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Trading our way to a solution

FOR centuries political philosophers have argued that trade can cure social ills and bring about peace within and betwe More>>>

Death toll climbs in Gaza

GAZA CITY (CNN) -- Israeli troops gained control of parts of northern Gaza Sunday, less than 24 hours afte More>>>

2009 may be make-or-break year with EU

Evaluating the most pressing issues facing Turkey this year, he stressed that the EU had notified the Turkish government in November that it was hi More>>>

’Remarkable consensus’ in Cyprus talks

After acknowledging that the Cyprus talks made insufficient progress, the Cypriot leaders finally reach consensus on cooperation between th More>>>

Mystery backers’ helping Orams fight

THE British couple at the centre of a legal battle over their purchase of Greek Cypriot property in the north are to re More>>>

Gaza bloodshed continues despite UN calls for ceasefire

 

Israeli forces pressed on with their offensive in Gaza today despite a More>>>

’US will not get involved in Cyprus talks’

ISTANBUL-The solution of the Cyprus problem must be a "Cypriot one" and the United States will not get directly involved in the n More>>>

Former London TRNC rep on the way to Ankara

FORMER Turkish Republic of North Cyprus London Representative Namik Korhan is sa More>>>

Arms an obstacle to deal on Cyprus

ANKARA - Greek Cypriots' armament and property cases opened in the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg lead to concern over the re More>>>

Turkish and Greek Cypriot leaders finalize power-sharing chapter

 Turkish and Greek Cypriot leaders completed their debate on the "administration and power-sharing" chapter during their meeting on More>>>

Cyprus leaders to tackle property as governance talks end

 

 

 

Some Turkish And Greek Political Parties Condemned Greek Cypriot Attacks To The Turkish Cypriots With A Common Statement

CTP-BG, TDP and BKP from North Cyprus and AKEL, DISI, DIKO, EDI, and ADIK from South Cyprus announced that they strongly condemned the attacks of a More>>>

Turkey urges EU to lift political hurdles in accession talks

ANKARA (AFP) — Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan called on the European Union Saturday to remove political barriers and accelerate the pro More>>>

Turkey cannot join EU until troops out - Cyprus

NICOSIA, Feb 5 (Reuters) - South Cypriot President Demetris Christofias said on Thursday that Turkey would not be able to join the European Union a More>>>

PM Erdogan supports Turkish Cyprus cause

Turkey's Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan supported the just cause of Turkish Cypriots during his meeting with Parliament Speaker Fatma Ekenoglu of the More>>>

Turkish Cypriots Property Protest

A DELEGATION representing over 50 Turkish Cypriot and Turkish groups was due to hand in a 12,000 signature petition and protest letter this morning More>>>

Talat urges Turkey, Greece, Britain to join Cyprus security talks
President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), Mehmet Ali Talat, said special meetings with parti More>>>
Davutoğlu Cyprus talks last chance for reunification

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has said that the ongoing bilateral talks between the leaders of north and south Cyprus are the last chanc More>>>

North Cyprus isolation crime against humanity'

During an official visit to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) on Tuesday, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğ More>>>

Turkish Cyprus President meets UN special envoy

The United Nations (UN) secretary general's adviser and the president of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) discussed the negotiation proce More>>>


State Minister Egemen Bagis commented on the tension between Turkey and Azerbaijan.

State Minister Egemen Bagis commented on the More>>>

Turkish, KKTC leaders gather to draw up road map

The Turkish leadership and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) leadership held talks in Ankara on Friday d More>>>

Turkish Ministers to Put Utmost Importance to the Cyprus Question

 

UK Offers To Cede 50% Its Cyprus Territory To Reunified Island

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South Cyprus to block progress for Turkish EU path - Official

The South Cyprus government today said Cyprus has given notice to all other European Union countries of its intention to block further progress in More>>>

Turkey rejects opening ports to Greek Cyprus

Turkey will not open its ports and airspace to Greek Cyprus until there is an agreement that would reunite the divided island, the Turkish foreign More>>>

Christofias needs Talat more than the other way round

A bold prediction may be in order: if Mehmet Ali Talat is defeated in the upcoming presidential elections in the north, the bigger loser will be De More>>>

Cyprus misses boat on unity

The window of opportunity to reunite the divided island of Cyprus slammed shut in 2004, when Greek-Cypriot voters overwhelmingly rejected a United More>>>

UN is cautious and even pessimistic regarding the solution of Cyprus issue

A weekly newspaper in Southern Cyprus published a document claimed to belong to Un More>>>

We are the only party always making gestures

Turkish Minister and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis who has given a speech to the External Relations Commitee of European Parliement reacted to More>>>

Brown meets Talat

PRIME Minister Gordon Brown met with Turkish Republic of North Cyprus President Mehmet Ali Talat on his recent whirlwind trip to London, a historic More>>>

Mehmet Ali Talat spoke about the negotiations in Cyprus

TURKISH Republic of North Cyprus President Mehmet Ali Talat spoke about the negotiations in Cyprus during his recent trip to London.
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Greek Cyprus rejects Turkey’s proposal for five-way talks

Greek Cyprus rejected a proposal by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for a five-party conference, under United Nations supervision, to s More>>>

Turkey raps Greek Cyprus for EU stall tactics

Turkey expressed “deep disappointment” Monday over mounting opposition from European Union member Greek Cyprus against its EU entry bid More>>>

Frustrated Turkey inches forward in talks with EU

BRUSSELS, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Turkey took a step forward on Monday in its efforts to join the European Union but expressed f More>>>

Greek and Turkish leaders turn to kitchen table diplomacy

But the opportunity to forge an agreement to heal the 35 year division of the island is in jeopardy if UN-sponsored talks fail to gain momentum wit More>>>

