The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has adopted today Resolution 2453 accepting the extension of the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until 31 July 2019. While the detailed views and positions of the Turkish Cypriot side in this regard have been conveyed to the relevant parties, we would like to share [...]

For some time now, the Greek Cypriot administration has been interrogating, turning away and deporting foreign nationals back to their country who arrive at Larnaca airport with the intention to enter the TRNC by crossing the border checkpoints. Most recently, we have been informed that more than thirty Israeli tourists who have arrived at Larnaca [...]

As is known, demonstrations were carried out by a group of Greek Cypriots on 29th of November 2018 who demanded the closure of the crossing points leading to the temporary blockage of crossings at the Derinya checkpoint. The same group also distributed a calendar declaring their intention to continue their provocative activities which damage the [...]

According to the information received from the farmers of Serhatköy as well as the Turkish Cypriot Security Forces, 11 Greek Cypriots who were accompanied by Greek Cypriot press have driven to the region in 6 civilian vehicles violating the buffer zone and reaching as far as the TRNC border in the early hours of the [...]

Regrettably, the Greek Cypriot side is continuing its unilateral, unlawful and unjust activities which disregard the rights of the Turkish Cypriots over the natural resources in the Eastern Mediterranean. As the TRNC, it has now become inevitable to take concrete steps within the framework which we have previously declared. There should be no doubt that, [...]

The visit to Denya village to conduct a religious ceremony by the Turkish Cypriot former residents of Denya, which is located in the buffer zone, has been cancelled due to the UN Peacekeeping Force’s (UNFICYP) denial of authorization. In this regard, our Ministry feels compelled to share the following statement: Three weeks ago, the former [...]

The decision of the Greek Cypriot administration to open block 7 for license applications, within the so-called exclusive economic zone of the Greek Cypriot administration, to international companies that already have hydrocarbon exploration licences in other parcels, shows, by way of a new fait accompli, their insistence on the policy of usurping the legitimate and [...]

The attempt of the Greek Cypriot leadership as of yesterday, regarding the future of the natural resources in the region, is yet another unlawful ploy which aims at usurping the rights of the Turkish Cypriot people. The Greek Cypriot side does not have the authority to make such a judgement regarding the future of the [...]

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has adopted the resolution accepting the extension of the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until 31 January 2019.  This resolution is based on presumptions that are damaging to the reflection process initiated recently by the UN Secretary-General, which entails assessment of the situation and thereafter [...]

As the Deputy Prime Ministry and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, we deem it necessary to share that the United Nations Secretary-General’s (UNSG) latest report, which reviews the activities of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) and seeks the mandate renewal of the mission for six months, features concerning notions both in substance and [...]