Downer will present a report to UNSG before tripartite meeting
The UN Secretary General special envoy for Cyprus Alexander Downer stated that he would be giving a detailed report about the peace talk to

Air Traffic Controllers' strike affected the flights
The strike of Air Traffic Controllers' in Greece affected 22 flights to and from Larnaca International Airport.

North Cyprus decided not to have annual Toros military exercise
North Cyprus and Greek Cyprus decided not to have military exercises due to UN led peace talk. The decision has been made to avoid any tensi

Piri Reis is only 14-15 kilometer away from the port
The Turkish exploratory ship Piri Reis ship has stopped its exploration work due to bad weather and is phasing towards Famagusta.

Israeli media guesses delay in getting exploration products
Through the Israeli newspapers, the drilling by Nobel Gas in EEZ is facing some technical problems.

Greek Cyprus as well as Turkey are watchful
Any Turkish military activity near the coast or in the space is being keenly monitored by the Greek Cyprus. This is to make the exploration

Greek Cyprus President stressed again not to resign
Greek Cyprus President Demteris Christofiase emphasized again not to resign from his designation. He said he will fight with country’s probl

Turkey should accept international orders
The Greek Cyprus Defense Minister Demetris Eliades said that international community must not allow Turkey to speak against international co

Turkey won't accept Greek Cyprus as the EU President
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke in Kızılcahamam that there country will not sit with Greek Cyprus if it accepts the EU Pr

Egypt government assures to keep all agreement with Cyprus
Cyprus has signed an agreement to delineate the Exclusive Economic Zone with Egypt and Israel with a view to exploit any possible natural ga

Former Finance Minister arrested in North Cyprus
The Former Finance Minister Michalis Sarris was arrested by police in North Cyprus. The minister was presented in front of pseudo state cour

Cyprus leaders will meet on Friday
The Cyprus leaders of both the community will meet for the nest meeting to be held on Friday to continue the UN led talks.

Turkish exploration ship Piri in un-repairable condition
The Turkish exploration ship Piri Reis got sucked into the water because of engine damage. The ship does not have enough maintenance materia

Demetris and Eroglu continued the discussion on Tuesday
The Greek Prime Minster Demetris Christofiase and North Cyprus Dervis Eroglu met on Tuesday to find out the Cyprus Solution under the guidel

Downer said, 'nobody will impose federation government on Cyprus'
Alexander Downer, the special representative of the UNSG remarked during a public discussion that UN in Cyprus is to assist the negotiation.

The political situation is becoming out of control
The opposition party and other political parties are giving going extremely against the ruling party on the Mari blast.

Opposition parties are asking for Demetris's regination
Greek Cyprus President Christofiase Demetris looks tired of giving explanation and defending himself over Mari Naval ship disaster.

Markoullis will visit Egypt next month
Foreign Minister Erato Kozakou Markoullis will be going to Egypt next month to discuss exploration.

DIKO requested Christofiase to postpone tripartite meeting
DIKO President Marios Garoyian requested Greek Cyprus President Demetris Christofiase not to take part in the coming tripartite meeting wi

Dervis Eroglu's and Kucuk's relation revealed
North Cyprus President Dervis Eroglu and Prime Minister Irsen Kucuk's relation came publically when Dervis criticized Kucuk for his economic

Greek Air Traffic on strike
Greek air traffic today also continued to be on strike, this resulted into the delay in the flights to and from Cyprus.

Downer declared the date of Tripartite meeting
UN Secretary General’s Special Advisor Alexander Downer declared the date of tripartite meeting. The meeting will be held in New York on 30t

Cyprus the future richest country in Europe
Exploration and drilling will make the Cyprus as the richest country of the Europe in future. The professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Eng

Greek Prime Minister Papandreou and Greek Cyprus President talked on phone
Greek Cyprus President Demetris Christofiase and Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou had telephonic conversation and they talked about Cy

Christofiase said that he is not guilty for naval blast
Greek Cyprus President Christofiase Demetris firmly denied taking responsibility of the naval base blast took place in July.

Stephanou said that Greek will not give chance to create tension to Turkey
Greek Cyprus spokesperson Stephanos Stephanou stated on Sunday that our government will not give chance to Turkey to create any disturbance

Bishop of Kyrenia, Pavlos passed on Saturday
The Holy Synod of the Church in Cyprus declared on Sunday the death of Bishop of Kyrenia, Pavlos on Saturday.

Cyprus leaders met on Friday
North Cyprus President Dervis Eroglu and the Greek Cyprus President Demetris Christofias met on Friday to discuss security issues.

Demetris said exploration will continue
Greek Cyprus President Demetris Christofias, attended the celebration of Cyprus' Independence Day by AKEL. While addressing the people, he e

Omirou said Downer's statement raised a serious issue
Greek President of House Representative Yiannakis Omirou reacted on Downer’s drilling statement and said it was unacceptable and beyond his

UNSG special advisor Downer said - My statement was misunderstood
UN Secretary General's Special Advior on Cyprus Issue, Alexander Downer stated that his statement was misinterpreted by the local media.

Greek Cyprus media criticized Downer's statement
Alexander Downer is the Special Envoy of UNGS on Cyprus issue. The local media criticized Downer’s declaration that UN led peace talk should

UN General Secretary stated that natural resource belong to both communities
UN General Secretary General Ban Ki- Moon had meting with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu in New York. UN General Secretary clarifi

Turkey's exploration research ship Koca reached its destination
Turkey is using air and sea to protect the Turkish research ship Koca Piri Reis. The ship has started researching for oil and natural gas on

Cyprus leaders met to continue UN led Peace Talk
North Cyprus President Dervis Eroglu and Greek Cyprus President Demetris Christofiase met on Tuesday to continue UN led talks.

Turkey and Greek Prime Minister met
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou and Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan met on Monday and requested to cool down over exploration i

Demetris's statement in UN Assembly criticized
Greek Cyprus President Chistifiase Demetris in UN Assembly stated, "regardless of the conditions, the Turkish Cypriots will stand to benefit

Dervis Eroglu presented UN Security four proposals related to exploration
Last week Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan and Dervis Eroglu signed an agreement related to Greek Cyprus exploration work.

Turkey signs agreement with North Cyprus
The exploration of natural gas and oil is becoming one of the hottest disputes among many countries namely Israel, Lebanon, Turkey and Greek

Cyprus Tourism Industry remained very profitable
Chairman of the Cyprus Tourism Organization (CTO) Alecos Orountiotis said on Saturday that from tourism point of view this year has been a w

North Cyprus and Greek Cyprus Foreign Ministers met in New York
The Foreign Minister of North Cyprus Ahmet Davutoglu and Greek Cyprus Stavros Lambrinides met in New York on Friday during 66th UN General A

Turkish ship sailed for drilling
Turkish ship, Piri Reis has sailed to northern half of Cyprus on Friday for exploring in the northern half of Cyprus.

Turkish fighter plane violated the rule
Turkish Fighter plane violated the rules in Nicosia FIR but did not interfere in Greek Cyprus Air space.

Greek Cyprus will give share to North Cyprus from exploration benefit
The drilling of natural gas and oil has started in Mediterranean Sea. The US based Nobel Energy Company performing drilling work. The Greek

Turkey's Prime Minister met American President
American President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister, recap Tayip Erdogan discussed about the Cyprus Issue in New York.

Drilling started in Block 12 of Cyprus Exclusive Economic Zone
The Director of the Energy Service at the Ministry of Commerce Solon Kassinis said that drilling work is going on smoothly in Block 12 of Cy

Bomb blast in Turkey
In Turkey capital, Ankara, a bomb was blast in a minibus near local state authority officer. According to sources 20 people were seriously i

Hillary says exploring Economic Zone is Cyprus' right
The Greek Cyprus government spokesperson Stefanos highlighted the remark of US State Secretary Hillary Clinton that US government supports t

Greek Cyprus advises Turkey not to give threats
Greek Cyprus President Christofiase Demetris said the Turkey has no liberty to complain or threats for exploration in the Mediterranean Sea.

Turkey's relation with EU will halt during Greek EU Presidency period
Greek Cyprus is internationally and EU recognized country. Turkey is not in the list of EU countries and is the only country which recognize

Turkey's reaction on Christofiase's confirmation of drilling
Greek Cyprus President Demetris confirmed on T.V. about the natural gas exploration in soon. In response to this Turkey again warned Greek C

Oil tanker with no cargo mover towards Cyprus
An oil tanker, moved towards Cyprus from Libyan Port of Mellitah, without cargo.

Demetris said exploration is Greek Cyprus‘s right
The Greek Cyprus President Christofiase said on television that exploration in the Mediterranean is sovereign right of Cyprus.

Cyprus leaders met today to discuss Cyprus Issue
The leaders of both the Cyprus Community Dervis Eroglu and Demetris Christofiase met on Wednesday to continue the UN led talks.

Greek Cyprus said that drilling work in Mediterranean Sea will start soon
The US Noble Energy will start exploration work in the Mediterranean Sea soon. Turkey and North Cyprus is against this exploration.

GRETA approves the step to stop trafficking in Cyprus
The European Council on trafficking in Human (GRETA) approved the suggestion taken by Cyprus to flight the problem of human trafficking.

Cyprus leaders met today
Greek Cyprus President Demetris Christofiase and Dervis Eroglu met under a single roof for the intensified talks led by UN.

Russian Minister of Finance Kudrin confirmed about the talks of loan to Cyprus
Russian Federation Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Alexei Kudrin confirmed that talks are going on their country to grant 2.5

Cyprus remembered 9/11 sufferers in the US Embassy
The US Embassy in Cyprus, marked the tenth anniversary of 9/11 terrorist attack. The people took an oath to fight against terrorism and be u

North Cyprus has to take ant step if Greek Cyprus does not postpone exploration
North Cyprus President’s special representative Kudret Ozersay said on Sunday that steps are being taken by them with regard to Greek Cyprus

Turkish Parliament speaker said that we want a fair and permanent solution
Turkish Parliament speaker, Cemil Cicek said that we hope the solution Cyprus Issue negotiation comes but it should be a ‘fair and permanent

EU instructed Turkey not to give threats
The Enlargement Commissioner, Stefan Fuel instructed Turkey not to give threatening to Southern Cyprus for exploring natural gas and oil in

Cyprus welcomes more tourists on airports
The arrival of passengers from the various airports like- Airports of Cyprus, Larnaka International Airport and Paphos International Airport

Cypus leaders had meeting today
North Cyprus President Dervis Eroglu and Greek Cyprus President Demetris Christofiase met on Thursday; to carry on UN led intensified talks

Luxembourg's Prime Minister visit to Turkey
The Prime Minister of Luxembourg Jean-Claude Junker will be on his official visit to Turkey on September 8 and 9.

Turkey's Energy Minister stated that exploration could be risky for Greek Cyprus
In Hurriyat Daily, Turkey’s Energy Minister Yıldız gave statement in reference to Greek Cyprus intension for exploring natural gas and hydro

Omirou stated that Cyprus has every right to explore in EEZ
The President of House Representative, Yiannakis Omirou stressed that Cyprus has every right to explore natural gas in its Exclusive Economi

Rauf Denktash had undergone successful brain surgery
The founder leader of North Cyprus Rauf Denktash, was facing health problems since May. He experienced brain hemorrhage on Monday, but, now

Electricity agreement signed till February 2012
A new agreement has been signed at Kiptech office for the electricity supply from the Northern part of the Cyprus to the Southern part.

Erato attended meeting of EU Foreign Minister
Greek Cyprus Minister of Foreign Affairs, Erato Kozakou Markoullis at the Informal Meeting of EU Foreign Ministers cleared it that they have

Demetris Christofiase will present in front of Special Investigation Commision
Greek Cyprus President Demetris Christofiase have to face the special commission investigation for the incident of naval base explosion on J

Cyprus leaders met today in context of intensified rounds of talk
North Cyprus President Dervis Eroglu and Greek Cyprus President Demetris Christofiase met in context with the intensified round of talk toda

The founder of North Cyprus is in critical condition
The founder of and the first President of North Cyprus Rauf Denktash is in critical condition.

Cyprus inflation rate declined by 2.9 percent in August month
The Cyprus Statistical Service published the data on Thursday says that the rate of inflation in the month in August 2011 have dropped by 2.

Greek Cyprus Foreign Minister Markoullis attended conference in Paris
Greek Cyprus Minister of Foreign Affairs, Erato Kozakou Markoullis tok part in the International Conference on Lybia today in Paris.

Let’s say bye to 60 watt traditional bulb
Under the EU new rule, the shopkeepers are not allowed to purchase the new stock of 60 Watt traditional bulbs.

Cyprus leaders meeting on Friday at Nicosia
North Cyprus leader Dervis Eroglu and Greek Cyprus leader Christofiase will be meeting on Friday under the intensified round of talks on Fri

House worried about a new Burgenstock
The House President Yiannakis Omirou expressed his worry on a new Burgenstock to solve Cyprus problem. He requested to the members of the Ho

Oleg Sofianik, swam between Turkish coast and North Cyprus coast
Oleg Sofianik, a Ukrainian swimmer covered Turkish coast and North Cyprus coast in 36 hours and 17 minutes.

Stephanos Stephanou refused of long sessions of tripartite meeting
The Government spokesperson Stephanos Stephanou refused about the long sessions of tripartite meetings.

Oil and Gas exploration in Cyprus create troubles in reunification talks
The intensified talks are showing positive signs but the main rift over drilling is going ahead. The drilling on October 1st is showing an i

Cyprus investment shows less interest in Greece market
Cyprus citizens are showing less interest, investing in Greece. Major Cyprus investments are in- banking (48%), construction (35%), and tra

700 Turkish Cypriot pilgrims were turned back from Ayios Dhometios checkpoint
North Cyprus media persons showed their annoyance over Friday incident. 700 Turkish people were going to the Hala Sultan Tekke in Larnaca du

Cyprus government to cut down in civil servants' salary
Cyprus submitted in parliament the measures to reduce the burden on the budget. The first way will be to cut in the salaries of the civil se

Cyprus leaders met and discussed about territory issues
Greek Cypriot leader Demetris Christofiase and North Cypriot leader Derviws Eroglu met on Friday to continue intensifies talks.

North Cyprus will renew its electricity contract
President of Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) Manthos Mavromatis stated that essential steps are taken to continue the power s

North Cyprus Tourism rises with 36 percent
North Cyprus hotel industry is gaining rise and almost 50% hotels are booked. The rise of 36% is seen from the last year’s record.

THY will fly 81 additional flights during Eid holidays
Turkish Airlines (THY) will provide 81 additional flights to facilitate people during Eid-al-Fitr holidays. These extra flights will start f

Cyprus Finance Minister assured to spend more judiciously
Cyprus Finance Minister, Kikis Kazamia stated that they plan to cut down the salaries of the public sector employees. The large percentage o

Britain reviews its military expenditures in Cyprus
Britain Defence Seceretary, Liam Fox stated in parliament on Tuesday that Britain will evaluate its military bases in Cyprus.

North Cyprus founder Denktas is in hospital
The first President and the founder of North Cyprus, Rauf Denktas, was hospitalized on Tuesday due to high blood pressure.

Cypriot leaders continued their talks after the gap of three weeks
The leaders, Dervis Eroglu of North Cyprus and Demetris Christofiase of Greek Cypriot met today, at the residence of UN Secretary General En

Turkey unhappy over North Cyprus economy
A Turkish News Paper, published the 2010 Annual Report, prepared by Turkey's Aid Committee, which reveals the fall in North Cyprus economy.

Census in North Cyprus in November
North Cyprus foreign Minister Huseyin Ozgurgun stated that there country will hold census on November 27, 2011.

Turkish Cypriot Red Crescent took an initiative to help Somalia people
Turkish Cypriot Red Crescent, in collaboration with Bayrak Radio and Television (BRT), started a relief campaign for the people of Somalia.

North Cyprus becomes Antalyas rival in Azerbaijans tourism market
From this season, Azerbaijani tourists will be able to go to Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus for recreation. According to APA-ECONOMICS,

UN chief delays Cyprus peace push
Lack of progress in talks on ending the division of Cyprus has forced U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon to postpone an April meeting with Cypriot leade

USA emphatic support to Saudi Arabia is music to AlQaedas ears
The Saudi Regime gave refuge to, Ben Ali, Tunisia’s dictator. It not only gave its ringing endorsement to, Mubarek, Egypt’s dictator, but th

UN Seceretary would meet the leaders only if there is noticiable progress in the talks
The special representative of UN Secretary-General, Alexander Downer said if both the leaders of Cyprus side show any progress on Cyprus tal

Sky Airlines will start its flights from Istanbul and Antalya to North Cyprus
The ‘Sky Airlines’ will start the flights from Turkey’s capital Istanbul and Antalya to North Cyprus. The first flight will take on April

Eurobarometer survey shows the people in Greek Cyprus are happy with their lives
A survey was conducted by Eurobarometer from mid November to early December 2010 across the both sides of the Cyprus.

