News last week, that the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC) had been admitted under its constitutional name into the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) as an Observer Member, created a lot of excitement for Turkish Cypriots around the world. TRNC President Ersin Tatar’s announcement on Friday, 11 November, followed by tweets by the Turkish […]
Those of us in Britain, the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC), and the Greek Cypriot Republic of Southern Cyprus can look forward to an extra hour in bed on Sunday, 29 October 2022, when Daylight Saving Time (DST) starts and the clocks go back an hour. All digitally operated clocks will automatically go back […]
The parents of a 12-year-old boy, who died following a road traffic accident in the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus, have consented to their son’s organs being donated to those in need of a transplant. Arda Okur was seriously injured in an accident on the İskele-Lefkoşa highway near the village of Sınırüstü, in İskele District, […]
The Turkish Republic of North Cyprus will host next year’s CONIFA European Championship. Twelve teams from politically non-recognised nations and territories in Europe will compete for the right to lift the trophy. The tournament is being organised by the Confederation of Independent Football Associations, or CONIFA for short. It serves as an alternative to FIFA, […]
Turkiye’s President, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has told reporters in New York that he has discussed the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus with his Russian counterpart, including direct flights. “If direct flights start from Russia to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, we will of course be pleased,” President Erdoğan said. His statement on direct flights […]
Ersin Tatar, the President of the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus, has expressed his “gratitude” to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, after the Turkish President called on countries to formally recognise the Turkish Cypriot state. “I invite the international community to formally recognise the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus as soon possible,” the Turkish president told the […]
Data released by police in the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus show that a total of 134 people have lost their lives in 121 fatal road traffic accidents that occurred between 1 January 2018 and 6 September 2022. There have been 15 deaths in a little over eight months in 2022 alone. Surprisingly, the data […]
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 Turkish Republic of North Cyprus. Turunç was initially expected to […]
In spite of the prevailing challenges for the TRNC’s economy, international students in North Cyprus are teaming up to form “TECH-TRNC”. Believed to be the first tech community in North Cyprus, this new TRNC Tech Meet-Up Group aims to create awareness among university students of the evolving possibilities in the tech world, and to position […]
The time difference between Britain and Turkiye has reduced to two hours again after the clocks went forward on Sunday morning. Cyprus (both North and South) and Turkiye are now back on the same time zone after the annual adjustment for Summer Time. The UK, like Cyprus, adheres to the Daylight Saving system, which requires […]
