Last week on June 1, the United Nations Secretary General’s Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric proclaimed that Turkey will be referred to as ‘Türkiye’ in all foreign languages from now on. The change had been promptly approved by António Guterres, the UN Secretary-General, following a formal reques...
An organisation representing the relatives of Turkish Cypriots killed in conflict has lodged a formal complaint with police in the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus after two elderly Greek Cypriots confessed to killing dozens of Turkish Cypriots. The admission, made last week by Athos Petridis and...
A man who absconded from prison in Turkey while serving a 21-year-sentence for offences in the UK has been arrested following a joint operation between the Metropolitan Police Service, National Crime Agency and Moldovan authorities. Izzet Eren, 39, a Turkish national who had been living in London...
Boxer Metin Turunç won the Universal Boxing Organization (UBO) International Cruiser Weight title against Elnur Mammadov from Azerbaijan in a fight staged in Istanbul on 13 May. This was Turunç’s second major belt and a significant feat for the boxer, nicknamed “Ironfist”, from the embargoed Tu...
Seven years ago, Phoebe Coles and two female student friends formed a social action group to help marginalised people in Cyprus. The group morphed into Vicinus, a voluntary-managed organisation that is involved in island-wide social and educational projects to support the rights of women, children a...
Team sponsor the Evkaf Administration of Cyprus (Evkaf) has urged everyone to get behind the KKTC Vakıflar Wheelchair Basketball team this weekend, when they line up against four teams in an international tournament in Italy. The Vakıflar Wheelchair Basketball team will compete for the EuroCup 2...
People crossing the Green Line checkpoints will no longer have to provide a negative Covid test to pass into North or South Cyprus. The rule change came into force earlier this week after Greek and Turkish Cypriot health experts reviewed the latest data. With Covid infection rates falling on both si...
A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between Azerbaijan Television (AzTV) and Radio Broadcasting, or CJSC for short, and Pakistan's BOL Network. The agreement, signed at the CJSC headquarters in Baku last week by CJSC chairman Rovshan Mammadov and BOL Network chief Aisha Sheikh, formalis...
Two visionary Turkish Cypriot entrepreneurs have paved the way for investment worth $200 million from Pakistan into the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC). Mustafa Abitoğlu and his business partner Ahmet Gürün secured the investment pledges during a week-long series of meetings with business...
The holiest month of the Islamic calendar is upon us, with Muslims around the world fasting for a month as part of their personal reflection and devotion to God. Fasting is one of the five pillars of Islam. For the next thirty days, all healthy Muslims will fast during daylight hours, refraining...