Christofiase proposed restricted population for North Cyprus in future United Cyprus
A North Cyprus newspaper has disclosed that Greek Cypriot President Dimetris Christofias had argued that the population of the North Cyprus

Earthquake and Tsunami caused heavy destruction in Japan
Japan, the declared sensitive zone for earthquakes, today witnessed a huge tsunami followed severe earthquake. The earthquake of this high m

Onur Airline will start flights between Turkey and North Cyprus
A private Airline Servicet Onur is launching a charted flight between Turkey and North Cyprus on March 31. The flight tickets booking for Er

The London spokesperson said the present situation in North Cyprus is not in favor of any
The London Government Spokesperson Stephanos Stephanou said that the present circumstances in North Cyprus are neither in favour of Grek Cyp

Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics found a new testing method of Down's Syndrome
The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics published their journal in Nature Medicine in which they have found an easy testing method Do

Thirty- Nine Turks in world's billionaires list of the U.S. financial magazine 'Forbes'
The news agency Anadolu reported that out of thirty nine persons, thirty eighth are from Turkey and one Turk is from North Cyprus. The list

UN has prepared a 'new plan' to resolve the Cyprus Issue
A North Cyprus newspaper revealed that UN is preparing a plan to end the long term issue on Cyprus. According to the newspaper, UN w

Cyprus leaders meeting today
North Cyprus President Dervis Eroglu and the Greek Cyprus President Christofiase will meet today. Both the leaders are meeting once in a wee

Special screening of the film “Gölgeler ve Suretler” (Shadows and Faces), on Green line
The special screening of the “Gölgeler ve Suretler” (Shadows and Faces), a film by Director Derviş Zaim took place on the Green line. The Gr

Last week's rally in North Cyprus angered Turkey government again
Bagis said that the huge rally of about 40,000 people again angered Turkey. This is the second time that North Cyprus people are agitating a

Ground breaking ceremony of Alakopru Dam done in Turkey
A ground –breaking ceremony for the Alakopru Dam was done on Monday. This is the project through which Turkey will provide portable and irri

Cemil clarified that for joining EU Turkey will not ignore the rights of North Cypriot
Turkish Deputy Prime minister Cemil Çiçek said in a workshop that Turkey will not ignore the rights and benefits of North Cyprus for joining

The Foreign Minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoglu met Liberal Group in European Parliament (EP)
The Foreign Minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoglu met to the Liberal Group in European Parliament (EP) Guy Verhofstadt and Belgian Foreign Mini

Ankara is getting ready for the International Ankara Film Festival
The capital of Turkey, Ankara is getting ready for the 10 days long festival of beat films of the last year. The 22nd Ankara International F

Greece government remarked the North Cyprus government as not viable
Greece government remarked the North Cyprus government as ‘not viable” after thousands of North Cypriot protested against the austerity plan

North Cyprus FM Ozgurgun said that the government is loyal to continue the austerity plan
North Cyprus Foreign Minister Ozgurgun said that the government is loyal to carry the austerity plan to carry forward. Although, government

Eroglu stated Ban's report as balanced
The North Cyprus President Dervis Eroglu said the report sent by UN General Secretary was 'balanced'. North Cyprus does not have any complai

UN Secretary Ban Ki Moon anxious about the slow pace of the Cyprus Talks
UN Secretary–General Ban Ki Moon was anxious about the slow pace of the Cyprus Talks and warned that talks cannot pull on indefinitely.

Around 40,000 North Cypriot people took part in the protest rally
North Cyprus people protested against the financial policies on Wednesday again. Earlier also, on January 28, people came down on roads in t

Delavekouras said Turkey should behave responsibly in Cyprus Issue
The spokesman of the Greek Foreign Ministry Grigoris Delavekouras has requested Turkey to understand its position on Cyprus issue and take a

Erdogan put forward two stage visa plans for Turkey
Erdogan put forward two stage plans in front German Chancellor Merkel. The plan is to make Turkish Citizens free from the restriction of vis

Kilicdaroglu said secularism was always violated in Turkey
Turkey main leader of opposition party Republic People’s Party (CHP) said that secularism was always violated in Turkey.

Merkel surprised to know the criteria of Greek Cypriot on Cyprus Talks
Turkey Prime Minister was in Germany to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel. He had to come in between after shortening the trip because of

The Cyprus leaders met second time after Geneva meeting

Kucuk said the economy of North Cyprus must change
The North Cyprus Prime minister Irsen Kucuk said that the people of North Cyprus are going to witness the major changes in the economy of th

Four more planes carried Turkish citizens back to their home
Four Military planes of Turkish Air Force made safe landing possible for 434 Turkish citizens from Libya to Turkey.

Shots were fired on a North Cyprus newspaper Afrika
Shots were fired on a North Cyprus newspaper “Afrika”. During the shots a threatening note was thrown on the office for the publisher Sener

The first Islamic Prime minister of Turkey died of heart failure
The First Islamic Prime Minister of Turkey, Necmettin Erbakan died of heart failure on February 27, 2011 at the age of 85. He was the leader

North Cyprus leader Eroglu and Greek Cyprus leader Demetris will meet today
The North Cyprus President Dervis Eroglu and the Greek Cypriot President Christofias will meet on Monday. This will be extension of one more

KTTO and CCCI will sign a bi-communal trade partnership grants scheme
The Turkish Cyprus Chamber of Commerce (KTTO) and the Cyprus Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) will sign a bi-communal trade partners

Eroglu said according to Demetris we will be negotiating for another 30 years
Dervis Eroglu, the North Cyprus President was in Istanbul yesterday. There media persons asked him the question about the ongoing negotiatio

Eroglu said Turkey –North Cyprus relations are not based on material means
The North Cyprus President Dervis Eroglu said, “"motherland Turkey provided financial assistance to the Turkish Cypriots as TRNC's incomes w

ITF has urged Turkey to lift the ban on Greek Cypriot ships
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has urged Turkey to lift the ban on Greek Cypriot ships.

Bargis said brotherhood with North Cyprus and EU membership both are important for us
urkish Minister for EU affairs Egemen Bargis said that Turkey will not leave North Cyprus for EU membership and will not give up EU for Nort

16 Cypriots will leave today from Libya in Military planes
The Foreign Ministry reveals that 16 Cypriots will leave today from Libya. They will be coming in two different flights. Two Greek Military

The leader of Turkish Cypriot United Cyprus party talked about Cyprus Problem
Izzet Izcan, the leader of Turkish Cypriot United Cyprus party called on a meeting of democratic parties and talked about the Cyprus Issue.

A survey was conducted in Cyprus to know about the incident of January 28 among people
An opinion poll was conducted by Public Opinion Research Consulting Centre (KADEM) on 549 people, from 11 to 19 February 2011. The subject o

Cyprus Airlines could go out of order by April
The Finance Minister, Charilaos Stavrakis of Greek Cypriot declared that the Cyprus Airlines could go out of order by April unless some imme

Foreign Minister of North Cyprus made some initiative measures for worshipping
North Cyprus Foreign Minister mentioned some initiative measures for worshiping in North Cyprus by all.

Cemil Cicek the Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey spoke about their relations with North Cyprus
Last week, Thursday was important day in easing North Cyprus and Turkey’s relations. Ministers from Turkey and North Cyprus visited each oth

Official announcement of Halil Ibrahim Akcab as the Turkey's new ambassador to North Cyprus
Turkey's financial grant- maker Halil Ibrahim Akcab has been officially announced the ambassador to North Cyprus.

Feridun Sinirlioglu visited North Cyprus to meet Eroglu
Turkish Foreign Ministry’s Undersecretary Feridun Sinirlioglu came to North Cyprus to meet North Cyprus President Dervis Eroglu.

Delegates of Turkey and North Cyprus met on Thursday to neutralize the tension
North Cyprus requested Turkey for meetings and visits. In this context a group of ministers led by the Prime Minister İrsen Küçük met Turkis

Erdogan will be going to Brussels on the invitation of EU Commission
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will be going to Brussels on the invitation of EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso.

Both the Cyprus leaders met on Thursday at UN envoy’s residence
North Cyprus President Dervis Eroglu and Greek Cypriot President Demetris Christofias had meeting on Thursday at buffer zone in Lefkosa.

Greece Foreign Minister Droutsas said that Turkey should take out its forces from Cyprus
Greece Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas after talking to the Greek Cypriot Foreign Minister Markos Kyprianou called on Ankara (Turkey) to

North Cyprus Prime minister Irsen Kucuk visited Turkey for meeting
North Cyprus Prime Minister Irsen Kucuk will be holding meeting in Ankara today. Kucuk will meet Turkish Prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan

The Greek Cypriot Foreign Affairs Minister has departed for Qatar via Bahrain
The Greek Cypriot Foreign Affairs Minister, Markos Kyprianou has departed for Qatar via Bahrain.

North Cyprus President requested various parties to maintain peace and cooperation
The North Cyprus President Dervis Eroglu has requested labor unions, political parties and public to have patience in maintaining peace.

Turkey decided to increase the aid up to $600 million every year to North Cyprus
Turkey Deputy Prime Minister and government spokesperson Cemil Cicek stated that Turkey has decided to extend the financial help up to North

Turkish Prime Minister suggests North Cyprus to use its economic resources judiciously
Cemil Cicek, the Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey suggested North Cyprus to use its economic resources judiciously otherwise the day is not f

Turkey Deputy Prime Mnister cleared that there is no cut in the financial help of North Cyprus
Turkey Prime Minister and State Minister Bulent Arinc said that there is no financial cut to help North Cyprus.The Minister was talking abou

The Greek Minister of Foreign Affair Droutsas will visit Greek Cypriot on February, 14
The Greek Minister of Foreign Affair Demetris Droutsas will come in Greek Cypriot on February, 14 to discuss the Cyprus Issue. He will be di

Eroglu said Greek Cypriot President agreed to intensify the Peace Talks
North Cypriot and Greek Cypriot leaders agreed to meet once in a week and their representatives will meet twice in a week to discuss the mat

Ukraine won an international friendly match played in Cyprus
Ukraine won an international friendly match played in Cyprus. The final match was played between Sweden and Ukraine at the Municipal stadiu

Cyprus is facing changed environment
Geographically, Cyprus is having such a position that climatic changes are occurring very fast because of the pollution in neighboring count

The Presidents of North Cyprus and Greek Cypriot met on Wednesday
The Presidents of North Cyprus and Greek Cypriot met on Wednesday to restart the Peace Talk after Geneva Meeting. Both the Presidents agreed

Financial aid will not get affected by tension in North Cyprus
Turkey clarified that the financial aid to the North Cyprus will not get affected by the recent tension between two.

Meeting to save Cyprus Airlines
The Cyprus Airlines had meeting to discuss the plans to put more cuts in its expenses. The airlines is facing financial crisis and The Finan

A march by Trade Unionists and the Left wing political Parties in North Cyprus
The Trade Unionists and the Left wing political Parties marched in the form of rally against Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan’s remarks.

Two members of Global Peace said Cyprus talk as 'progress less'
The two members of Global Peace Initiative committee visited Greek Cyprus and stated the reunifying Cyprus talk as ‘progress less’.

Hillary Clinton replied Archbishop Demetrios letter on Agios Synesios, in Rizokarpaso incident
The US Commission on International Religious Freedom, Archbishop Demetrios wrote a letter to Hillary Clinton, American Minister of Foreign A

Emergency landing of Armenian football aircraft
The Aircraft carrying the Armenian football team landed safely at Zvartnots international airport. Armenian news agency stated that the a

Cyprus is expecting up to 4 increase in tourism
There is good news for the Cyprus Tourism Industry. The Tourist from UK are likely to increase in the coming summer and spring season.

Deep silence between Turkey and North Cypriot's relations after rallies
The protest of January 28, 2011 in North Cyprus has strained the relations between North Cyprus and the mother country Turkey. Turkey’s Prim

Turkish Prime Minister Erdogen criticized the protest going in North Cyprus
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogen criticized the protest going in North Cyprus against government’s economic policies.

Famagusta and Keryneia courts will be on strike from Monday
Yeni Duzen, a daily newspaper of North Cyprus stated that Courts in Famagusta and Keryneia wil be on strike from Monday. The strike has been

Christofias discussed Cyprus Issue with Greek Prime Minister
In the recent meeting of Cyprus President Christofias with the Greek Prime MinisterGeorge Papandreou, the President discussed the Cyprus Iss

Greek Cypriot President and Greek Prime Minister talked about Egypt
The Greek Cypriot President Demetris Christofias met with the Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou in Athens. They talked about the politi

The Greek President moved to Greece
After the tripartite meeting in Geneva, the Greek Cypriot President Demetris Christofias moved to Greece to meet the Prime Minister George P

Turkish factories are safe in Egypt and Tunisia
Turkish Minister Zafer Caglayan stated that the factories of Turkish investors are safe and did not face any damage in the disturbed environ

North Cyprus President Eroglu showed his dis-satisfaction over Geneva meeting
North Cypriot President Dervis Eroglu said that Greek Cypriot did not present any proposal in the Geneva meeting.

Turkey's wanted politician takes shelter in Greek Cypriot
A pro-Kurdish politician wanted in Turkey has been flown away in Greek Cypriot to take shelter. Police stated that 46 years old Mustafa S

Greek Cypriot spokesperson Stephanos stated there is only one state in Cyprus
Greek Cypriot government spokesperson Stephanos Stephanou stated that there is only one state in Cyprus.

Turkey's two films Çoğunluk (Majority) and Zefir (Zephyr) in IFFR
Turkey's two films Çoğunluk (Majority) and Zefir (Zephyr), are nominated to the international film festival which will held in Rotterdam. Th

Flights from Egypt to Turkey
Lamaca Airport is preparing itself to receive flights from Egypt. In current time, Egypt is facing political instability. People have come o

Turkey Prime Minister Erdoğan met Oscar winner Hollywood actor Nicolas Cage in Turkey
Turkey Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met the famous Hollywood actor Nicolas Cage, who is currently shooting the sequel of ‘Ghost Rider

Greek Cypriot President Demetris Chritofiase declared Palestine as an independent state
Greek Cypriot President Demetris Chritofiase decided to identify the Israeli occupied state of Palestine as an independent state.

Turkey said EU is turning into a Christian Club
Turkey is trying to join the EU membership since 2005. But, EU is neglecting it since then. A top Turkish official said that Turkey is re

North Cyprus people marched in a rally to protest economic polices
Thousands of North Cypriot people walked off from their offices and agitated peacefully on the road in the form of rally against the unfair

North Cyrus President said Greek Cypriot wanted to 'prolong the talks'
North Cypriot President Dervis Eroglu after coming back in Lefkosa, from the tripartite meeting in Geneva said that much progress has not be

Anadolu Jet Flight from Stansted to Turkey
Anadolu Jet from Stansted Airport will function thrice a week - Wednesday, Friday and Sunday – and one have to pay only £102 for one side fl

Announcement of the next tripartite meeting in the Geneva meeting
North Cypriot President and Greek Cypriot President met UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Geneva to find the solution of Cyprus Issue, but

The UN Secretary General Ban Ki- Moon stated Geneva meeting 'spirited' and 'substantive'
The UN Secretary General Ban Ki- Moon stated in context with the Geneva meeting that the progress has been made in the Cyprus Negotiation.

Bagis met lawmakers from Slovakian parliament's foreign and European affairs committees
Turkish Minister for European Union consultation, Egemen Bağış met with the lawmakers from Slovakian parliament's foreign dealings and Europ

Turkey declared 2011 as the 'TRNC Year' in field of tourism
The Prime Minister Irsen Kucuk of North Cyprus stated that tourism will add greater share in the economy of Turkey and TRNC in the coming ti

Turkey is seeing the tripartite meeting as a milestone in the progress of Cyprus Negotiation
Turkey is seeing the tripartite meeting as a milestone in the progress of Cyprus Negotiation. The second tripartite meeting is taking place

All the three parties gathered for tripartite meeting in Geneva on Cyprus Issue
The President of North Cyprus Dervis Eroglu, the President of Greek Cypriot Demetris Christofias reached Geneva to meet UN Secretary General

'Cyprus in your heart' a new slogan to promote tourism
Last year was not the best for Cyprus Tourism industry and it is estimated that its impact will remain in 2011 also.

North Cyprus President wished the Geneva meeting to be the turning point
The North Cypriot President Dervis Eroglu wished the tripartite meeting to be held in Geneva a turning point in the ongoing negotiation for

North Cyprus people living aboard have sent a letter to the UN Secretary General
The North Cyprus people living aboard have sent a letter to the United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.

The special envoy on Cyprus Issue, Downer met Dervis and Demetris prior to tripartite meeting
Alexander Downer, the special envoy of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon reached Ankara to have talks with Turkish officials. This is the par

United States is not a participant in the ongoing Cypriot-led negotiations
The tripartite meeting is between North Cyprus President Dervis Eroglu and the South Cypriot President Demetris is schedule to hold on Janua

Ozgurgun stated that remarks by Armenian President were historically contradictory
North Cyprus foreign Minister Huseyin Ozgurgun stated that the recent remarks by the Armenian President were historically contradictory.

