Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has urged members of the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) to “develop their relations with the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus” (TRNC), so Turkish Cypriots can “overcome” the “injustices” they have faced for decades. The Turkish president’s call came during his address to the leaders and delegations of ECO’s ten member states […]
Did you know that Turkish Cypriots have been deprived of their political, economic and social rights since 1964? Turkish Cypriots are the co-founders of the Republic of Cyprus, a small island in the Eastern Mediterranean. The island became independent from British rule in 1960 and a new power-sharing state was created between Cyprus’ two largest […]
The United Nations has confirmed the date and location for an informal meeting to discuss the future of the island of Cyprus. Turkish Cypriots and Greek Cypriots, and the island’s three Guarantor Powers, Britain, Turkey and Greece, will meet in Geneva between 27 and 29 April 2021. “The purpose of the meeting will be to […]
Pro-unification Turkish Cypriots took to social media to express their solidarity with Greek Cypriots protesting against government corruption and police brutality in South Cyprus. The two minute 18 second clip featured over a dozen Turkish Cypriots speaking in Turkish, English and Greek, each one condemning the ugly scenes that had played out at the first […]
The Transport Ministry for the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC) has stepped in to end confusion about whether international students can fly to Ercan Airport from countries with a major outbreak of mutant coronavirus. Foreign students from high risk countries, including South Africa, who are studying at TRNC universities are now explicitly included in […]
Thirteen Turkish citizens held in captivity by the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq were shot dead last week, the Turkish government announced on Sunday. The 13 included six soldiers, two police officers and intelligent officers who had been abducted from different parts of southeast Turkey by the PKK in separate incidents six years […]
Last month, Ahmet Dede’s West Cork restaurant ‘dede’ was awarded a Michelin star. It was the second Michelin accolade for the Turkish chef, who previously held a star at the now closed Mews restaurant. dede, located in Baltimore, Ireland, opened last summer and specialises in modern food imbued with strong Turkish touches. In a recent […]
An inspection of Turkish Cypriot refugee properties in Baf / Paphos by a delegation from the Greek Cypriot Parliament’s Refugees Committee ended in an angry exchange that required police intervention. The Committee’s visit on Friday to Mutallo / Mouttalos led to a face-off with Greek Cypriot refugees, resulting in “some pushing and shoving…following a heated […]
A beachfront home in İskele, North Cyprus, is ranked as the world’s top investment in 2021 for those looking to live or retire abroad. The other four top spots listed by business and investment Forbes Magazine are in Columbia, Brazil, Mexico and Belize. The findings are based on research for the Live and Invest Overseas’ […]
The head of one of Turkey’s leading airlines has taken up a senior role at industry body the International Air Transport Association (IATA). IATA’s Board of Governors have elected of Pegasus Airline Chief Executive Mehmet T. Nane (pictured above) as Chair of IATA’s Audit Committee. His three-year term officially began on 19 January 2021. Commenting […]
