Turkish Cypriots
Turkey’s Erdogan issues warning to Northern Cyprus over Quran courses
The Turkish president is furious over an alleged decision to ban Quran courses in Turkish-controlled parts of the island
By Ragip Soylu
16 April 2021
Turkish President Recep...
Solidarity with Sener Levent and Esra Aygin
The National Federation of Cypriots in the UK expresses its solidarity with Turkish Cypriot journalists Sener Levent and Esra Aygin following dangerous and unacceptable...
Erdogan’s picnic at Varosha
By Andreas Theophanous *
Dec. 2, 2020
2020 was not the first time that Turkey’s President Erdogan visited the occupied northern part of Cyprus to celebrate...
Turkish Cypriot leader wants new direction for Cyprus talks
Dec. 1, 2020
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said Tuesday efforts to resolve Cyprus' ethnic division should start fresh and aim to achieve a two-state...
Suspect in Murder of Cypriot Protester Proudly Poses Next to Erdogan
By Tasos Kokkinidis
Nov 17, 2020
The man accused in the killing a Cypriot protester in August of 1996 was seen standing proudly next to Turkish...
Erdogan visits divided Cyprus, calls for two-state solution
Erdogan visits divided Cyprus, calls for two-state solution
Nov. 15, 2020
Drawing a rebuke from the international community, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday called for...
Nationalist candidate Ersin Tatar wins Turkish Cypriot leadership vote
By Michael Daventry
19/10/2020
Nationalist candidate Ersin Tatar has secured a narrow victory in North Cyprus's 'presidential election'.
The Turkish Cypriot "prime minister" secured 51.7% of the vote...
UN condemns Turkish actions in Cyprus
The U.N. Security Council called on Turkey and Turkish-controlled northern Cyprus on Thursday to close a beach in uninhabitated Varosha
Oct 10, 2020
The U.N. Security...
Cavusoglu attacks Akinci after comment on ‘horrible’ Turkey-north annexation
Feb. 10, 2020
Turkish Foreign Minister Melvut Cavusoglu described Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci as "unreliable," after the later said the prospect of Crimea-style annexation...
UK, US and Israel spy on Middle-East from Cyprus
Sept. 5, 2014
Telecommunications in Turkey and the entire Middle-East are being monitored from listening stations based on the Eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus, a...