Philip Gordon is on visit to North Cyprus and Greek Cyprus
Philip Gordon, the US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian policy has reached Cyprus to meet the Presidents of both the si

The British government said that they are least interested in talking about the partition of Cyprus
The British government said that they are least interested in talking about the partition of the Cyprus and they are firm on their earlier p

The agreement on the foundation of the 'Northern Cyprus Airlines' was signed
The agreement on the foundation of the ‘Northern Cyprus Airlines’ was signed in Lefkosa in the presence of eminent personalities.

The Northern Cyprus Airline Foundation agreement will be signed today
The Northern Cyprus Airline Foundation agreement will be signed today. The airline company is forming with the collaboration Turkish Airline

Chilling winter and heavy snowfall is expected in Cyprus
Cyprus is facing the chilling temperature nowadays. The clouded skies have showered with thunderstorm in the island. The forecasting of heav

A survey in Greece says nearly half of the Greeks support ongoing rapprochement efforts with Turkey
According to a survey conducted in Greece nearly half of the Greeks support ongoing rapprochement efforts with adjoining Turkey.

Ban Ki-moon said -'As a matter of principle, the imposition of any timetable is not desired'
The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said while speaking on FYROM name and Cyprus issue, ‘As a matter of principle, the impositi

The Greek Cypriot President Christofiase said that the Cyprus Problem seems distance in present scenario
The Greek Cypriot President Christofiase said in Nicosia the Christmas ball of the Police Force that the solution of the Cyprus Problem seem

Tayyip Erdoğan again condemned German Chancellor Merkel for blaming North Cyprus as inactive member
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan again condemned German Chancellor Angela Merkel for blaming North Cyprus as inactive member in r

The President of Turkey advised German Chancellor Angela Merkel to be constructive and cautious
The President of Turkey Abdullah Gul advised German Chancellor Angela Merkel to be more constructive and more cautious while making statemen

First meeting after recovery of the President Eroglu with Demetris Christofias
The North Cyprus President Dervis Eroglu and the Greek Cypriot President Demetris Christofias had a meeting yesterday in context with the to

North Cyprus Foreign Minister Huseyin Ozgurgun said the latest remarks as 'unilateral' and 'unrealistic'
North Cyprus Foreign Minister Huseyin Ozgurgun said that the latest remarks by the German Chancellor were unilateral and unrealistic.

North Cyprus President showed his anger ness over the remarks made by the German Chancellor
North Cyprus President Dervis Eroglu showed his anger ness over the remarks made by the German Chancellor Angela Merkel about blaming North

German Chancellor Angela Merkel requested Turkey to normalize its relations with Greek Cypriot
German Chancellor Angela Merkel requested Turkey to normalize its relations with Greek Cypriot during her visit to Greek Cypriot.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit focused on to bring peace in the island
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit to Greek Cypriot is mainly focused on to bring peace in the island. It is the first visit by any Ger

Greek Cypriot is planning to explore more oil and natural gas this year
Greek Cypriot is planning to explore more oil and natural gas this year. Turkey has made it clear that this act of Greek may obstruct the on

Greek Government has declared to fence the part of its territory
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou said, "We give great importance to working together with Turkey on the issue of illegal immigration,"

Greek Cypriot President responded on the comment of Papandreou and Erdogan
Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias responded on the comment of Greek President Papandreou that he wanted "to reunify Cyprus on the

North Cyprus President Dervis Eroglu met with Alexander Downer
North Cyprus President Dervis Eroglu met with the UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Cyprus Alexander Downer.

The Greek Cypriot President Demetris see Cyprus to be the example of peaceful co-existence
The Greek Cypriot President Demetris Christofias had a word with the Prime Minister Giorgos Papandreou, they want to see Cyprus to be the ex

Turkish Foreign Minister said that nobody is supposed to come in between EU and Cyprus
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said that nobody is supposed to come in between EU and Cyprus and say any thing about their relatio

The Muslims living in Greek Cypriot demand the property around the the Hala Sultan Tekke in Lamarca
The Muslims residing in the Greek Cypriot formed a “Cypriot Supreme Council of Muslims", which demands the property around the the Hala Sult

Christofias considered German Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit as historical
The Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias considered the German Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit as historical.

North Cyprus capital Lefkosa and Istanbul city will unite as sister cities
North Cyprus capital Lefkosa and Turkey’s famous city Istanbul will turn out to be "sister cities", stated Istanbul's Metropolitan Municipal

North Cyprus President Dervis Eroglu met with the Special Representative of the United Nations
North Cyprus President Dervis Eroglu met with the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General Lisa Buttenheim to talk abo

The State Minister Egemen Bagis stated that Turkey and European Union need each other
The State Minister Egemen Bağış stated in context with the EU membership of Turkey that Turkey and European Union need each other, but Turke

The Mayor of Paphos, Savvas Vergas has asked his residences not to use Cyprus Airways.
The Mayor of Paphos, Savvas Vergas has asked his residences not to use Cyprus Airways.

The inflation in Cyprus raised up to 2.4 percent in 2010
The Statistical Department revealed the data showing raised inflation up to 2.4% in 2010 as compared with 0.3% in 2009.

The rumors of bomb in Turkish Airlines (THY) plane made passengers panic
The Turkish Airlines (THY) plane that was heading from Ercan Airport in North Cyprus to İstanbul caused panic among passengers due to the ru

The Greek Cypriot administrative spokesman said that no information about the postponement of the tripartite meeting
The Greek Cypriot administrative spokesman said that their government does not have any information about the postponement of the tripartite

The contract for establishing Greek Cypriot's sixth wind park was signed
The contract for establishing Greek Cypriot’s sixth wind park was signed by the Ministry of Commerce yesterday.

Turkey foreign minister said that none should come in between the European Union and (EU) and Cyprus
Turkey’s foreign minister Ahmet Davutoglu said that none should come in between the European Union and (EU) and Cyprus. He said that some EU

North Cyprus Prime Minister said that Turkey and North Cyprus will not give any threats to Greek Cyprus
North Cyprus Prime Minister Irsen Kucuk said that neither Turkey and nor North Cyprus will not give any threats to Greek Cyprus.

The Turkish Foreign Minister rejected the media reports of opening ports for Greek Cypriot
The Turkish Foreign Minister rejected the media reports which say that Ankara has giving the consent with EU to open the ports for Greek Cyp

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Greek Cyprus for one day on January 11
German Embassy spokesperson stated that German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Greek Cyprus for one day on January 11. She would be the

Turkish National Security Council (MGK) meet
The Turkish National Security Council (MGK) talked about the “autonomy” and "bilingual life" in the meeting under the guideline of the Presi

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan dissatisfied over FIBA and EU’s reaction on hooligans attack
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that the attack on the football team in Greek Cypriot is the example of increasing “racism”

Turkey declared 2011 as the year of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC)
Tourism Minister Ertugrul Gunay is nowadays in Ankara and attending meeting for future prospective. They declared the coming year 2011 as th

North Cyprus President Dervis Eroglu back at home after heart surgery
North Cyprus President Dervis Eroglu has returned home on Monday after successful heart surgery. The President was admitted to Guven Hospita

The advisers of both the sides of Cyprus will continue the Cyprus Talks
The meeting between Greek Cypriot President Demetris Christofias and North Cypriot President Eroglu was due on December 28 in framework of U

Greek Cyprus President Demetris Christofias doubtful about the tripartite meeting in Geneva
Greek Cyprus President Demetris Christofias has shown doubt over the tripartite meeting schedule to be in Geneva at the end of January2011.

The labour force ratio has decreased from 64 to 58 in Cyprus
Unemployment rate of labour force in Cyprus, at the end of 2010 has calculated 58%. This is the total ratio in which 57% females and 59% ma

North Cyprus President Eroglu would be discharged
North Cyprus President Dervis Eroglu will be discharged from Ankara’s hospital. The doctor said that the President is in “steady” position a

North Cyprus Prime Minister Irsen Kucuk reached Ankara
The North Cyprus Prime Minister Irsen Kucuk has arrived Ankara. The Culture and Environment Minister Kemal Durust also accompanied him.

Ayik, an Australian drug keeper arrested in North Cyprus
North Cyprus police has arrested Ayik, alleged of possessing drug production equipment and prescription medicine, including illegal bodybuil

North Cyprus is enforcing a clampdown on shopping from the Greek Cypriot south.
In many North Cyprus household there will be less joy in this holiday season because island is enforcing a clampdown on shopping from the Gr

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani departed from Turkey
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani departed from Turkey after attending ECO summit.

Turkey intends to take the Greek Cypriot hooligan matter internationally
Turkey intends to take strong legal and political step against the Greek Cypriot hooligan attack on Turkey basket ball team. The incident to

Iraq President Mahmud Ahmadinejad elected as the term President of ECO
Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad stated that the President of Turkey had been elected the term President of the Economic Cooperation Org

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu strongly reacted against Greek Cypriot's attitude over hooligans attack
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu strongly reacted against Greek Cypriot’s attitude over hooligans attack on the basket ball team mem

Chilean Miners, who survived for 69 days, came to North Cyprus
Chilean Miners, who survived for 69 days, came to North Cyprus and visited Naqshbandi Sect Leader Sheikh Nazım Kibrisi.

North Cypriot Prime Minister Kucuk strongly condemned the hooligans attack on basket ball team of North Cyprus
Turkish basketball team Pinar-Karsiyaka was attacked by Greek Cypriot hooligans at FIBA Euro Challenge Cup in Greek Cypriot side of Lefkosa.

North Cyprus signed a MOU with Turkish Airline and other companies
North Cyprus Housing and Transportation Ministry has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Turkish Airline and ten other companies

Turkey donated 50,000 U.S. dollars to Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP)
Turkey has donated 50,000 U.S. dollars to Cyprus as a help in finding and identification of missing Cypriot people during tensions in 1960s

Why investing money to promote Northern Cyprus
Why is it that local tourist businesses and hotels are investing so much money to promote Northern Cyprus as a holiday or second home destin

North Cyprus President had undergone the surgical treatment of heart
The North Cyprus President Dervis Eroglu had undergone the surgical treatment of his partially blocked artery in Ankara. The surgery was don

Israel strongly rejected Turkey's objection in Greek Cypriot and Israel economic deal
Israel has strongly rejected Turkey's objection over the latest agreement between Israel and Greek Cyprus. Israel said that a third party (T

Cyprus people have started considering internet as an important part of their life
The internet has become a part and parcel of life in the people of Cyprus. Cyprus University of Technology has conducted a survey in which t

Downer reported growth in the Cyprus talks
UN representative In Cyprus said that North Cyprus leader and Greek Cypriot leaders are showing positive sings in the progress of the Cyprus

An opinion poll revealed distrust among North Cyprus people and Greek Cypriot people
An opinion poll had been conducted by the Inter peace Project by the name “Cyprus 2015: Research and Dialogue for a Sustainable Future”. The

Turkey foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu met UN Secretary-General Ban
Turkey foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu met UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in New York before the meeting a Security Council session on Ir

The next tripartite meeting on Cyprus Issue would be on January 26
The North Cyprus President Dervis Eroglu said that the tripartite meeting with the of Greek Cypriot President and the UN Secretary will be o

British Fast Track 100 ranked North Cyprus based company amongst the fastest growing company
A North Cyprus tour operator, Ramadan Ozdemir who is the Managing Director of Direct Traveller, settled in United Kingdom has been named as

Youths of North Cyprus and Azerbaijan formed a new friendship group
A new friendship bond has been formed between the youths of Azerbaijan and North Cyprus in Baku.

The Turkeish Foreign Minister went to US to attend UN Security Council meeting on Iraq
The Turkeish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu went to United States on the invitation of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden.

Christofias said that North Cyprus President has a different policy on Cyprus Issue
The Greek Cypriot President Demetris Christofias said that the North Cyprus President Eroglu has different policy on the Cyprus Issue. He s

Tourism industry in Cyprus showed the rise in November month
Cyprus tourism industry showed a rise of 3.3% in the November month of this year. The number of tourist visited Cyprus in October month was

The International crisis group says that decade old property issue in Cyprus can be resolved
The International crisis group in its new report says that decade old property issue in Cyprus can be resolved if North Cyprus and Greek Cyp

Saudi countries showing interest in real estate business in the North Cyprus
The increasing real estate business is bringing economic stability in North Cyprus. The international community is showing great interest in

The President of European Commission said that this is the ripe time for Cyprus talks
The President of European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso in the meeting of the Cyprus Steering Group stated that now this is the ripe time t

WikiLeaks revealed Germany's criteria on Turkey's EU membership
In the weekly newspaper Der Spiegel, the talks between Germany’s foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle and his U.S. counterpart, Hillary Clinto

North Car Hire companies and Kyrenia Police hold meeting to Tackle Speed Fines Problem
North Cyprus Car hire firms were recently invited by Kyrenia Police to a meeting at the Police Station in an ongoing bid to streamline the p

The new Air company will start working in March 2011
TRNC government decided that 60 percent of country's new flag carrier airlines company would be owned by a private company. The rest of the

Statistics of building construction in TRNC since 1992-2008
The TRNC 'state planning organization' (DPO) has published a data on Urban and Rural Building statistics up to 2008.

Eroglu said a time table and time limit is must in Cyprus Talks
TRNC President attended the intercontinental symposium on ‘Turkic World in the 21st Century’ at the European University of Lefka (LAU). Whil

UN should act as an active mediator
The United Nation should be the active mediator instead of only supervising the negotiation between North Cyprus and the South Cyprus.

The Cyprus leaders decided the dates of meeting in December
Dervis Eoglu, the President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) and Demetris Christofias, the Greek Cypriot President met yest

Unemployment problem in Cyprus is increasing each month
The problem of unemployment is rising each year in Cyprus. The District Labour office record reveals the clear picture of the unemployment.

Asil Nadir was freed from suspected charge of breaching bail conditions
The business tycoon Asil Nadir, who was blamed for breaching bail conditions, was freed on Saturday.

Cyprus leadres will meet and discuss economy
TRNC President Dervis Eroglu and Greek Cypriot President Demetris Christofias will be having meeting in the buffer zone of Lefkosa on Decemb

TRNC foreign Minister said the Cyprus solution is possible only if Greek administration is sincere
TRNC foreign Minister Huseyin Ozgurgun said the settlement on Cyprus is possible only if Greek administration is sincere and have positive a

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stated that this the moment to find a solution
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon requested Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders to make use of this "critical window of opportunity" otherwise

A symposium 'The Turkic World in the 21st century' was held in TRNC
A symposium 'The Turkic World in the 21st century' was held in TRNC on December 2. It was conducted by the European University Lefke (Lefke

Two fire fighter planes sent to Haifa for extinguishing the fire
Two fire fighter planes were sent from Ankara to help in extinguishing the fire at Haifa (Israel). The planes have reached there and had sta

The weather in Northern Europe and Southern Europe is showing its extremity nowadays
Northern Europe faced the heavy snowfall on Wednesday while in Southern Europe the people are playing ball games on the beaches.

UNFICYP the peace making force in Cyprus got the extension to stay until 2011
The UN approved the extension of UNFICYP to remain in the Cyprus for the next six months. Mr. Ban requested to increase the extension as he

Four days conference on 'Islamic civilization in the Mediterranean' in TRNC
International conference on "Islamic civilization in the Mediterranean” has organized a four days long conference near East University in TR

The Greek Cypriot President could not go to Astana as he was unwell
The Greek Cypriot President Demetris Christofias could not attend the meeting of the Organization for Security and co-operation in Europe (O

The heavy snow fall in Northern Europe stooped the airways traffic
The heavy snowfall in the Northern Europe disturbed the airways traffic on Wednesday. The airports in the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Fr

The UN report favours extension of UNFICYP for further six months in Cyprus
The United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has prepared a report in which the UN Peace making Force (UNFICYP) will remain in Cypr

Turkey's oil import reached 20.3 million tons
In the first nine months of the year Turkey’s oil import has reached up to 20.3 million tons.

TRNC President Eroglu will meet Greek Cypriot President Demetris Christofias
TRNC President Dervis Eroglu and the Greek Cypriot leader Demetris Christofias will meet first time on December 6 after the tripartite meeti

Greek Cypriot complained against Turkey
Greek Cypriot has filed a complaint with EU Transportation and Energy directorates against Turkey for refusing to open its sea ports.

Cyprus Airways has modified the luggage policy
Cyprus Airways (CY) has modified its baggage policies which will come into implementation from next Wednesday. According to CY the size of t

TRNC President President Dervis Eroglu met Foreign Minister of Sweden
TRNC President Dervis Eroglu is on his Sweden visit and met Sweden Foreign Minister Carl Bildt in Stockholm on Thursday.

