Osman Nejat Konuk who was the first Prime Minister of the Turkish Cypriot Federated State and the Second Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, has passed away. Konuk, who was 86 years old, was being treated for cancer and passed away in his home in Istanbul last night. Nejat Konuk will be [...]

TRNC President’s Spokesperson Osman Ertuğ emphasized that the statements of Greek Cypriot spokesperson and Archbishop aim to drive a wedge between Turkish Cypriots and Turkey. In the written statement made by Ertuğ, it was stated that Greek Cypriot spokesperson said: “Turkey looks after the her own interests not the interests of Turkish Cypriots” and added [...]

President of Cyprus Turkish Chamber of Commerce (CTCC) Fikri Toros, published a new year message and recorded that TCCC will continue lobby activities for widening the scope of the Green Line Regulation so that it allows the crossing of commercial vehicles and processed food to South Cyprus. Stating that Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce is [...]

TRNC President Dr. Derviş Eroğlu stated that statements of the leader of Greek Cypriot administration Nikos Anastasiadis, as “I will never accept those who try to eliminate the ‘Republic of Cyprus’ to be a partner of the state”, are “contrary to the spirit of the partnership and are highly desperate and worrisome” and said “We [...]

President of Bright Future Movement (AYH) Anıl Kaya, asked from the EU not to leave the position of Turkish Cypriots to the initiative of Greek Cypriots during the process of the geographical registration of ‘Hellim’ and ‘Halloumi’ In the letter he sent to the EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Phil Hogan, Kaya asked [...]

French association EDUNIVERSAL which is one of the prominent higher education accreditation bodies in the EU, placed GAU in the list of the best master programs of the 2014-15 academic year. According to the statement made by GAU, GAU is the only Turkish university among the ‘universities giving the best 100 master programs in the [...]

Recording that close history of Turkish Cypriot People is full of agony and struggle, Speaker of the Assembly Sibel Siber said: “We lost many people for this cause, and lived through agonies and migrations. You can better understand the meaning of war, how painful it is, by asking the children, wife, brother and close relatives [...]

Mayor of Lefkosa Mehmet Harmancı gave a speech at the “Intelligent Cities and Innovation Summit” organized in Adana, Turkey. It was stated that about 200 mayors from 26 countries attended the ‘Intelligent Cities and Innovation Summit’ which was organized by the World Academy for Local Government and Democracy (WALD) with the support of the Association of Municipalities in Turkey (TBB). During the [...]

Municipality of Iskele organized activities for Noel for the foreigners residing in the region. Speaking at the activity realized for the benefit of Cancer Association, Mayor of Iskele Municipality Hasan Sadıkoğlu said that the foreigners living in the region are adapted to Iskele and such activities created awareness to cancer and thanked to the interest [...]

Turkish Cypriot negotiator Ergün Olgun stated that Greek Cypriot side should abide by the ‘Joint Statement’ and stop taking unilateral steps in order to reach an agreement in Cyprus. During the press conference that took place yesterday, Olgun briefed the press about the lastest developments regarding negotiations. Olgun indicated that Turkish Cypriot side has to [...]