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...
Two more victims of the Filo Jet ferry disaster off Girne have been formally identified, while DNA tests are under way to establish the identity of an 18th person recovered during continuing deep-sea searches.The TRNC Prime Ministry announced on Tuesday, 29 September, that DNA examinations had confi...
Filo Denizcilik has been permitted to resume some commercial sailings between Türkiye and North Cyprus less than a month after one of its passenger ferries sank off Girne, killing at least 15 people.The company’s Ro-Ro cargo vessel Şampiyon Melekler has returned to the Mersin–Mağusa route after rece...
Turkish Cypriot President Tufan Erhürman has said he remains committed to UN efforts to resolve the Cyprus problem after meeting Secretary-General António Guterres in New York (pictured top). Their talks followed conflicting claims about why a proposed meeting with Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Christo...
The “black box” from the Filo Jet passenger ferry that sank off Girne last month has finally been recovered, potentially giving investigators crucial new evidence about the circumstances leading to the disaster.TRNC Prime Minister Ünal Üstel confirmed on Friday, 25 September, that the vessel’s Voyag...
Lefkoşa Turkish Municipality Mayor Mehmet Harmancı has withdrawn from next week’s Cyprus Forum after organisers changed his title on the programme following objections from far-right Greek Cypriot party ELAM.Harmancı had been listed as “Mayor of Nicosia Turkish Municipality”, a title the forum itsel...
The body of a 15th victim of the Filo Jet ferry disaster has been recovered from the wreck off Girne, as the painstaking underwater search continues and investigators examine evidence suggesting part of the vessel had been damaged and repaired months before the tragedy.TRNC Prime Minister Ünal Üstel...
Fifteen Turkish Cypriot victims of the 1974 massacre at Atlılar, including a baby just 40 days old and another aged 16 months, have finally been laid to rest under their own names, 52 years after they were killed.The victims, whose remains were identified following work by the Committee on Missing P...
North Cyprus Prime Minister Ünal Üstel has reshuffled his Cabinet, bringing former premier Faiz Sucuoğlu and veteran politician Hasan Taçoy back into government.The changes, confirmed in the TRNC Official Gazette on Friday, 11 September, see Sucuoğlu appointed Minister of Public Works and Transport,...
The Turkish Republic of North Cyprus is heading towards a major double election this December, with voters expected to choose both a new parliament and their local representatives on the same day under newly changed voting rules.The Local Elections are scheduled for Sunday, 6 December 2026, with the...