Turkey's Prime MInister Erdogan refuses to open the ports and passage for Greek Cypriot
Turkey is firm on his decision not to open the aircraft passage and ports to the Greek Cypriot until European Union stops the economic isola

UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon submitted his report on Cyprus yesterday
UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has warned the Presidents of both the sides of the Cyprus to increase the pace of the talk otherwise they c

Greek Cypriot President Demetris Christofias will meet the Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou today
Greek Cypriot President Demetris Christofias has reached Athens at the invitation of the Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament Philipos Petsaln

Cyprus Football Association criticized the attempt to fire referee car
The Cyprus football Association has criticized the attempt to fire a top referee’s car in the day light.

Greek Cypriot President Christofias visited Armenian church
Greek Cypriot President Christofias was in Armenia to celebrate a special Church function and said that Greek Cypriot will always be present

Eighteen students sentenced 15 months imprisonment for protesting against the Turkey Prime Minister
Two and half years ago a case was filed against 18 students for protesting against Turkey’s Prim minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The court ha

Accidents rate increased in Turkey during Kurban Bayram holidays
Road accidental rate has increased suddenly due to the Kurban Bayram holidays in Turkey. The long holidays give opportunity to the people to

North Cyprus President Dervis Eroglu will visit Sweden this week
TRNC President Dervis Eroglu will be visiting Sweden after coming to New York.

TRNC President Erogly said that Ban decision to continue the Cyprus talk was very important
TRNC President Dervis Eroglu told reporters about the meeting and said that the decision of continuing intensified talks by Ben was very imp

Bagis said that the Cyprus Issue hide the Turrkey's consideration as a member of EU
Egemen Bagis, the Chief Negotiator for EU and Turkish State Minister cleared that few EU member were giving much importance to the Cyprus is

TRNC and Greek Cypriot agreed to continue talks till January end
Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot President attended New York tripartite meeting under the guideline of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon final effort to revive the Cyprus talks
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is doing the final efforts in reviving the Cyprus Talks through New York meeting.

Prior to the main New York meeting Downer met both sides leaders in New York
Prior to very important meeting, Greek President Christofias met UN Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Cyprus Alexander Downer and discu

Eroglu reached New York for the tripartite meeting
The North Cyprus President Dervis Eroglu has reached New York in late hours on Wednesday to New York.

New York meeting will be helpful in making the report presented on 23 by Ban
TRNC President Dervis Eroglu said the tripartite meeting would be beneficial for the UN Secretary in preparing the report which Mr. Ban will

Italian citizen Paola Amato chose TRNC to be his second motherland
Italian citizen Paola Amato has taken the citizenship of TRNC. Nowadays, he is in North Cyprus and has attended the 27th foundation annivers

TRNC President said that the declaration of the TRNC was the correct decision taken by the Turkish Cypriot in their history
Turkish Cypriot newspaper Kibris reports that TRNC President has said that the declaration of the TRNC was the correct decision taken by the

Bagis said Turkey and Greece had a remarkable opportunity to improve their relationship
Egemen Bagis, Turkey’s state minister said that Turkey and Greece had a remarkable opportunity to improve their relationship.

The President of both the sides of Cyprus moved to New York foe Talks
The New York Talks is scheduled to be held on November 18 and is considered as the ‘turning point’ in the progress of the Cyprus Issue.

Air show and War Ship displaying was the main attraction of the 27 th anniversary of the foundation of TRNC
The 27th anniversary of the TRNC foundation Day was celebrated with in the whole North Cyprus with various programs.

TRNC and Turkey signed an assistance protocol to support TRNC
Deputy Prime Minister Cemil Cicek said that Turkey will always be in support of TRNC whatever the Cyprus Negotiation result remains. He emph

The world famous Pop stars would perform during Bayram festivities in TRNC
The owner of the Cratos Premium Hotel in Kyrenia confirms the stage performance of the famous American singer Anastacia, R&B singer Randy Cr

TRNC President Devis Eroglu was thinking the role of international community if the Cyprus Talks fails
TRNC President Eroglu was thinking that what steps the international community will take if the peace talks between the two sides of the Cyp

Traveling agencies of TRNC witnessed a sudden rise in domestic and international tourism
Travel agencies and tour operators are very happy to see the sudden demand of abroad tour packages and domestic hotel bookings during the ap

TRNC will request in tripartite meeting the Cyprus talk to be time bound
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) said that he would request the UN Secretary General to make the Cyprus negotiation time bound in

An action plan, to promote tourism will be signed between Turkey and TRNC
Ertugrul Gunay, the Culture and Tourism will visit Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and sign an action plan on tourism.

North Cyprus will be celebrating the 27th anniversary of its foundation on November 15
TRNC Ambassador to Turkey, Mustafa Lakadamyali visited Anitkabir , the Mausoleum of Ataturk, the founder of TRNC as a part of celebration pr

President and other important persons got threatening letters with a knife
Threatening letters with knives have been sent to many Greek Cypriot politicians including President and the Speaker of the parliament.

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the creator of TRNC has been commemorated through out Turkey.
Ataturk was 72 years old. The President of Turkey went to Ataturk's tomb and laid a circlet of red and white carnations at the tomb and kept

Some political issues have slowed down the pace of the Turkey's attainment of the EU membership - Gul
Turkish President Abdullah Gul said that some political issues have slowed down the pace of the Turkey’s attainment of the EU membership.

Native American representatives in Turkey for more friendly relationship
Turkish Coalition of America President Lincoln McCurdy said that the association is aimed at establishing friendly relationship between Turk

Gul stated that it is politically injustices to open ports for Greek Cypriot
Abdullah Gul the Turkish President stated that it is not at all fair in part of Turkey to unbolt ports for Greek Cypriot.

Information of the bomb in the airplane delayed the flights
Two airplanes of the Turkish Airlines and Pegasus, taking flight from the Erjan airport (Northern Cyprus) to Istanbul were seized due to the

International community should think of the partition of the Cyprus - Jack Straw
Britain’s ex-foreign secretary Jack Straw said that if the ongoing Cyprus Peace talk fails between TRNC and the Greek Cypriot then there sho

Property Issue is going to be the main agenda of the New York Talks
The property issue is going to be the main agenda of the New York talks scheduled on November 18. The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is ho

The meeting between TRNC President and Greek president today
The TRNC President Dervis Eroglu and the Greek Cypriot President Christofias will meet today at the administrator residence of the UNFICYP C

Mevlut Cavusoglu rejects the charge on him by visiting TRNC during his visit to Greek Cypriot
Greek Cypriot Parliamentary speaker Marios Karoyian blamed Cavusoglu of misleading Greek Cypriot officials by assuring them not to visit the

TRNC Finance Minister Ersin said that he is expecting rise in tourism industry
TRNC Finance Minister Ersin Tatar attended a meeting in Istanbul and sponsored his country and said that TRNC is expecting rise in the touri

Greek Cypriot got angry on the visit of Cavusoglu to TRNC
Marios Karoyian, the parliament speaker of the Cyprus showed his annoyance at the visit of Cavusoglu, President of the Parliamentary Assembl

Ban Ki-Moon has invited the trilateral party because of the slow down in the Cyprus Talk
Alexander Downer, United Nations (UN) secretary general said that the main objective of the trilateral meeting in New York on 18 the Novembe

Eroglu said that there would not be any change in the principles on property issue
TRNC President Dervis Eroglu and the Greek Cypriot President Demetris Christofias had meeting on November 1 at the buffer zone in Cyprus. Al

The tripartite meeting on 18th November in New York
The tripartite meeting between the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, TRNC President Eroglu and the Greek Cypriot President Demetris is sched

Turkey has started the work of the Alakopru Dam
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will lay the foundation stone of the Alakopru Dam, which will quench the thirst of TRNC people b

Eroglu and other ministers from his ministry will visit Turkey today
TRNC President Dervis Eroglu will visit Turkey capital Ankara on Monday to hold a series of meetings.

Eroglu blamed Greek Cypriot to be selfish in dealing with the property matter
North Cyprus President Dervis Eroglu blamed Greek Cypriot acting self-seeking in the proposal of the property during peace talk.

Celebration of 87th anniversary of the foundation of Republic of Turkey
In celebration of the 87th anniversary of the foundation of Republic of Turkey, the President Gul hosted a reception at Cankaya Presidentia

Tripartite meeting soon between Cyprus leaders and Ban
TRNC President Dervis Eroglu welcomed UN Secretary-General's Special Advisor on Cyprus Alexander Downer in Lefkosa.

Anadolujet, will fly between Moscow and Ankara, thrice a week from October 31
Turkish Airlines (THY) supplementary company, Anadolujet, will start thrice a week fly between Ankara and Moscow from October 31.

Eroglu said that the EU trade agenda has been dropped for this year now
North Cyprus President Dervis Eroglu said that according to the European Commission instruction, which permits EU trade with the Turkish Rep

PACE head Mevlut Cavusoglu will visit Cyprus for three days
The President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Mevlut Cavusoglu will be on the official visit of Cyprus from 31st Octo

Eroglu met with EU's Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele in Brussels
North Cyprus President Dervis Eroglu met with EU's Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele in Brussels.

Alakopru and Gecitkoy Dam would bring water from Turkey to North Cyprus
Turkey’s Environment Minister Veysel Eroglu said that Turkey would bring water to Cyprus through pipelines underneath the sea.

Eroglu said in Berlin that they want to sustain Turkish existence in the Cyprus
The Turkish Cypriot President Eroglu was on his visit to Germany. Eroglu said in Berlin, the capital of Germany that they want to sustain Tu

The 19 Greek applicants would get 15 million euro as a compensation from Turkey
The 19 Greek applicants would get the compensation of nearly 15 million euro from Turkey through a case filed in the European Court of Human

TRNC President Eroglu met with German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle
Turkish Northern Cyprus President Dervis Eroglu met with German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle in Berlin on Tuesday.

President Eroglu welcomes the invitation of UN Secretary Ban Ki-moon for meeting in NY
North Cyprus President Dervis Eroglu appreciates and welcomes the invitation of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon of assembling the leaders

Kemal Kilicdaroglu met with EU chief enlargement official Stefan Fule
Turkey’s main opposition party (Republican People’s Party) leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu met with European Union's chief enlargement official St

North Cyprus Court had ordered for the closure of KTHY Airline
Turkish Cypriot court had ordered for the closure of the Cyprus Turkish Airlines (KTHY) on Thursday.

North Cyprus President will visit Germany
TRNC President Dervis Eroglu will be going to Germany on one day official visit. He will meet German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle in B

Ban Ki-moon, the UN Secretary General will release a progress report on Property issue the next month
The Secretary General of the United Nations (UN) Ban Ki-moon had asked the leaders about the progress report of the ongoing property negotia

Population of North Cyprus reached one million
In an article, Fatma Azgin wrote that the population of the North Cyprus has reached up to one million.

The European Parliament has turned down the proposal of the direct trade with TRNC
The European Parliament has turned down a proposal offered by the EU Commission to allow trade between the bloc’s member states and the Nort

TRNC President Eroglu in Kayseri to meet Gul
North Cyprus President Dervis Eroglu has arrived on the central province of Kayseri.

Baroness Rosalind Scott visited North Cyprus
Baroness Rosalind Scott, who is the member of the British House of Lords and leader of the Liberal Democrat Party, visited the North Cyprus

Cyprus leaders talked about the property issue and opening of new crossing boarder
TRNC President and Greek Cypriot President talked about the property issue and opening of new crossing boarder

TRNC canceled yearly military exercise Toros
Turkish Cypriot officials have announced to cancel this year’s scheduled military exercise "Toros", so as to boost the reunification talks a

Fans lost their patience and game has to halt for 12 minutes
A football match which was being played between Apollon and APOEL had to stop for 12 minutes because fans of both the teams started throwing

First Turkish movie, nominated at the Cyprus International Film Festival
“Art knows no political boundaries and has no religion”, this has been proved when the internationally awarded Turkish film Başka Dilde Aşk”

TRNC President and Greek Cypriot President will meet today to discuss the property issue
Turkish Cypriot President Dervis Eroglu and the Greek Cypriot President Demetris Christofias will hold a meeting today again after the 13th

The 7th crossing boarder,the Yesilirmak opened on 14th October
The Yesilirmak border crossing in the north east region of the TRNC was inaugurated with a Ceremony in the Cyprus.

Besiktas Soccer Club will open a new branch in TRNC
Besiktas Soccer Club has decided to build their one branch in the TRNC. TRNC Finance Minister Ersin Tatar and Besiktas Soccer Club Chairman

Jerzy Buzek the European Parliament President held a meeting in Nicosia over the issue of straight trade
Jerzy Buzek the European Parliament President held a meeting in Nicosia over the issue of straight trade with the TRNC which would be a cruc

The opening ceremony of the Yesilirmak gate today
The opening ceremony of the Yesilirmak gate today in the presence of both the leaders of Cyprus.

Thomas Cook expands at Newcastle
Thomas Cook will base a fourth aircraft at Newcastle International Airport next summer.

European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek welcomed by TRNC President Dervis Eroglu
TRNC President Dervis Eroglu welcomed the European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek in Lefkosa.

Turkey urges progress in Cyprus Issue
Turkish Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu has requested to increase the pace of the Cyprus Issue, which is the major barrier for Turkey in j

Britain has rejected the appeal of Turkish Airline
A Turkish Airline has appealed British court to take out the longstanding ban over the North Cyprus flights.

Cyprus got Gold Medal in Men's Skeet and in the Horizontal Bar at Commonwealth Delhi 2010
In the 19th Common wealth games in Delhi, Cyprus has shown the capability to beat other countries in Skeet.

EU will decide direct trade with TRNC in coming months
The European Parliament chief Jerzey Buzek assured that EU will decide on direct trade the TRNC in coming few months.

EU chief Jerzy Buzek, Cyprus Solution possible
The European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek believes that ethically divided Cyprus can be reunify by dealing the matter with great vision

TRNC President Eroglu said that Turkey opposes Greek's entry in NATO
TRNC President Dervis Eroglu said that Turkey was not in favour of Greek Cypriot’s accession to NATO before it became an EU member.

Wonderland amusement park in the Gaziveren sea coast of North Cyprus
TRNC is ready to built the tourist attraction point and an amusement center "Wonderland” by Ilbe Trading Company in the Gaziveren sea coast

President Dervis Eroglu will give details about Cyprus negotiation
TRNC President Dervis Eroglu will give details about Cyprus negotiation to the Plenary Session of the Parliament.

Cyprus leaders will together attend the opening ceremony of the Yesilirmak crossing point
Eroglu and Christofias will together attend the opening ceremony of the Yesilirmak crossing point in the northeast of Cyprus

Russian President assured Greek Cyoriot President about their growing relations with Turkey
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, was on his first ever visit to Cyprus and he took into confidence the South Cyprus President, Christofias

Liverpool Club is now of NESV
England’s most flourishing football club Liverpool is going in the hands of John W. Henry’s Boston Red Sox company over the objections of ow

KTHY would be replaced by Turkish based Atlasjet Airline
TRNC’s airline KTHY would be replaced by a new airline company due to the financial crises, decided Turkish government and the North Cyprus

Cooperation Protocol signed in Lefkosa of North Cyprus
Turkey’s Court of Accounts and TRNC has signed the cooperation protocol in Lefkosa.

Turkish Cypriot unions say privatisation of sectors are becoming a big fear
The plan to privatize the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) Airport got agitation from the various trades unions, who say that the Turkish Cypriot auth

Turkish state Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Cemil Cicek reached to attend the meeting
Turkish state Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Cemil Cicek has reached in TRNC to attend the TRNC Business Council.

Ryanair releases one million low cost seats to travel
Ryanair, the low cost Irish airline, has announced to release one million €8 seats – including all the taxes and charges –to travel on Tues

FIFA suspended Nigeria from international contest because of government interference
FIFA has suspended Nigeria Football Federation from international contest because of government interference in the game.

The Nobel Prize for Medicine to British scientist Robert Edward for his work on IVF
This year’s Nobel Prize for Medicine has been awarded to the British scientist Robert Edward for his incredible work in the fertility treatm

An earthquake, 4.4 on Richter scale had been felt in the northwestern Turkey
An earthquake with the frequency of 4.4 on Richter scale had been felt in the northwestern Turkey but there are no reports of damage or inju

Report on the future Strategies for TRNC, submitted by Turkish Economy Bank
Turkish economy Bank (TEB) had made a report on the Future Strategies for Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) and submitted it to TRN

Turkey and TRNC to sign a Account Cooperation Protocol on Tuesday
To sign a cooperation protocol, the Chairman of Turkey’s Court of Accounts Mr. Recai Akyel has arrived in the North Cyprus.