Talat worried about talks falling victim to elections

Although there is still a considerably long time until presidential elections in April, there is already an “election atmosphere” in th More>>>

Unfortunately I cannot say that we are close to a solution

Demetris Christofias has called on the people of Cyprus to ignore rumours regarding scenarios about a solution of the Cyprus problem, and to stay c More>>>

Europe losing Turkey and Cyprus

by MEHMET ALİ BİRAND
 

We started 2009 with high hopes in regards to relations between Turkey and the EU. AKP finally responde More>>>

Turkish Cypriot president invites UN secretary general to Cyprus

 After paying visits to Belgian capital of Brussels and the Turkish capital of Ankara, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) President Me More>>>

Talat meets Turkish leaders over Cyprus talks
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Mehmet Ali Talat of More>>>
Talat Cyprus to top Turkeys foreign policy agenda in 2010

Speaking to Today's Zaman before a visit to Ankara, Talat said that “the most serious” problem is the Cyprus problem and there should b More>>>

How will the talks be affected by Turkish Cypriot elections

WITH TURKISH Cypriots being asked to choose between a re-unifier and a separatist, the outcome of the ‘presidential’ election this Apri More>>>

Cyprus intensified talks go on for second day

President Mehmet Ali Talat of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) and Greek Cypriot leader Demetris Christofias met on Tuesday under a n More>>>

Turkey demands apology from Israel over envoy slight

Turkey has demanded that Israel apologise over what it called the "discourteous" way its ambassador was treated during a diplomatic meeti More>>>

Cyprus peace talks fail to achieve breakthrough

Athens/Nicosia - Rival leaders on the divided island of Cyprus ended three days of peace talks Wednesday without any indication of a breakthrough t More>>>

New Negotiations Aim at Cyprus Reunification

Leaders of the Greek and Turkish communities of Cyprus are starting a new series of negotiations aimed at re-unifying the divided island. 

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Cyprus leaders extend intensive talks phase

NICOSIA — Rival Cypriot leaders on Wednesday decided to extend their second round of UN-led negotiations in a bid to achieve progress in a fl More>>>

Turkey's PM says EU bears responsibility for Cyprus deadlock

Turkish prime minister made assessments regarding Turkey's EU negotiation process in his first interview with Euronews channel, which launched broa More>>>

UN chief visits Cyprus to boost peace talks

NICOSIA: U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon travels to Cyprus on Sunday in a bid to re-energize slow-moving talks aimed at reunifying the ethnicall More>>>

UN chief seeks courage on Cyprus

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon yesterday called on both communities of Cyprus to show the necessary “courage” to reunify More>>>

Eroglu will continue Cyprus talks

North Cyprus “Prime Minister” Dervis Eroglu has said he will continue the negotiations in cooperation with “Motherland Turkey&rdq More>>>

North Cyprus Leader Receives European Parliamentarians

 President Mehmet Ali Talat of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) More>>>

No handshake photo for Talat at Brussels talks

North Cyprus leader Talat visited Buzek at his office in Brussels on Thursday evening. Members of the media were asked to leave the office at the b More>>>

Greek Cypriot Socialists quit govt over peace talks

The socialist EDEK decided on Monday by majority vote to leave the three-party administration, formally placing them in opposition for another thre More>>>

EP report urges immediate troop pullout from North Cyprus

Members of the European Parliament on Wednesday endorsed an annual report evaluating European Union candidate Turkey' More>>>

Christofias I am not stalling over talks

Demetris Christofias has accused “certain circles” of orchestrating efforts to present the Greek Cypriot side as being against continui More>>>

Fury over North Cyprus politicians with Republic of Cyprus passports

TURKISH Cypriot politicians who hold Cypriot passports could soon be crossing the buffer zone to sue newspapers for publishing their personal data, More>>>

EU draft sets deadline for Turkish withdrawal from North Cyprus

 The Committee of Regions (CoR), an EU advisory body representing the bloc’s regional and local governments, is scheduled to vote on a d More>>>

Cyprus document against Ankara

The Parliament of the Republic of Cyprus adopted a declaration against Ankara’s intermediation to Cyprus negotiations. Turkey says that docum More>>>

We Need to Plan Our Future in Line With World's Changing Approach to Cyprus Issue

President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Mehmet Ali Talat said the Turkish Cypriots needed to plan their future in line with the world' More>>>

MGK meeting focuses on Cyprus negotiations

In a statement issued after the meeting, the General Staff said the Cyprus negotiation process was evaluated during the meeting. The statement said More>>>

Turkeys North Cyprus stance clear says FM

Any delays in the negotiations aimed at finding a solution to the division of Cyprus cannot be legitimized, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said S More>>>

Cyprus talks to resume after 23 day interval

Cyprus negotiations will resume on Wednesday after an interval of 23 days.

Turkish and Greek Cypriot leaders will resume their negotiations More>>>

Greek-Americans upset with US Ambassador in Turkey

American Hellenic Institute is demanding that President Obama recall the U.S. ambassador to Turkey, accusing the envoy of making “unacceptabl More>>>

Turkey could pull troops from North Cyprus in deal

Erdoğan’s remarks came in a rare interview with three Greek Cypriot newspapers, published on Tuesday. “Our goal is to achieve a lasting More>>>

North Cyprus Elections won’t change Turkish stance

The upcoming presidential election in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) sparked a controversy in Turkey when Turkish Cypriot President More>>>

Talat says unitary state in Cyprus out of question

North Cyprus President Mehmet Ali Talat said on Thursday that an unitary state in Cyprus was out of question.

Talat and Greek Cypriot leade More>>>

Turkey warns of breakdown in ties with US

Ahmet Davutoğlu said Friday the Obama administration had not sufficiently put its weight behind efforts to block the vote. He called on the adminis More>>>