I am an MBA student in a lesser known part of the world called the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC). For those who have never visited, it is one of two states on the island of Cyprus, located in the Eastern Mediterranean. On Friday, 19 February, 2021, the headline on a popular TRNC news […]
Turkish Cypriot Health Minister Dr Ali Pilli has confirmed the more contagious UK variant of coronavirus has arrived in the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC). “The UK variant of the COVID-19 virus was identified in 16 of the 20 samples sent by the Health Ministry to the Republic of Turkey for COVID-19 virus mutation […]
The Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC) is to go into full lockdown from Monday to combat the surge in coronavirus cases and fatalities. The total number of Covid-19 deaths in the TRNC leapt from six on 31 December 2020 to eleven on 12 January 2021, while the total number of cases rose from 1,574 […]
Vaccinations against the coronavirus have started in the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC), with the President Ersin Tatar (pictured top), Prime Minister Ersan Saner and Health Minister Dr Ali Pilli among the first to receive the shots. The government is aiming to inoculate 300,000 people in North Cyprus against the deadly virus by March, […]
Locals and foreign residents have taken to social media to condemn hotels in the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus for openly flouting coronavirus rules on New Year’s Eve. Two Girne hotels, Lord’s Palace and Les Ambassadeurs, were among those named and shamed by the TRNC public for allegedly hosting parties to see in the New […]
One of the biggest bugbears for British Turkish Cypriots wanting to travel to the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus during the coronavirus pandemic has been entry restrictions into the country. If it’s not a complete ban on flights to North Cyprus to keep the virus out, then it’s a mandatory stay in a single room […]
Mandatory quarantine in government approved centres will continue for travellers arriving in North Cyprus from coronavirus Category B and Category C risk countries. However Turkish Cypriot citizens, students, and those with residency or work permits for the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC) will no longer have to pay for their quarantine. Those from Category […]
The Health Ministry for the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC) has announced that those travelling from the UK will no longer have to do quarantine in a government-approved quarantine centre. New arrivals from Britain will instead be able to self-isolate at home for seven days, providing they test negative for coronavirus in advance of […]
The Turkish Cypriot Health Ministry scored a new low after 22 passengers arriving at Ercan Airport from Britain were left stranded without food and drink in a car park for over five hours due to all approved quarantine hotels being full. A lack of forward planning by Health Minister Dr Ali Pilli and his team […]
Dear T-VINE, I’ve been following the travel advice updates closely and have to say I am really upset with the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus and its policy towards travellers from the United Kingdom. At the beginning of this coronavirus crisis, I and other British Turkish Cypriots and expats applauded the TRNC for taking quick […]