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister will visit TRNC
The Deputy Prime Minister and the Turkish State Minister,Mr. Cemil Cicek will visit the North Cyprus on Monday. The visit is to attend a mee

The South Cyprus President Christofias promised to find the solution of the Cyprus Issue
The South Cyprus President Christofias promised to find the solution of the Cyprus Issue while celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Cyprus I

US House of Representatives could weaken continuing UN resolution process in Cyprus
Turkish Foreign Minister said that the declaration approved in the US House of Representatives could weaken continuing UN resolution process

Turkey requests the EU for the direct trade with TRNC
Turkey’s chief negotiator Egemen Bagis, in country's European Union accession talks requested the European Parliament to grant a legislation

A Twikelman, Vishvanath was on the intercepted, Jewish activists vessel
A Twikelman was on the ‘Irene’ ship which was intercepted by the Israeli coastal forces, 20 km away from Gaza. Vish Vishvanath, 36 was one o

UN representative Mr. Downer hopeful in getting the solution by the end of 2010 Cyprus deal
The United Nation special representative for Cyprus, Mr. Downer showed hope that a deal on the separated island could be brokered by the end

The ship named was detained by the Israel Coastal Forces which started its voyage from the North Cyprus
The Israel Coastal Forces caught hold of the Gaza-bound ship when it entered the naval blockade area. The ship named “Irene’ was carrying th

Bryant said that Britain has a key role for solving the Cyprus Problem
Britain has a key role in ensuring that there is a just and lasting solution in Cyprus, former UK Minister for Europe and Labour MP Chris Br

The opening of Limnitis Passage on October 14
The Limnitis passage in the northwest of the island will be formally opened in October, confirmed a senior government official.

TRNC coast guard fired warning shots on Greek Cypriot trawler
TNNC coast guard fired warning shots on Greek Cypriot trawler, the Greek Foreign Ministry said

The Israel Navy planning to capture the ship, which started its journey from TRNC to reach Gaza
The Israel Navy is planning to capture the ship which had started its journey from TRNC to reach Gaza, carrying Jewish activist from Israel

A new turn in Cyprus Issue when TRNC President,Christofias wanted Turkey presence in the talks
Cyprus problem has taken a new turn, when the topic of discussion was whether Turkey should be a party in ongoing UN-led negotiations or not

Jewish activist sail from North Cyprus to Gaza
A ship carrying Jewish activists from Israel, Germany, the US and Britain has set for Gaza in hope to breach Israel barrier and deliver aid.

Greek Cypriot attitude in the reunification discussion was not very positive
TRNC Foreign Minister Huseyin Ozgurgun, while attending the Annual Coordination Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the OIC Member S

Turkey and TRNC signed an agreement on providing loans
Turkey and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) has signed a set of rules in context with granting loan to Turkish Cypriot producers o

Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot can maintain harmony and stability
Turkey’s President, Mr. Gul said that reaching a "just and lasting settlement" on separation among Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot, there

Mr. Gul met Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad and cleared his view on nuclear weapons
Turkish President Abdullah Gul independently met with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou and Pres

The business between the TRNC and the South Cyprus has fallen down by 17 percent
The business between the TRNC and the South Cyprus has fallen down by 17 percent, revealed through a report by European Commission annual re

Demetris Christofias met Mr. Downer the special advisor of UN on Cyprus issue
The South Cyprus President, Demetris Christofias told the state of the Greek Cypriot side to Alexander Downer, UN Secretary General’s specia

Members of various political party from North Cyprus and Greek Cyprus met in Lefkosa
The members of the various political parties from North Cyprus and Greek Cyprus met at the buffer zone in Lefkosa. The meeting was held unde

Turkish President Abdullah Gul had a word with the delegates of UN
Turkish President Abdullah Gul, who is in New York to attend the 65th session of the UN General Assembly, met with the delegates at the Plaz

The Ministry of Labor and Social Security has planned to increase the retirement age from 50 to 60
North Cyprus is tackling its ill social security situation is a pension reform. The ministry has planned six projections on how Northern Cyp

North Cyprus government introducing the quota to control unemployment problem
The North Cyprus government is bringing the minimum quotas plan for the citizens, in the tourism industry to cope up with the unemployment p

North Cyprus National Unity Party has come in the majority after the joining of Ertugrul Hasipoglu and Mehmet Tancer
Ertugrul Hasipoglu and Mehmet Tancer, who had earlier resigned from the Democrate Party of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, now join

North Cyprus president said that he is serious about deadline of the Cyprus Issue
North Cyprus president Dervis Eroglu has vowed that the time is running fast for the resolution of the matter of the separated of the island

Turkey not interested in solving the Cyprus problem early - Demetris Christofias
The South Cyprus President Mr. Demetris Christofias said that Turkey was not interested and eager to solve the Cyprus Problem by the end o

North Cyprus President will depart for US to attend UN meeting
The President of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) will depart for New York, the United States on Tuesday.

Turkey referendum shows that Turkish people wish to connect with Europe
Turkey’s referendum result of 12th September shows that the Turkish people wish to connect with Europe, said the Greek Foreign Minister’s sp

Yesilirmak voyage point, connecting North and South Cyprus will open on October 14
Yesilirmak voyage point connecting the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) and Greek Cypriot region will be opened on October 14.

Turkish Basketball Federation chairman said that the reason of 3,200 Swiss francs fine by FIBA was not at all true
FIBA did not fine Turkey for canceling the cheerleaders’ performance during the World Championship, but for singing the team’s national anth

The UN celebrated the World Peace Day at the abandoned airport in Cyprus
The United Nations organized a special concert, to celebrate the World Peace Day which falls on 21st September, at the old Nicosia Airport a

Two men attacked TRNC consul in Germany
The consul office of TRNC, at Werl , in Germany has been attacked by two masked men and German police is searching for them.

The North Cyprus President Eroglu has blamed EU for not getting the solution of the Cyprus Problem
Eroglu has returned back to his official visit to Brussels and commented on the Greek Cypriot side's suspected threats to stay away from Tur

The meeting of South Cyprus President Christofias with UN Secretary Ban ki Moon is scheduled
The South Cyprus President Demetris Christofias will meet UN Secretary General Ban ki Moon at the UN head office in New York, on 21 Septembe

The representatives of the both sides of Cyprus will meet on property issue
The representatives of the both the Presidents will meet together their aim would be to seek convergence in the property issue.

South Cyprus has no other choice but to cut its overstuffed financial debit - Charilaos Stavrakis
South Cyprus "has no other choice" but to cut its overstuffed financial debit, the Finance Minister said, as he called for broad political s

Russian investors are likely to invest in North Cyprus
The Union of Russian Entrepreneurs (AZSK), which is working in Russia, will be opening its representative branch in the occupied Keryneia, i

FIBA fined Turkish Basketball Federation for restricting the performance of cheerleaders
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has fined the Turkish Basketball Federation (TBA), 3,200 Swiss Francs for restricting a perfo

Hague and Stubb have stressed on finding the solution of Cyprus problem
The British Foreign Secretary William Hague and the Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb have stressed on bringing the solution to the C

Turkish Corendon Airlines is planning to start more flights to Europe
Corendon Airlines, a Turkey based low-cost airline is now planning to start more flights from Europe to Turkey.

European Union had a major role in not finding the solution of the Cyprus problem
The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Mr. Dervis Eroglu said that European Union (EU) had a major role in not finding the solution of the

Turkish Cyprus Finance Minister denounces remarks by Greek Cypriot counterpart
Top Turkish representative discarded comments by the Greek Cypriot counterpart who has threatened to bloc Turkey’s European Union consent an

Hospitals in north Cyprus struggling to cope
Medical facilities and specially the hospitals in North Cyprus are under resourced and under burdened to handle the medical demand of the ri

Turkey not prepared to take any essential steps that would lead to the solution of the Cyprus problem
South Cyprus President Mr. Demetris Christofias that Turkey seems not to be prepared yet to take any essential steps that would lead to the

North Cyprus economic and employment graph is going down
The economic growth and the employment graph is going down because of the problems prevailing in the tourism and higher Education sector, ac

TRNC President Dervis Eroglu left for Brussels for his three days visit
TRNC President Dervis Eroglu left for Brussels for his three days visit on Sunday. The Foreign Minister, Huseyin Ozgurgun is also accompanyi

Loan of 6.1 billion Turkish liras to North Cyprus since 1998
Turkey has granted donation and loan of 6.1 billion Turkish liras (TL) to Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) since 1998 to 2010. (1

UN is pleased with the pace of the Cyprus talk
UN Secretary-General's Special Advisor on Cyprus Alexander Downer said after the meeting that UN is satisfied with the pace of the Cyprus ta

Cyprus leaders of both sides met 12th time to find the solution of the problem
TRNC President Mr. Dervis Eroglu and the South Cyprus President Demetris Christofias met 12th time on Friday to continue their talk on prope

Foreign Minister of Greece concluded his two days official visit to South Cyprus
The first visit as a Foreign Minister of Greece, Demetris Droutsas had concluded his two days official trip to Cyprus after the meeting with

An open letter to a newspaper by rock Star Bono after facing criticism
The Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had hosted a dinner for the Rock star Bono, from the U2 band. And the Rock Star Bono has to

The President of South Cyprus Mr. Christofias said that Greek Cypriots needed unity and a common language
The President of South Cyprus Mr. Christofias said that Greek Cypriots needed unity and a common language “now more than ever before” while

The new Foreign Minister of Greek Dimitris Droutsas has pleaded the Turkey to offer the stronger support
The new Foreign Minister of Greek Dimitris Droutsas has pleaded the Turkey to offer the stronger support in peace talks.

Cyprus leaders exchanged written proposals on the thorny issue of property
Turkish Cyprus President, Mr. Dervis Eroglu had meeting with Greek Cypriot leader Demetris Christofias and exchanged written proposals on t

The delayed but the determining goal by Arda Turan helped Turkey to win
The delayed but the determining goal by Arda Turan helped Turkey to win over Belgium by 3-2 in the 2012 European Championship qualifying gam

U2 performed its first show in Turkey
U2 performed its first show in Turkey on Monday U2 performed its first show, and as always expected from the band, it showed the great energ

Mr. Dervis Eroglu and Mr. Demetris Christofias will hold two days talks to negotiate on the property issue in detail
North Cyprus President, Mr. Dervis Eroglu and South Cyprus President Mr. Demetris Christofias will hold two days talks to negotiate on the p

Airline Easyjet launch new flight route from Paphos to Edinburgh in Cyprus
The low cost airline Easyjet has decided to launch a new route from Paphos to Edinburgh from 3rd November.

Alper Sunacoglu crossed the eastern Mediterranean from Turkey to the Northern Cyprus
Turkish former national swimmer, Alper Sunacoglu crossed the eastern Mediterranean from Turkey to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, a

Cyprus to turn out to be a bridge of friendship and support
South Cyprus President Christofias said that this is the time for Cyprus to turn out to be a bridge of harmony, friendship and support among

Sunday was celebrated as the Night of Strength in the pious month of Ramadan
Sunday was celebrated as the “night of strength” or the holy and divine night of prayers in the pious month of Ramadan, said the Imam of the

Peace talks on Cyprus Issue has completed two years
Greek Cypriot leader, Mr. Demetris Christofias and the Turkish Cypriot leader Mr. Dervis Eroglu has completed two years of peace talk on Fri

Any non-functional deal could not be imposed on Turkish Cypriot - Turkish ambassador
Turkish ambassador, Mr. Kaya Turkmen, in Lefkosa said that any non-functional deal could not be imposed on Turkish Cypriot as a result of th

The exhibition Quran in its 1400th Year has started in Istanbul
To celebrate the 1,400th year of the Muslim holy book, the exhibition 'Quran in its 1,400th Year' has started in Istanbul on Saturday. In th

The Macedonian Roma brass band Kocani Orkestar is ready to rock in North Cyprus
The Macedonian Roma brass band Kocani Orkestar is ready to rock the audience of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

Summary opinions on the property issue were mutually presented - Dervis Eroglu
Dervis Eroglu, the President of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) said after the meeting on Friday that precis opinion on the prope

Turkish national swimmer will try to cover 113 km distance from Turkey to TRNC
Turkish national swimmer, Alper Sunacoglu, who earlier wished to swim the 360 km distance between Turkey's coastal Kusadasi town and the Gre

Turkey is a striking country with rapid economic growth with strong macro-economic base
The Finance Minister of Turkey said that Turkey is a striking country with rapid economic growth with strong macro-economic base.

President Dervis Eroglu and Greek Cypriot leader Demetris Christofias will meet on Friday
TRNC President, Mr. Dervis Eroglu and Greek Cypriot leader Demetris Christofias will meet on Friday, at buffer zone, in Lefkosa and the nego

President Dervis Eroglu wished to have a tripartite conference with UN Secretary General Ban
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) President Dervis Eroglu said on Wednesday that he wished to have a tripartite conference with UN

Ege University has signed a collaboration protocol with Norterrn Cyprus
Ege University (EU) has signed a collaboration protocol with the Agriculture and the Health Ministry of the Turkish Republic of Nortehrn Cyp

Mr. Eroglu said after the dinner that they could be very good friends
President Christofias hosted a dinner at his holiday residence in Kellaki village for Mr. Eroglu and his wife. Mr. Eroglu said after the din

President Demertris Christofias said that both the sides have determined their further actions
President Demertris Christofias said on Tuesday that both the sides have determined their further action in the form of direct negotiation o

Mehmet Simsek, the Turkish Finance Minister met Turkish Cypriot President Dervis Eroglu
Mehmet Simsek, the Turkish Finance Minister individually met Turkish Cypriot President, Dervis Eroglu and Prime Minister Irsen Kucuk in Lefk

Meeting between Cypriot President Dervis Eroglu and Greek Cypriot President Demetris Christofias
Turkish Cypriot President Dervis Eroglu met with the Greek Cypriot President Demetris Christofias in Nicosia to discuss the Cyprus Issue and

UN envoy said haste on the Cyprus Issue can further delay the resolution
A UN General Secretary envoy, Mr. Dower said on Tuesday that haste in finding the solution could create further delay in the resolution.

Khimki Cheerleader girls were not allowed to perform in front of Turkish Prime Minister
It seems that cheerleader girls are not allowed to perform in front of Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Victory Day is celebrated in Tyrkey Republic and Turley
Victory Day is celebrated in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and Turkey. This day commemorates the Turkish victory over the invading

Turkish, Greek Cypriot leaders to resume talks
President Dervis Eroglu of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) and Greek Cypriot leader Demetris Christofias will continue their neg

Conservative Party refuse any further donation from the fugitive tycoon Asil Nadir
The Conservative Party will refuse any further donation from the fugitive tycoon Asil Nadir. The former Tory donor, will go to the court fir

Health Tourism to get the turn over of 80 billion USD in health tourism in the world
Chairman of Association of Health Tourism, Huseyin Celik said that they were trying to get 80 billion USD turnover in health tourism in the

Global Economy after the Crisis - Challenges and Opportunities
The Economist of all over the World will have debate over "The Global Economy After the Crisis: Challenges and Opportunities" between Septem

Hillary Clinton on Thursday called for tough decisions for a Cyprus re-unification solution
The taped message of Hillary Clinton, the United States Secretary of State has been shown at the overseas conference in Nicosia in which she

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has sent a letter to the President Christofias
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has sent a letter to the President Christofias in response to his proposals for speeding up the Cyprus peac

17 Cyprus Mosques would be restored by the end of 2011
According to the Department of Antiquities, the restoration work of all the 17 mosques except the Omerieh in old Nicosia would be completed

North Cyprus Prime Minister met various parties to form an alliance government
The Prime Minister of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus met various political parties in order to make an alliance government in TRNC.

For the first time north cyprus will take part in the Balkan Orienteering Championship first time as a observer
Mr. Mehmet Genc the head of Turkey's Orienteering Federation said that the TRNC will attend the Balkan Orienteering Championships which are

Despite difficulty we will not stop negotiating - President Demetris Christofias
President, Mr. Demetris Christofias, addressed the 23rd Conference of POMAK and PSEKA and of the 5th World Conference of NEPOMAK, During the

Economy & Energy Minister of North Cyprus will pay a one-day visit to Turkey
Economy & Energy Minister Sunat Atun of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, (TRNC) had a one day official visit to Turkey.

Two Days visit of Belgium Deputy Prime Minister to Cyprus
Belgium’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Steven Vanackere will be in Cyprus, on Thursday and Friday, at the invitation of the Cy

Turkey lost to Argentina in its final foundation match during overtime
Turkey lost to Argentina in its final foundation match during overtime, prior to the World Championship. The match was played in Ankara.

North Cyprus to launch e-state system.
The Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC) will begin using e-state system. The two ministers have signed a protocol in Ankara, on Monday,

5th Annual Conference of the World Organisation for Young Overseas Cypriots
A five days conference of Cyprus people living out of the country has started on 24th August to discuss the Cyprus problem and the religious

Demetris Christofias spoke to the Greece Prime Minister regarding the Cyprus problem and other issues
Demetris Christofias, the President of Republic of Cyprus spoke to the Greece Prime Minister George Papandreou, on phone, regarding the Cypr

Visit of North Cyprus Tourism Minister to Turkey
Kemal Durust, Turkish Cypriot Tourism, Environment and Culture Minister will come to Turkish capital Ankara for a formal visit on Monday.

