Messages of condolence and solidarity have continued to pour in following Sunday’s devastating ferry disaster off the coast of North Cyprus, which has left at least eight people dead and 20 others missing.Among those expressing their sympathies are British Turkish Cypriot MP Nesil Caliskan, Britain’...
At least eight people have died and 18 remain missing after a passenger ferry carrying 267 people capsized and sank shortly after leaving Girne in one of the worst maritime disasters in Cyprus in decades.A massive search-and-rescue operation involving Turkish Cypriot and Turkish ships, aircraft, hel...
An Open Letter to the President and Decision-Makers of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Days after the French authorities approved the extradition warrant for a Lithuanian woman wanted by the Republic of Cyprus in connection with her work in the North Cyprus property sector, the Greek Cy...
A North Cyprus fertility clinic has issued a detailed rebuttal to allegations raised in a BBC investigation into the possible use of incorrect sperm and egg donors, as the TRNC Health Ministry called on families with concerns about past IVF treatment to come forward.Miracle IVF Centre, where Dr Fird...
At least 30 children, most of them British, may have been conceived at fertility clinics in North Cyprus using sperm or egg donors different from those selected by their parents, according to an expanding BBC investigation.The new figure represents a significant increase on the seven children w...
THE 21-year-old woman accused of causing the road crash that killed 85-year-old Turan Obalı has admitted driving the vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and without a licence, police have told a court in Girne.Yağmur Açıkgöz appeared before Girne District Court on Tuesday, 11 August, as pol...
GIRNE Mayor Murat Şenkul has expressed his fury and shame following the death of well-known local resident Turan Obalı, who was killed after an alleged drink-driver crossed into his lane on Friday morning.The fatal collision occurred at around 6.45am on 7 August on the Girne-Güzelyurt main road, nea...
Presented by British Turkish Cypriot journalist Mert Ahmet, the testimony-led film follows 12 survivors through three turbulent decades of violence, displacement and loss on the divided Mediterranean island.A powerful new documentary recounting the Cyprus conflict through the experiences of Turkish...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has concluded a rare visit to Cyprus by announcing plans for a new expanded meeting aimed at preparing the ground for the resumption of formal negotiations on the island’s future.The visit – the first by a serving UN secretary-general in more than 16...
The award-winning British singer-songwriter will bring more than 25 years of R&B and UK garage hits to the Mid Summer Ball in August, with Tinie Tempah headlining an official after-party later that night.British R&B and UK Garage star Craig David is to perform live in North Cyprus for the fi...
