Minister of Foreign Affairs Emine Çolak gave a briefing to the foreign journalists who are in the TRNC in order to attend the 15 November Republic Day celebrations. During the briefing held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Minister Çolak informed the journalists about the Cyprus problem and the negotiation process and expressed the opinions of [...]

  Foreign Minister Emine Colak received a delegation from the UK Parliament’s TRNC Friendship Group who has come to the TRNC on the occasion of the 32nd anniversary of the establishment of the TRNC. During the meeting held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Minister Colak informed the delegation about the latest stage reached in the [...]

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emine Colak, received foreign parliamentarians, who are in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus to attend the 32nd anniversary of the establishment of the TRNC. During the meeting held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Minister Colak informed the parliamentarians about the Cyprus problem and the negotiation process and expressed the [...]

Foreign Minister Emine Çolak continues her contacts in Brussels today. Within the framework of her Brussels contacts, Çolak met with the Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE), Member of the European Parliament Foreign Relations Committee (AFET), Slovenia MP Ivo Vajgl, ALDE and AFET member Turkish origin Bulgarian Deputy İlhan Küçük, [...]

Foreign Minister Emine Çolak travelled to Brussels to hold high-level contacts at the European Parliament and European Commission. Within the framework of her contacts in Brussels, Minister Çolak met with Elmar Brok, German Member of Parliament and President of the Committee on Foreign Affairs at the European Parliament (AFET), where she pointed out the positive [...]

The 5th International Republic Classic Car Rally was realized within the framework of the anniversary of the establishment of the TRNC. The rally started in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building and start was given by President Mustafa Akıncı and Foreign Minister Emine Çolak. Minister Çolak also joined the race with her car [...]

Foreign Minister Emine Çolak stated that if the issue of the production and monitoring of Hellim is resolved with the understanding within the framework of confidence building measures and concluded in a way which has an economic benefit on both sides, this will reflect positively on the negotiation process. Çolak stated: “any approach, behaviour or [...]

Aytuğ Fazıl Plümer, the representative of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in Doha, came first at the “9th Gulf Times Instagram Photo Contest“ which was organized by the Gulf Times newspaper published in Qatar. Plümer stated that he took this photo, which is entitled “Aerial view of Doha”, during one of his flights and the [...]

Foreign Minister Emine Çolak stated that it is a shame of humanity to judge juvenile delinquents and keep them in the same prison with adult criminals. At the opening ceremony of 2015-2016 Academic Year of Girne American University (GAU) Minister Çolak made a presentation entitled   “Human Rights and Children” and emphasized the importance of human rights [...]

Foreign Minister Emine Çolak called on everyone to support the negotiation process and said that they have not forgotten the disappointment experienced in the past in respect of a solution however they have been working to reach a solution in Cyprus. The opening of the “Turkish Foreign Policy Certificate Program” organized by the Near East [...]