Israel Government is to help in the sailing of a Lebanese aid Marium ship for Gaza
Israel Government is "making all the preparations" to help in the sailing of a Lebanese aid Marium ship for Gaza. The Israel Prime Minister

Cyprus will not permit ship carrying women activists and aid
Cyprus will not permit a ship carrying women activists and aid for Israel-blockaded Palestinian region of Gaza to navigate from its port, th

Cyprus student awarded First by ISCOMS
Andreas Hadjinicolaou, a Cypriot student has been awarded the First Prize by the International Student Congress of Medical Sciences (ISCOMS)

European Union should extend necessary support for a permanent solution in Cyprus - Egemen Bagis
Egemen Bagis, Turkey's State Minister & Chief Negotiator for EU talks, said that the European Union (EU) should extend necessary support for

Solution of the Cyprus problem should be based on the principal of International Laws - Neoklis Sylikiotis
Minister of Interior Neoklis Sylikiotis, has said that the parameters of the solution of the Cyprus problem can not be other than the princi

Bank robbery in Ormidhia village, of Lamaca district
A Bank robbery took place early in the morning, on Thursday, in one of the branch of Bank of Cyprus (BoC) in Ormidhia village of Larnaca dis

Turkey increases its defense budget
Almost every Western nation, including the United States and Britain are cutting on their defense budget but Turkey, on the contrary, has pl

Excavaton work begins in the second well of Strovolos
Is spite of the high mercury level, a team of scientist which includes 12-13 archaeologists, one geologist, began the excavation work yester

The Greek Cypriot leaders showed their sadness over the latest comment by Turkish and Turkish Cypriot leaders
The Greek Cypriot leaders showed their "sadness" over the latest comment by Turkish and Turkish Cypriot leaders on expiry date of the negoti

Super Ramazan - cartoon series by Turkish Radio and Television Corporation
In the holy month of Ramazan, the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) will transmit a new series of 90-second long children cart

Patience is must in Israeli-Palestinian negotiation - Benjamin Netanyahu
The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu during his two days visit to Greece said that patience is considered necessary in restarting

Proposals presented by the President give a new prospect for a solution to the Cyprus problem
Minister of Labour and Social Insurance, Sotiroulla Charalambous, says that the proposals offered by the President of the Republic regarding

Ryanair will start air services to Cyprus
Ryanair, the low-cost Irish airline has decided to include Lamaca International Airport in its flight schedule. Ryanair is the largest airli

UN denies any domestic politics participation by Mr.Downer, Special envoy to Cyprus
The United Nations has denied the allegations against Australia's former foreign minister Alexander Downer has compromised his role as UN sp

President Dervis Eroglu is optimistic of Cyprus problem
Turkish Republic of the Northern Cyprus (TRNC) President Dervis Eroglu said that if leaders act responsibly, the Cyprus solution would be po

Air Traffic increased at Cyprus International Airports
The Airways traffic has increased at Cyprus’ airport, 818 flights will take off or land at Lamaca and Paphos airports ,coming or going to Eu

Major General Mehmet Daysal - New Commander of the Security Forces of TRNC
Major General Mehmet Daysal took over the charge of Commandership of the Security Forces of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC)

Immovable Property Commission received record number of applications
Immovable Property Commission (IPC) has received the record number of applications in the first seven months as compared to the previous fou

Cyprus is the Hot New Destination for UFO Spotters
Unidentified flying object (UFO) sighted last week in the Cyprus has mesmerized the residents and holiday makers. The UFO was seen to move f

North Cyprus consumer pays 22.7 percent more for goods and services than Turkey
In a report, prepared by the economic advisor of the state Central Bank, Yenal Süreç, suggests that the North Cyprus consumer pay 22.7% more

Hopeful in getting the cyprus solution - UN
The meeting which is a milestone, in reunifying the Mediterranean island of Cyprus continued in Nicosia after of the Greek Cypriot and Turki

Huseyin Ozgurgun Turkish Cypriot new ambassador
Huseyin Ozgurgun, the foreign Minister of Turkish Cyprus has appointed Mustafa Lakadamyali as the new ambassador to Turkey, after the retire

Excavation work in the well Parissinos Nicosia - CMP
The excavation work is going on by the Committee of the Missing Persons (CMP) in a well in Parissinos area in Nicosia. The committee consist

Restaurants are closing in Paphos, Cyprus
Paphose is one of the favorite destinations in Cyprus and restaurants and the hotel are everywhere here. But the restaurants which are situa

Written apology by Turkish Cypriot Leader Mr.Eroglu
The Government spokesperson, Stephanos Stephanou of the Turkish Cypriot Leader Dervis Eroglu has regretted publicly on his intention to stre

Greek Cyoriot pressuring Rihana to quit her performance
After the cancellation of the famous pop star Jennifer Lopez show last month, now it seems that the R&B star Rihana will face the same situa

Smuggling of 20 tones tomatoes through the Pergamos crossing point in Cyprus
The Chairman of a farmers’ union Mr. Kyriakos Hadjiyiannis has claimed that 20 tones Turkish tomatoes were smuggled unnoticed through the Pe

Accidents rate is on rise in the North Cyprus
The accidents rate is rising in the TRNC from the last two years. According to the Directorate General of Police from January 2009 till toda

Nine Cyoriot athletes will participate Youth Olympics in Singapore
1st youth Olympic Games are taking place in Singapore from 14th August to 26th August and nine Cypriot athletes will represent Cyprus.

TRNC and Greek negotiation over property issue would be swift in september
TRNC President Dervis Eroglu said after a meeting with the Greek Cypriot leader Demetris Christofias that their negotiations will become mor

Special offer tickets in Ramadan - Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airline, the leading airline, is giving an opportunity to take advantage of 94-Turkish Lira flights during the holy month of Ramadan

Yet another national airline carrier has fallen victim to the global economic crisis
The Northern Cyprus authorities tried to find a solution to the impending threat of bankruptcy by selling a partnership in the company, and

Meeting between the President Christofias and the Turkish Cypriot leader Mr.Dervis today.
Today’s meeting is the one more step in the series of meetings by the eminent leaders of TRNC and Turkish Cypriot. The President Mr. Demetri

Forestry Protocol signed between Turkey and North Cyprus
Turkish Environment and Forest Minister Veysel Eroglu and Agriculture and Resources Minister Zorlu Tore of TRNC has signed a protocol on "Co

Greece won in the Love Cyprus Tournament
The Love Cyprus Tournament is won by Greece national basketball team after beating Croatia 90-81.

President Eroglu wins the North Cyprus election
Mr Dervis Eroglu, the president of TRNC has been chosen by the people as a veteran, nationalist leader who favor independence for the North.

Three main Cyprus proposals by the South President Christofias
Addressing an anti-occupation event organized by the Famagusta Municipality on Saturday, President Demetris Christofias has stressed that if

Preparation for iftar in advance in Turkey
To welcome the pious Islamic month Ramadan, people have started shopping for the iftar (the evening food to break the fast). People of Turky

Failed Government, Failed Political System
Power cuts, a failed airline, a lack of imagination in our foreign policy, a bloated public sector- we have to wonder what is going on.

Agitattion Against the arrest of 24 Unionists in North Cyprus
The 24, trade unionist was arrested on 3rd august in Northern Cyprus while they were demonstrating against the austerity policy and privatis

Government will takes an active interest in a successful solution of the Cyprus problem - Patrick Scullion
Ireland’s new ambassador to Nicosia Patrick Scullion showed assurance in taking interest and showing positive sign to Cyprus problem to the

Seabird Airline will launch the twin otter seaplane in August
Seabird Airlines will launch its first regional flight in the month of August for the local commuters from Istanbul to well known resort in

R&B star Rihana is coming to North Cyprus
At the inaugural ceremony of a seven star hotel in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, the famous R and B star Rihanna will take a stag

Foreign Cypriots to meet in Cyprus on from 24-27 August
The 23rd meeting of the Central Council of the World Federation for overseas Cypriots (POMAK) , the International Coordinating Commettee “Ju

Narcotica police arrested a young Cameroonian in Famagusta and seized 400gms narcotics
General Directorate of Police (PGM) and the narcotics smuggling team of the police officers held the search operation in the University of t

Differences on the issue of Property between the cyprus leaders
President Dermetris Christofias disclosed yesterday after attending the meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Devis Eroglu that there are huge

Domestic tourism rejuvenated in North Cyprus
Tourism industry has rejuvenated after the Cyprus Turkish Airlines ( KTHY ) dispute. Five stars and four star hotels are 70 percent occupied

Power Cuts in North Cyprus are making people rebellion
The decision to sell the electricity to the Greek two years ago seems to be fake as North Cyprus is facing the power shortage in these hot s

Famagusta Event on 7th August
The Turkish occupied municipality of Famagusta will organize the series of anti occupation event on 7th August at the Dherynia which will ma

Greek leader and Turkish Cyprus President metting ended on Wednesday
The meeting of the President Eroglu and the Greek Cyoriot leader Christofias on property issue ended on Wednesday.

Turkish Cypriots better get used to Ankara belt-tightening
Although the two parts, Turkish Republic and Greek Cypriot are lively separately for almost more than 30 years but it is quite surprising th

Cyprus issue should be solved by the end of this year - Cameron
British Prime Minister David Cameron seems to be the latest leader who wants the problem to be setteled by the end of this year.

NEPOMAK expressed dissatisfaction at Camerons statement on Cyprus
The World Organisation of Young Overseas Cypriots (NEPOMAK) has expressed their strong dissatisfaction on British Prime Minister David Camer

Youth of ELAM group attacked on two Asians
In Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus, the youth group ELAM (Greek popular front) attacked two Asian origins bystanders. A Nigerian man was beat

Syria expressed happiness over the negotiation between the Turkish and the Greek Cypriot
Syrian Arab Republic president Dr. Bashar al-Assad expressed his happiness over the negotiation between the Turkish and the Greek Cypriot to

Where to stay in North Cyprus in 2011
Possible popular Hotels of 2011. According to travel agent the listed 5 hotels will be the most popular hotel in 2011 in North Cyprus. Le

Property related meeting at Nicosia on Wednesday
Cyprus President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu will carry on their deliberations on the property issue in a

Russia denies the export of S-300 missile to Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Russia has become the world’s second largest exporter of the arms after the United States. Russia’s most popular export item after aircraft

Cyprus glorified in 2010 European Championship by Artymata
The most successful athlete Eleni Artymata once again had brought glory to her country by taking the remarkable sixth position in the 2010 E

Gambling the main economic resource of the North Cyprus
Although, the Turkish part of the Cyprus is not allowed internationally to produce its own economic resources but still it has taken the ini

North Cyprus is now not the paradise for the fugitives
Decades ago, North Cyprus was considered as the “paradise for the fugitives”. There were the political reasons for that. Turkish Republic No

Turkman presented his credentials to the President Dervis
The new Ambassador of Turkey, Kumar Turkmen has arrived Nicosia in Cyprus yesterday with the wife Nurdan Türkmen.

Ramadan is coming
First Ramadan will be on Wednesday, August 11, 2010.

Asil Nadir allowed bail in London
Asil Nadir, a British origins businessman who had been living in Turkish Cyprus since 1993 to avoid fraud charges, can be free during his tr

Property sales in northern Cyprus have dropped by nearly 50 percent.

Greek, Turkish Cypriots launch crime info exchange
A common information center on the separated island is set up by the Greek and Turkish Cypriot to plug the policing gap. It is a great step

An alternative plan has been made in case of the failure in Cyprus reunification talks - North Cyprus Foreign Minister
The Foreign Minister Hüseyin Özgürgün,said on Wednesday that an alternative plan has been made in case of the failure in Cyprus reunificat

Yasil Nadir reportedly wants to come back from North Cyprus to clear his name from 34 million pound fraud
Asil Nadir’s lawyers are supposed to appear before judge in order to apply for the bail to return to Britain. Nadir, 69, requests to come b

European Union population reached the half-a-billion mark in 2010
European Union's statistics agency, Eurostat, showed on Tuesday that the European Union's population has reached the half-a-billion mark at

Row over Cyprus air control poses growing safety risk
A decade old dispute over the control of Cyprus airspace has again come into the limelight because of increasing safety risks.

Cypriot government planning to end the online gambling
The Cypriot government is planning to end the online gambling. The online gambling business has expanded in the recent times and legislation

North cyprus tourism hurt by bankruptacy
Tourism industry in northern Cyprus is facing a heavy blow after the bankruptcy of Cyprus Turkish Airlines. Tourisim representatives are say

Wednesday's meeting between the Cyprus leaders was very fruitful - Alexander Downer
Turkish Cyprus President Derviş Eroğlu said to the reporters that the meeting with Greek Cyprus administration leader Demetris Christofias o

Cameron 'anger' at slow pace of Turkish EU negotiations
Mr. David Cameron, UK Prime minister has promised to fight for Turkey's membership of the European Union, by saying he is “angry" at the slo

Cyprus Airway's request turned down by turkey
Turky has strongly turned out the request on Tuesday of the Cyprur Airways to open the air corridor for Greek Cypriot commercial planes.

EKREM ERGIL TRNC'S famous personality buried yesterday with tears
Ekrem Ergil, the well known personality of TRNC was buried yesterday with heavy heart and tears. After the noon prayers in TRNC Ismail Safa

North Cyprus President, Great Cypriot leader and UN Secretary meet on a dinner
TRNC President Dervis Eroglu and Greek Cypriot leader Demetris Christofias will meet for the dinner today on Wednesday.

Cyprus is UK's second most visited island destinations for the summer of 2010
Cyprus, famous for its beautiful and appealing Greek and Turkish identities, is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. The Visit

Cyprus won't be lead to recognize the independence of Kosovo- Cyprus foreign minister
The foreign Minister of Cyprus, Mr.Markos Kyprianou,on a meeting with top European diplomats on Monday....

Reggi Redding signs with Cyprus team
Reggi Redding, the former Villanova basket ball player has signed to play for Intercollege Etha Engomis, a team in Cyprus.

Two non-commissioned officers arrested in army explosives theft
The two non-commissioned officers were arrested late on Thursday night after the discovery of the break-in at the unit of Palodia, north of

Dickson sign two-year deal with Famagusta makes Cyprus move
The Former Charlton striker Dickson has decided to move to Nea Salamis Famagusta after seeking out his contract at The Valley. The 25 year o

Pegasus Airlines New Flights London, Istanbul and North Cyprus
Following the stoppage of Cyprus Turkish Airlines (CTA) flights, Turkish Pegasus Airlines, has added new flights to their 2010 summer schedu

E-books attracting more Turkish readers
Despite concerns about its effects on the sales of printed books, publishers are continuing to increase the number of Turkish books now bein

Turkeys Ziraat Bank opens 5th branch in north Cyprus
Turkey's state-run Ziraat Bankasi launched its fifth branch in the Turkish Cyprus.

Google Officially Enters the Energy Market
Google's entrance into the energy market has been a long time coming. Earlier this year, the Internet giant formed an energy subsidiary, dub

North Cyprus president urges deal by year-end
Marking the 36th anniversary of Turkey’s intervention in Cyprus, Turkish Cypriot President Derviş Eroğlu called for a peace deal on divided

Turkey, North Cyprus sign $450 mln water deal
Turkish and North cyprus authorities have signed a $450 million agreement to transport 75 million cubic meters of water from Turkey to the T

Dimitris Hristofyas is very hopeful
Turkish Cypriots are likely to return to their property.

Mostly from North to South
Despite all the calls of the government and businessmen, Turkish Cypriots go to South Cyprus for shopping.

Jennifer Lopez cancels northern Cyprus gig
Singer's planned performance at a luxury hotel triggered fury among Greeks accusing her of backing North Cyprus

Lopez gig in north angers Greeks
The singer Jennifer Lopez has angered Greek Cypriots by agreeing to perform in north Cyprus.

Better to keep the oil in the sea
He also pointed out that Cyprus has also asked Lebanon to demarcate its maritime borders.

Turkey's 'importance' in Mideast not harming EU bid
Turkey's growing involvement in Middle East affairs does not contradict its bid to join the bloc, the European Union's enlargement chief sai

Pope presses for dialogue among faiths on Cyprus
Pope Benedict XVI said en route to Greek Cyprus that he was deeply saddened by the killing of a Catholic bishop in Turkey but believed the k

North Cyprus to make presentation on property issue
Eroglu said they would make a presentation on "property" while meeting with leader of the Greek Cypriot administration Demetris Christofias

The Nightmare Returns
Ash cloud delays Cyprus flights. Cyprus has also been affected by the closure of other international airports due to the volcanic ash cloud

A North Cyprus Vacation Demands The Best In Accommodation
The wrong accommodation during a North Cyprus vacation could spell disaster.

