s national football team is set to make history next summer when it competes in its first international tournament at the 2027 CONIFA Women’s World Football Cup in England.The Turkish Cypriot side will be one of eight national teams taking part in th...
A Parliamentary investigation into the Filo Jet ferry disaster, which claimed 27 lives off the coast of Girne on 30 August, has identified possible shortcomings in maritime safety regulations, vessel inspections and government oversight that may have contributed to the tragedy.Sunat Atun (pictured,...
Police investigating the Filo Jet ferry disaster have uncovered further evidence of serious mechanical problems aboard the vessel before it sank off Girne, killing 27 people. The revelations emerged during a court hearing on Friday, 16 October.The latest evidence includes recordings of crew members...
Türkiye’s research vessel Oruç Reis has reached waters off Girne to survey the route of a planned 101 km natural gas connection with the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), advancing a project intended to strengthen electricity supplies and potentially open a new export route for Eastern Med...
The Turkish Republic of North Cyprus has confirmed that its General Election will take place on Sunday, 6 December 2026, alongside the country’s Local Elections.MPs approved the decision on Thursday, 8 October, clearing the way for Turkish Cypriot voters to choose their national and local representa...
All 27 bodies recovered following the Filo Jet ferry disaster have now been formally identified, leaving three-year-old Anni Asel Hilaloğlu (pictured top middle) as the sole person still missing more than five weeks after the vessel sank off Girne.The latest DNA results, announced on Friday, 10 Octo...
Six more bodies have been recovered from the continuing search for victims of the Filo Jet ferry disaster since T-VINE’s last update, taking the death toll to 24 and leaving just four people still missing.Two of the recently recovered victims have now been formally identified through DNA testin...
The 18th victim of the Filo Jet ferry disaster has been identified as Ferdi Törer, as investigators examining the deadly sinking told a Girne court that the vessel’s watertight doors were not closed and earlier repairs had been deemed inadequate by experts.DNA tests confirmed that a body recovered f...
