Announcements
Announcement Regarding 3rd Country Citizens Planning To Travel To Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Via Türkiye
Announcement Regarding 3rd Country Citizens Planning To Travel To Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Via Türkiye Please be informed that “OK to Board” practice that had been in effect during COVID-19 pandemic, for third country nationals transit in Türkiye, has ceased to apply. Türkiye has announced that as of 15 August 2023, practice of
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Announcement for Our Citizens in Ukraine
It is strongly recommended that our citizens, which are permanently and/or temporarily residing in Ukraine, take all possible measures for their personal safety. The necessary support and guidance will be provided for those who wish to leave the country. By contacting us at the contact numbers below, you are kindly requested to provide us with
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Announcement for Our Citizens in Ukraine
Due to the increasing tension in the region, it is recommended that our citizens, which are permanently and/or temporarily residing in Ukraine, take all possible measures for their personal safety. Because of the fact that Ukrainian airspace is still closed, the necessary support and guidance will be provided for those who wish to leave the
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ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING CROSSINGS
Our Ministry has announced, that on the ground of renovations and repair works to be carried out by the Greek Cypriot side at some police stations and land border gates, Lokmacı Border Gate would be closed to crossings on 1-2 November 2021, and subsequently, that the planned renovation has been postponed. In accordance with the
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Official Statements
Regarding the Attack on İbrahimağa Köprülü Mosque
We strongly condemn the attack on İbrahimağa Köprülü Mosque in the city of Limassol of the Greek Cypriot Administration (GCA), which was perpetrated in the early hours of today (01:10am). The fact that this mosque of great significance in terms of historical and cultural heritage has been attacked for the second time following a previous
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Regarding the press release from the United Nations Security Council on the Pile-Yiğitler road
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has issued an unfortunate statement about the Pile – Yiğitler road, the construction of which was commenced for purely humanitarian purposes in order to facilitate the access of our citizens living in the village of Pile to TRNC territory as well as their lands in Pile. The Pile
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Regarding the extension of the decision to lift the arms embargo imposed by the United States of America on the Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus
The arms sales restrictions imposed by the United States of America (US) on the Greek Cypriot Administration (GCA) since 1987 were partially lifted in 2020 and completely lifted in 2022. Recently, with the statement of the US Department of State dated 18 August 2023, it was announced that the decision to lift the defense trade
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Regarding UNFICYP’s intervention in the construction of the Pile – Yiğitler road
Construction works on the Pile – Yiğitler road, aimed at providing ease of access to TRNC territory for our citizens living in the village of Pile, have commenced on 17 August 2023. It is amply clear that this road project has a purely humanitarian objective. Despite this, today, with a view to block the road
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News
Ertuğruloğlu meets DiCarlo
Foreign Minister Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu met with the United Nations (UN) Deputy Secretary-General for Political Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo at the UN headquarters. During the meeting, Ertuğruloğlu provided information to DiCarlo about the Yiğitler-Pile road project and emphasized the determination of the Turkish Cypriot side to complete this humanitarian project. He stressed that the international community needed
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Ertuğruloğlu meets with Bayramov
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, Ceyhun Bayramov within the framework of his contacts in New York. Ertuğruloğlu, who met with Bayramow at the office of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Azerbaijan to United Nations, congratulated his counterpart of the success of the anti-terrorist operation
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