UN secretary general proposes May 26 for resumption of Cyprus talks.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's Special Adviser on Cyprus Alexander Downer said Monday he proposed to the new President of th

North Cyprus erects statue to honour late Ecevit, mastermind of 1974 intervention
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) erected a statue to honour late Bülent Ecevit --former Turkish Premier-- who masterminded Turkey'

New President of North Cyprus is Dr.Dervish Eroglu
Dervis Eroglu, who supports north cyprus independence, claimed victory in the north’s ’presidential’ election on Sunday, APA reports.

UK flights delayed until Sunday
Flights from Cyprus to several EU destinations are facing severe delays or cancellations caused by drifting ash ejected from a volcano in Ic

Turkish Cypriots May Elect Unity Foe Harming Turkeys EU Bid
Turkish Cypriots may elect an opponent of United Nations-sponsored talks on reunifying the island in April 18 elections for president, a ste

Turkey hopes better Greek ties lower defense costs
Turkey and Greece on Thursday announced a series of measures to build confidence between the rival neighbors, including joint military train

KTHY employee strike grounds flights
Employees of North Cyprus Turkish Airlines (KTHY) began a strike on Wednesday morning, causing several flights to be canceled at Ercan Inter

Ankara welcomes progress in Cyprus talks
Turkey has welcomed progress made in unification negotiations in the lead-up to upcoming presidential elections in the northern part of the

UN signs deal for new crossing point in Cyprus
United Nations has signed a contract with a local joint venture to launch work on a new crossing point that will link the Greek Cypriot and

Cyprus talks could end if Eroğlu wins, says Talat
North cyprus leader Mehmet Ali Talat has said if he loses next month’s presidential election, the Cypriot reunification talks crucial to Tur

Greek Cypriot president rules out second term if Cyprus issue remains unresolved
Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias has said he would not run for the second term if the did not manage to reach progress in a disp

Downer denies calling for five-party talks on Cyprus
The UN official tasked with steering negotiations between Turkish and Greek Cypriot leaders on reunification has not called for five-party t

Greek Cypriots Reject Rotating Presidency
Most people in Greek Cyprus oppose the idea of introducing a rotating presidency in the island, according to a poll by Symmetron Market Rese

North Cyprus president to visit Turkey ahead of polls
North Cyprus President Mehmet Ali Talat is set to pay a working visit to Turkey on Wednesday as Turkish Cyprus braces for its upcoming presi

EU enlargement chief presses Turkey on North Cyprus, Armenia
EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule urged Turkey Monday to open its ports to North Cyprus under a trade pact with the bloc and to press

Turkish PM to visit London
March 15, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit London at the invitation of his British counterpart Gordon Brown.

North Cyprus Higher Board of Elections Announce Temporary Candidates for Presidency
The Higher Board of Elections of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus announced on Saturday temporary candidates for the Presidency of th

UBPs Deputy to run for Turkish Cyprus vote
UBP Lefkosa deputy Tahsin Ertugruloglu said that he would run in the upcoming presidential election.

Nothing is agreed until everything is agreed
South Cyprus side is free to change its own proposals like the rotating presidency but then so is the North Cyprus side, warned Turkish Cypr

Cyprus conflict closes leaders' eyes to water shortage
Water has been rapidly disappearing in Cyprus since the 1970s, but conflict between Turkish and Greek communities means fixing the problem i

Greece hit by strikes, riots over austerity plan
Street clashes erupted between rioting youths and police in central Athens on Thursday as some 30,000 people demonstrated during a nationwid

Two held over Cyprus corpse ransom bid
A court in Cyprus has remanded two men in custody on suspicion of snatching the corpse of former president Tassos Papadopoulos, holding it f

A fillip for Talat
ON ANY small Mediterranean island, property is jealously protected. Orange and olive groves can be as valued as posh villas and sea views.

Spring break holiday ideas from tempting Turkey to scintillating North Cyprus
Temperatures hit 23C in North Cyprus in April with up to nine hours of sunshine a day. Why not spend the Easter weekend at the Malpas Hotel

North Cyprus President Says North Cyprus and Turkey Relations at Best Level
North Cyprus president said on Wednesday that relations between the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) and Turkey were at the best l

It is imperative to handle the property issue
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), last week, announced its judgement on the effectiveness of the Immovable Property Commission (IP

Compromise on Cyprus necessary
The EU, which attaches high importance to joint energy security policies with Turkey, is looking for ways to unblock the energy chapter. Bel

Extra Easter Availability at North Cyprus
Upmarket specialist tour operator Mosaic Holidays has increased its flights to North Cyprus for this Easter, following strong sales to this

Cyprus problem remains unsolved
Greek Cypriot intransigence is hindering a solution to the island’s problems, the prime minister of Turkish Cyprus said during a press confe

Missing body of Cyprus ex-leader is found
Three months after it was stolen, the corpse of Cyprus' former president was found Tuesday reburied in another grave.

Turkey warns of breakdown in ties with US
Turkey's foreign minister is warning of a breakdown in ties with the US after a congressional committee approved a resolution branding the W

Talat says unitary state in Cyprus out of question
Talat and Greek Cypriot leader Demetris Christofias met at buffer zone in Lefkosa within the scope of talks to find a solution to Cyprus iss

North Cyprus Elections won’t change Turkish stance
The upcoming presidential election in North Cyprus sparked a controversy in Turkey when Turkish Cypriot President Mehmet Ali Talat went on t

Turkey could pull troops from North Cyprus in deal
Turkey could withdraw its troops in North Cyprus if there is a settlement on the divided island, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has sai

Turkish business association to hold meetings in North Cyprus
A delegation from TUSIAD, headed by chairperson Umit Boyner, will visit Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus on Friday.

Opportunity for Cyprus solution hasnt been missed
North Cyprus President Mehmet Ali Talat said the opportunity to achieve a lasting solution to the Cyprus problem has not been missed yet, wh

North Cyprus chamber goes to Brussels as Green Line trade falters
North Cyprus Chamber of Commerce is in Brussels this week for discussions with European Commission officials about the Green Line regulation

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 “unacceptab

This is North Cyprus
Kyrenia Municipality is in charge. Kyrenia Manucipality is working hard to win the next elections; one important thing they forget is the

Cyprus talks to resume after 23 day interval
North Cyprus and South Cyprus leaders will resume their negotiations on Wednesday aiming to find a comprehensive settlement to Cyprus proble

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

MGK meeting focuses on Cyprus negotiations
A critical National Security Council (MGK) meeting chaired by President Abdullah Gül on Friday ended with MGK members stressing Turkey’s res

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 North Cyprus Cypriots needed to plan their future in line wit

Cyprus refugees to get Title Deeds
INTERIOR Minister Neoclis Sylikiotis told the Cyprus Mail that an effort is being made to issue Title Deeds to those refugees living on Turk

Making it easier for Turkish Cypriots to get their property back
THE GOVERNMENT has prepared an amendment to the law on Turkish Cypriot properties, to allow their return in certain cases. The bill, which

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

EU draft sets deadline for Turkish withdrawal from North Cyprus
In a move likely to infuriate Ankara, a European Union advisory body is preparing to call on Turkey to withdraw its forces from northern Cyp

Eurocypria back from the brink
AILING charter airline Eurocypria was given a new lease of life yesterday after parliament gave the nod to a €35 million government bailout.

Hiddink to take over as Turkey coach in August
Guus Hiddink has agreed to coach the Turkish national team with effect from Aug. 1, the Turkish Football Federation said in a statement on W

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 persona

Cyprus concedes to Turks on property
The resolution in January of a long-running property rights case at the European Court of Human Rights promises to further complicate the al

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 continuing th

Bank of Cyprus wins OEV Business Excellence award
Demetris Christofias presented the Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEV) annual Financial and Business Excellence awards on Monday.

Turkey responsible for Greeces economic sinking
“Greece is forced to buy weapons because of the threats coming from Turkey”

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's progress in 2009 whic

Thuraya Al-Baqsami holds 56th solo art exhibition
Kuwaiti formative artist Thuraya Al-Baqsami held her 56th Solo Personal Art Exhibition at the Eavad House in Nicosia on Monday, Jan 25, 2010

Greek Cypriot Socialists quit govt over peace talks
Greek Cypriot Socialists have left the governing coalition, accusing Greek Cypriot leader Dimitris Christofias of making concessions to Turk

No handshake photo for Talat at Brussels talks
European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek has avoided posing for a handshake photo with visiting North Cyprus leader Mehmet Ali Talat, argui

Majority of Brits planning a foreign holiday this year
A new survey has highlighted a sense of optimism among the British travelling public, with the majority (58%) of adults intending to take an

Vodafone loses Turkish customers as service revenue rises
The number of Turkish subscribers to Vodafone fell by 18,000, to around 15.67 million, at the end of 2009 compared with the third quarter of

North Cyprus Leader Receives European Parliamentarians
President Mehmet Ali Talat of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus received a group of European parliamentarians.

Eroglu will continue Cyprus talks
North Cyprus “Prime Minister” Dervis Eroglu has said he will continue the negotiations in cooperation with “Motherland Turkey” if he wins th

Cypriots worry more about the economy
The economic crisis has made Cypriots to worry more about the cost of living in Cyprus, their purchasing power, the economic situation of th

EU is talking about North Cyprus flag
The North Cyprus flag on the Five Finger mountain... Is it damaging the North Cyprus environment? North cyprus Daily following the odd inves

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 the d

4.7-magnitude earthquake shakes central Turkey
A seismology center says a moderately strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.7 has shaken central Turkey.

Serco hopes to win Cyprus bid
Serco, the FTSE-100 services group, is favourite to win a £200m Ministry of Defence contract to support British servicemen based in Cyprus.

Is this a good time to invest in Cyprus real estate?
When is it better to invest in Cyprus in the property sector; when the prices are going up or down? In a period of crisis, like the one we a

UN chief visits Cyprus to boost peace talks
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 ethnically

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 launch

No More Pump Priming to North Cyprus Travel Agent from the Government
Travel agents in North Cyprus are going to have to find a new way to bring tourists into the country as the new UBP government is rumored to

Cyprus leaders extend intensive talks phase
Rival Cypriot leaders on Wednesday decided to extend their second round of UN-led negotiations in a bid to achieve progress in a flagging ef

Chemical alert at Manchester Airport after white powder found
A WHITE powder, which sparked a major alert at Manchester airport when a man tried to board a plane with it in his hand luggage, has been de

Manchester United, Turkish Airlines in deal
Manchester United, an English Premier League football club, has signed a sponsorship agreement with Turkey’s national carrier, the club has

Cyprus44 down again
The most popular North Cyprus website is having problems again.

GREEK PRESS Norths property market in free fall
ESTATE Agents in the north have conceded that the once-booming property market is in freefall and teetering on the brink of collapse as a re

Turkish Cypriot presidential elections to be held April 18
Presidential elections in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC), seen as crucial to the reunification process on the ethnically spl

Britain raises terror threat level to severe
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain raised its terrorism threat level to 'severe' -- the second highest level -- on Friday, days before London hosts

Readers Comments on British court
Hurriyet Daily Newspaper readers comments on Orams Case and British Court

Greek Cypriots to sue tourists staying at hotel in Northern Cyprus
The Greek-Cypriot owners of a hotel in Turkish Cyprus will sue tourists who stayed there for trespassing.

British court ruling alarms north Cyprus property owners
Foreign property owners in North Cyprus have expressed alarm over a British court ruling that has ordered a couple to tear down a villa buil

Turkish Cypriot winner in property case
A citizen of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) has reached an amicable settlement with the Greek Cypriot administration in a co

Haiti looting horror Girl shot dead by police for taking paintings
The horrifying aftermath of Haiti's earthquake has claimed another victim in the form of a 15-year-old girl, an apparent looter, shot dead b

What Christofias said about Orams Case
Demetris Christofias has said that the judgment of the British Court of Appeal that a decision by a Cypriot court, in connection with claims

Turkey - Press Release Regarding the Orams Case
The British Court of Appeal has announced yesterday (20 January) its judgment publicly known as the Orams case, concerning the enforcement,

Yemens planes in ban over UK
DIRECT flights to Britain from Yemen are to be barred in a security crackdown, Gordon Brown announced yesterday.

Orams ruling not a game changer for talks
THE BRITISH Appeals Court ruling on the Orams case could weaken Mehmet Ali Talat’s chances of re-election as Turkish Cypriot leader, in turn

UK couple loses appeal battle for northern Cyprus home
A British couple faces having to demolish their holiday home in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) after the UK Court of Appeal

Greek Cypriots caused flooding in Morphou
TRNC ‘prime minister’ Dervis Eroglu yesterday accused the Greek Cypriot side of “directing flood waters” to the Morphou area where widespre

TELEGRAPH The end of a dream?
A British couple face having to demolish their holiday villa in Turkish-controlled northern Cyprus after a lengthy legal fight ended at the

GREEK PRESS Orams lose UK appeal
THE COURT of Appeal has handed down its judgment in the case of Apostolides v Orams. The Court of Appeal has decided in favour of Meletis Ap

THE UK PRESS thousands face eviction from north Cyprus holiday homes
Thousands of Britons with holiday and retirement homes in northern Cyprus face eviction after the Court of Appeal upheld a decision that a B

TURKISH PRESS British couple loses Turkish Cyprus holiday home court case
A London court ruled Tuesday that a British couple who built a holiday home in Turkish Cyprus must demolish it, backing previous judgments i

Buyers of property in the north join US lawsuit
THREE WOMEN who paid for but never received villas in the north of Cyprus are joining the Greek Cypriot refugee’s class action suit filed by

New Negotiations Aim at Cyprus Reunification
Cypriot President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet-Ali Talat have begun a series of three-day sessions to attempt to h

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 breakth

Google reports China-based attack, says pullout possible
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Google said Tuesday the company and at least 20 others were victims of a "highly sophisticated and targeted attack" orig

Quake devastates Haiti, hundreds feared dead
A powerful earthquake struck Haiti's capital on Tuesday with withering force, toppling everything from simple shacks to the ornate National

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 meeting.

South Cyprus media murder condemned by president
Cypriot President Demetris Christofias has strongly condemned the murder of a prominent media publisher, Andis Hadjicostis, in Nicosia on Mo

Cyprus intensified talks go on for second day
Monday's meeting took place in a tense atmosphere as Greek Cypriot party considered proposals of the Turkish party as "unacceptable".

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 April wil

Talat Cyprus to top Turkeys foreign policy agenda in 2010
Turkish Cypriot President Mehmet Ali Talat has said the Cyprus issue will be among Turkey's top foreign policy priorities in 2010 as the Gre

Unemployment hits 10 percent in countries using the Euro
It has been reported that 16 countries that use the Euro as currency have hit the 10% unemployment in their countries, this is the first tim

Talat meets Turkish leaders over Cyprus talks
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Mehmet Ali Talat of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) met in the Turkish

Turkish Cypriot president invites UN secretary general to Cyprus
Turkish Cypriot president said he invited UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to Cyprus and Ban accepted invitation.

TRNC President Talat travels to Brussels
President Mehmet Ali Talat of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) left for Brussels on Wednesday to have several talks.

South Cyprus opposition attacks Christofias over his policy on Cyprus issue
Cyprus Democratic Group Party has attacked the President Dimitris Christofias over his policy on Cyprus issue, Greek Eleftherotypia newspape

Change of President imminent in Cyprus
According to the Greek Cypriot daily Simerini the Presidency elections in April in the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus will be won by Erogl

Turkish Cypriots say Eroğlu will win presidency, poll shows
A public opinion poll carried out in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) by Greek Cypriot newspaper Simerini has revealed that 50

Strong compliance with smoking ban
South Cyprus: BUSINESSES yesterday reported an alleged 40 per cent drop in revenue following the total smoking ban on January 1.

Google's new phone to protect mobile advertising base
Google has said it is defending its online advertising empire with the launch of its own brand mobile phone.

Wenger The title race starts now
Arsene Wenger last night turned up the heat on title rivals Chelsea and Manchester United by declaring: “The race starts now.”

A Turkish-Greek pact to reciprocate on human rights violations
Minorities have suffered fluctuations in the relationship between Turkey and Greece. In a domino effect, Greek aggression in Cyprus negative

Is it Cyprus plan B?
In this column, over the decades, I have continuously stressed the same things whenever I wrote about the Cyprus problem. These include the

South Cyprus average earnings at EUR 1,810 in Q3
The average monthly earnings of employees in the third quarter of 2009 in Cyprus reached EUR 1,810 (males EUR 1,990 and females EUR 1,588) a

Europe losing Turkey and Cyprus
We started 2009 with high hopes in regards to relations between Turkey and the EU. AKP finally responded to appeals thus separating the posi

6 dead in suspected immigrant boat accident
Police in northern Greece say six bodies have been recovered from the sea or have washed up on the shore following a suspected boat accident

Istanbul waits 20 years for first faceoff
Istanbul’s ice skating community has waited for an Olympic-sized ice rink for 20 years. Its patience will pay off when a facility opens this

The most difficult issues of 2010 are expected to be Cyprus and Armenian issues
A very intensified agenda awaits Turkey in the year 2010. The most difficult issues of 2010 are expected to be Cyprus and Armenian issues. O

Britain facing one of the coldest winters in 100 years, experts predict
Britain is bracing itself for one of the coldest winters for a century with temperatures hitting minus 16 degrees Celsius, forecasters have

English games hit by bad weather
Several matches across England have been postponed because of bad weather in the FA Cup and the Football League.

UK-flagged cargo ship hijacked
A British-flagged cargo ship has been hijacked off the coast of Somalia, officials said.

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

First step taken in dream project to carry water to North Cyprus
The preliminary tender for a project to transport water to northern Cyprus via a system of underwater pipelines from Alaköprü Dam in Mersin’

Crash cousins coping in Cyprus
Two cousins serving prison sentences abroad are in a segregation block after spending more than a week in solitary confinement.

Cyprus tourism revenue from UK seen lower in 2010
The first shots of a massive new holiday price war were fired including up to 20% off some trips for next summer to get more Britons abroad

Gordon Brown should not condemn China, when Britains streets are rife with crime
I live and work in Beijing and have never experienced any threat or crime in my 12 years here. My 11-year-old daughter plays in the local pa

Cost of owning a home in South Cyprus could rise
The cost of owning a home in Cyprus could increase as a consequence of the package of measures announced yesterday by Interior Minister Char

Turkeys bid to host EURO 2016 under fire
Turkey’s bid to host the 2016 European Football Championships, led by the Turkish Football Federation, or TFF, has been criticized over the

They are Greeks, and They are rich
Profiles of the richest Greeks around the world are now gracing the pages of a brand new magazine shedding light on the crème de la crème of

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 the Tur

Greek and Turkish leaders turn to kitchen table diplomacy
Greek and Turkish leaders in Cyprus are to embark on a new round of "kitchen table diplomacy" in the New Year in an attempt to reach a break

Who's killing cock robin? Activists point finger at Cyprus
In 40 years Cypriots have given Britain kebabs, easyJet, George Michael and Stavros Flatley.Set against these varied gifts is a rather less

Passengers help foil attack on Detroit-bound plane
An attempted terrorist attack on Friday began with a pop and a puff of smoke - sending passengers scrambling to subdue a Nigerian man who cl

Turkish Cyprus PM in Turkey for meeting with Erdogan
Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Dervis Eroglu, has arrived in Turkish capital of Ankara on Thursday.

Anger across Europe as weather and strikes bring travel chaos
Snow, strikes, the recession and a drink-driver combined to disrupt travel across Europe today as trains and flights were cancelled and moto

Moderate earthquake rattles Cyprus, no damage seen
Cypriot authorities say an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 has shaken the eastern Mediterranean island. No damage or injuries have been r

Frustrated Turkey inches forward in talks with EU
Turkey took a step forward on Monday in its efforts to join the European Union but expressed frustration over slow progress in its entry tal

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. Tur

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 supervisio

UN envoy: January key to Cyprus peace process
A United Nations envoy said on Saturday that intensified talks next month aimed at reunifying divided Cyprus will be key to the entire peace

Cyprus death crash two extradited
Two cousins from Essex who were in a car which hit and killed a teenager in Cyprus have been transferred to a Cypriot prison after being ext

Stelios Hadjioannou in Cyprus
Stelios Hadjioannou, a Greek Cypriot entrepreneur( EasyJet co-founder) gave on Friday a 250.000 euro backing to joint entrepreneurship betwe

Greek Cyprus church sues Turkey over worship in north
Greek Cyprus' Orthodox Church said it has sued Turkey for allegedly preventing worship at religious sites in Turkish Cyprus.

Greek Cyprus seeks Interpol help to find stolen leader's body
Greek Cypriot police have turned to Interpol for help solving the theft of former President Tassos Papadopoulos' corpse amid fears that dela

What will you do if you have a health problem
If are living in Turkey for work or for any other reason, do you know what to do in case you get ill? How will you pay the medical expenses?

Turkish Embassy owes London
THE TURKISH Embassy in London is one of those listed as having thousands of pounds-worth of outstanding congestion charge notices owed to th

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. Presid

Brown meets Talat
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Tacoy addresses House of Lords meeting
TURKISH Republic of North Cyprus Transport minister Hasan Tacoy addressed a meeting at the House of Lords on Tuesday evening.

Fireworks likely cause of Russia nightclub fire
Indoor pyrotechnics caused an explosion late Friday at a nightclub in central Russia that killed at least 101 people and injured at least 14

Pursuing efforts in order to socialize disabled citizens
Pursuing efforts in order to socialize disabled citizens and to make them benefit from all services of society became a current issue again

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

15 thousand passengers are carried by 85 flights
ESPECIALLY GAMBLING TOURISTS ARE VISITING...Unfortunately many tourists prefer coming to TRNC – that we call a “tourism country” - on religi

Nicosia air is polluted
NICOSIA AIR IS POLLUTED...The measurements made by the Nicosia Environmental Agency show that the air pollution in our country is still 45%

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 United Nations (UN) according to which asserted that “UN is

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

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 wil

Cyprus tourism earnings fall 16.7 pct Jan-Oct
Cyprus's earnings from tourism continued on a downward slope, falling 16.7 percent in the first 10 months of 2009 as tourism arrivals slumpe

Russia train crash bomb blamed
A train crash in Russia which killed at least 25 and injured scores more was caused by a terrorist bomb blast, the head of the FSB intellige

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 f

South Cyprus to block progress for Turkish EU path - Official
The government today said Cyprus has given notice to all other European Union countries of its intention to block further progress in Turkey

North Cyprus so close, yet so far
The EU committed a mistake by admitting Greek Cyprus into the club as a member while the issue of reunification of the Island was still pend

North Cyprus Hellim
THE BAN on bringing in hellim from the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus to the UK is set to remain, even though hellim - or halloumi – from

Battle for final African World Cup
Battle for final African World Cup spot between Algeria and Egypt reaches fever pitch

UK Offers To Cede 50% Its Cyprus Territory To Reunified Island
LONDON (Dow Jones)--The U.K. government said

First victim to swine flu in Northern Cyprus
Pandemic influenza, publicly known as swine flu

Turkish Ministers to Put Utmost Importance to the Cyprus Question
Tuesday, 17 November 2009 It is usual and natural that in every anniversary of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), officials in T

Atatürk commemorated on 71st anniversary of his demise
Yesterday a group led by National Police Chief Oğuz Kağan Köksal visited Anıtkabir, the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Mustafa Kem

HOLLAND ARRESTED IN CYPRUS OVER COUNTERFEIT MONEY
LEADING Flat jockey Darryll Holland is being held by police in northern Cyprus for questioning following confusion over counterfeit money.

Turkish, KKTC leaders gather to draw up road map
The Turkish leadership and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) leadership

Birmingham 2 - 1 Sunderland
Birmingham survived a late fightback from Sunderland to seal a deserved win in front of new owner Carson Yeung.

Turkish Transportation Minister Says Trnc Can Be Island Of Informatics
Turkish transportation minister said on Friday the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

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Turkish Cyprus President meets UN special envoy
Talat and Greek Cypriot leader Demetris Christofias would discuss "authorities of the federal government" and "international relations" in n

Hunger strike at north Cyprus prison
Inmates at the main prison in the occupied areas of Nicosia have gone on hunger strike.

Top diplomats at conference
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Controversial North Cyprus ferry leaves political storm in its wake
The gleaming passenger catamaran that moored alongside a Tripoli port jetty

Talat calls on US to appoint special envoy to Cyprus
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) President Mehmet Ali Talat said his country wants the US to lift

North Cyprus Exports Boom in South
Exports from the Turkish controlled north and the republic has increased within the framework of the EU Commission’s Green Line Regulation i

North Cyprus Jewish Center Caters to Growing Community
Yards from one of the biggest hotel complexes on the island of Cyprus' northern coast, a Jewish family is building a faithful following.

Turkish football club could become Lefkosaspor
THERE are indications that troubled Turkish football club Ankaraspor, in hot water with the Turkish FA for breaking club ownership rules, co

North Cyprus isolation crime against humanity'
During an official visit to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) on Tuesday, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu called the isolation

North Cyprus property dispute comes to London
ANGRY property buyers confronted officials at both the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus London Office and the UK Turkish Embassy last wee

EU aid for water pipes in North Cyprus
THE EU has provided funding for a 2.6 million Euros water project in North Cyprus. The European Commission signed a works contract with Őzy

UK flight ban to North Cyprus Continues
An attempt by Cyprus Turkish Airlines and a tour operator CTA Holidays to overturn a 35 year ban on direct flights to the self-declared "Tur

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 las

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 participation of guarantor countri

EU chief Barroso to visit Cyprus
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso will pay a one-day visit to Cyprus on Thursday to assess the process of reunification talk

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

South Cyprus says tests show first H1NI case
South Cyprus has identified its first case of the new H1N1 flu virus, the island's health minister said on Saturday.

Direct flights issue at High Court this week
THE CASE for allowing direct flights to North Cyprus is being heard at the High Court this week, with Cyprus Turkish Airlines and tour opera

Varosa built on Evkaf land
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Bomb planted outside Cyprus man's house
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The Orams decision and the economy
Before uncorking the champagne bottle to celebrate, the Greek Cypriot side should take a realistic step back and ask: What exactly has been

North Cyprus Dog Problem Growing
Considering what it takes to bring a dog into North Cyprus on holiday or for a permanent move it is truly amazing the amount of attention do

Operators join forces to fight ban on direct flights to North Cyprus
Rival holiday companies to Northern Cyprus have joined forces to persuade the UK Government to change its rules on direct flights to the reg

Is Orams ruling a conspiracy?
The latest chapter in the saga that is the Orams property case was revealed this week. The ruling by the European Court of Justice that a de

What is the reality behind The Cyprus44 Problem
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A nationalist election win in northern Cyprus dims reunification hopes
THE prospects of a united Cyprus receded when a nationalist party won the parliamentary election in the north on April 19th. The National Un

Challenge to Ban on Direct Flights to Northern Cyprus Will be Heard in High Court
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North Cyprus link to Turkish plot
A Turkish investigation into an alleged ultra-nationalist coup plot has spread to Turkish-controlled northern Cyprus. The "prime ministe

Interview with the National Director of SOS Children's Villages Northern Cyprus
Mr Barbaros Canitez has been the National Director of SOS Children TRNC since November 2007 and told us more about his role: What made

North Cyprus - European court affirms lawfulness of Norh Cyprus courts
The top European human rights court has acknowledged the lawfulness of courts in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC), in a ruling

Nine killed as Turkish plane crashes near Amsterdam airport
A Turkish passenger jet crashed as it tried to land at Amsterdam's main airport Wednesday, killing at least nine people and injuring more th

Legal problems with Northern Cyprus property
Following a ruling by the European court, British owners face huge damages

Savvy spenders heading to North Cyprus
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Noth Cyprus News - Cyprus Property Boom Ends as Weak Pound Scares Away U.K. Buyers
Real estate salesman Michael Cartwright wasn’t sure he’d still have a job when he flew back to Cyprus from London in December.

Cyprus tourists drop 7.1 pct y/y in Jan
Tourism arrivals to Cyprus fell 7.1 percent year-on-year in January, official statistics showed on Wednesday, reaffirming the industry's fea

Greek Cyprus shuns Israel tourism expo
Greek Cyprus has canceled its participation in Israel's Tourism Expo, which starts today at the Exhibition Grounds in Tel Aviv, to protest t

Another Cypriot makes the football grade in Turkey
Turkish Cypriot youngster, Erhun Oztumer, 16, has joined Kazım Richards

PM Erdogan supports Turkish Cyprus cause
The Turkish prime minister expressed his support for the cause of the Turkish Cypriots on Thursday.

Cyprus Airways plane skids off runway
A Cyprus Airways jetliner has skidded off a runway at Heathrow Airport in London, lodging its front landing wheel in a grass verge on the en

Turkey cannot join EU until troops out - Cyprus
NICOSIA, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Cypriot President Demetris Christofias said on Thursday that Turkey would not be able to join the European Union

Northern Cyprus property exhibitors banned
DESPITE rumours circulating the industry, the new licence holder of the A Place in the Sun Live exhibition, APITS Ltd, has told Overseas Pro

Former Colosseum boss in court after being deported from Cyprus
A SUSPECTED Teesside drugs baron was due in court today 12 years after he fled the country.Gary Robb was arrested by Cleveland Police after

Turkish prosecutor probes actor over Cyprus comments
A Turkish prosecutor said on Wednesday he had opened an investigation into an actor who said he killed a Greek Cypriot prisoner-of-war durin

Bargaining on the beauty of North Cyprus
Northern Cyprus is less visited than its glitzier southern neighbour, but a recent trip reveals a peaceful landscape, unspoiled beaches and

Turkey urges EU to lift political hurdles in accession talks
Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan called on the European Union Saturday to remove political barriers and accelerate the process in his co

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 attac

Swedish entrepreneur has Jumbo idea
Many people hate the idea of having to sleep on a plane. But Swedish entrepreneur Oscar Dios thinks they can be persuaded otherwise and he h

Cyprus leaders to tackle property as governance talks end
Rival Cypriot leaders have ended the first phase of unification talks, covering governance of the divided Mediterranean island, and will mov

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 Friday un

Arms an obstacle to deal on Cyprus
Greek Cypriots' armament and property cases opened in the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg lead to concern over the real intenti

Former London TRNC rep on the way to Ankara
FORMER Turkish Republic of North Cyprus London Representative Namik Korhan is said to be on his way to Ankara for his next diplomatic postin

Cyprus Rally 2009 preparations underway
With work well underway to prepare for the 2009 Cyprus Rally, organisers have announced that a Service Park will be created, and work on the

’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 negotiations

Russian cash in €800 million theme park plan
PICTURE a colossal theme park covering a million cubic metres of land, replete with waterfalls, swanky hotels, a museum and re-enactments of

US businessman who 'died' in plane crash found alive
The US businessman who faked his own death in a plane crash has been found in Florida. Marcus Schrenker, 38, who parachuted from his plane s

Blow for Barclays Capital's Bob Diamond
Today's job cuts at Barclays Capital mark the latest setback for Bob Diamond, the ambitious American-born executive who has increasingly bee

Airport deal in Northern Cyprus
While negotiations between Turkish and Greek Cypriot leaders aimed at reunifying the island are ongoing, a joint airport services organizati

Prisoner escapes after armed raid on van( in UK)
A prisoner escaped from the security van in which he was being taken to court for trial after it was held up by two men armed with a shotgun

Gaza bloodshed continues despite UN calls for ceasefire
Military offensive enters 14th day as Israeli jets and naval ships fire on targets while Palestinian militants continue rocket attacks

Greek Cypriots supply LPG to north
Greek Cyprus said it would supply 400 tons of liquefied petroleum gas, or LPG, to the north at retail prices, daily Cyprus Mail reported yes

Arsenal on verge of £10million Andrei Arshavin signing - exclusive
Euro 2008 star Andrei Arshavin was last night on the verge of signing for Arsenal in a cut-price £10million deal.

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 receive help from a mys

Two hurt in north Cyprus car crash
Two people, both foreign nationals, were seriously injured in a traffic accident in Kyrenia yesterday evening.

’Remarkable consensus’ in Cyprus talks
After acknowledging that the Cyprus talks made insufficient progress, the Cypriot leaders finally reach consensus on cooperation between the

John Travolta 'heartbroken' at death of son
John Travolta, whose teenage son died suddenly over the weekend, has said he and his wife, the fellow actor Kelly Preston, are "heartbroken"

Microsoft 'mulling thousands of redundancies
Microsoft's 3,000 employees in the UK face an uncertain 2009 as the software giant considers a plan for substantial redundancies to combat t

Brown ready to give banks billions more
Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling signalled yesterday that billions more taxpayers' pounds may be spent on easing the credit squeeze.

Oil price fall could ease inflation
Falling oil prices could provide one of the few bright spots for the UK economy this year, helping consumers to feel that they are better of

FA Cup draw conjures up double Merseyside derby delight
LIVERPOOL and Everton will play two derbies inside a week later this month after being drawn together in the FA Cup fourth round.

2009 may be make-or-break year with EU
Sabancı University Professor Ersin Kalaycıoğlu has said the government of Turkey should return to its reformist agenda with the goal of memb

Death toll climbs in Gaza
Israeli troops gained control of parts of northern Gaza Sunday, less than 24 hours after launching a ground incursion into the Palestinian t

Trading our way to a solution
FOR centuries political philosophers have argued that trade can cure social ills and bring about peace within and between nations.

Greeny on the Tour' project hits north Cyprus
A reception was held in Nicosia to introduce the "Greeny on the Tour" to the public. Greeny is a pet project of Oya Talat, wife of the Tu