UK lawmaker defends int’l recognition of Turkish Cyprus
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL AUG 02, 2023 – The seal of the United Nations is pictured on a gate leading to the U.N. buffer zone splitting the Cypriot capital […]
Iranian asylum seeker stuck in limbo on divided Cyprus
By AFP – Sep 26,2020 – JORDAN TIMES Iranian singer Omid Tootian, 46, poses for a picture during an interview in the UN-controlled buffer zone in the Cypriot capital Nicosia, on […]
The Turkish peace operation in Cyprus, 44 years on
SAADET ORUÇ @saadetoruc Published July 20, 2018 A Turkish plane prepares to take off to northern Cyprus as part of a military offensive launched by the Turkish Armed Forces to […]
No change in Greek Cyprus’ position, Turkish leader says after first meeting in 9 months
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL DHA Photo President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Mustafa Akıncı said on Tuesday the Greek side’s attitude towards a political solution in the divided […]
Turkey condemns ‘unacceptable’ EU statement on Greece, Cyprus
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL AA Photo Related Articles Energy Turkey determined to protect own, Turkish Cypriot rights in East Med, President Erdoğan says Turkey cannot accept the final statement […]
As a Turkish person whose family fled to the UK from Cyprus, I’m excited about Erdogan’s visit to Greece
My mother didn’t want to tell me about the war in Cyprus, so instead I found out one day when a girl at my primary school started yelling racist […]
Turkey hits natural gas field in scans off Cyprus coast, Greek Cypriot daily claims
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Turkey’s seismic research in the Mediterranean Sea has resulted in the discovery of a natural gas field located between southern Turkey and the northern coast […]
A unified Cyprus seems too much to ask
Turkey Pulse Pinar Tremblay October 19, 2017 Article Summary Despite long and dogged efforts, hopes for a unified island of Cyprus diminish as too many factors seem to favor the […]
Only a partitioned island will bring the dispute between Turkish and Greek Cypriots to an end
In one of its worst strategic decisions ever, the European Union (sadly, with UK acquiescence) had agreed that Cyprus should join the EU on 1 May 2004, whether agreement had […]
Greek, Turkish Cypriots link arms across border: ‘Solution Now’
DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL Greek and Turkish Cypriots form a human chain during a demonstration in favor of a peace settlement on divided Cyprus at Ledra’s checkpoint of the […]
Turkish, Greek Cypriots reject each other’s peace maps
DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL The Turkish and Greek Cypriot delegations have failed to agree on maps for new borders on the divided island state, each slamming the other’s proposals as “unacceptable,” Turkey’s foreign minister said Saturday, after peace talks stalled. A week of U.N.-brokered talks in Geneva between Greek […]
Mediterranean gas expected to fuel efforts to bring Cyprus sides together
ŞEYMA ERAZ – ELIF BINICI ISTANBUL An Israeli natural gas drilling platform in the Mediterranean. The normalization of ties between Turkey and Israel proposes the transfer of Mediterranean gas to Europe through Turkey. The ample amount of gas reserve in the Eastern Mediterranean provides an incentive to ensure a definite […]
Turkish-Cypriots blame Greek side for failed talks
ANADOLU AGENCY NICOSIA The president of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus blamed the Greek side for the failure of reunification talks to find a solution on the decades old divided Mediterranean island. Turkish Cypriot President Mustafa Akıncı said talks in Mont Pelerin, Switzerland, were deadlocked due to the Greek […]
Cyprus reunification talks to resume as Turkish Cypriot President urges decision
DAILY SABAH ANKARA Following an intense series of talks in Mont-Pelerin between Nov. 7 and Nov. 11, Turkish and Greek Cypriot leaders will return to Switzerland on Nov. 20 as negotiations facilitated by the United Nations (U.N.) look set to resume. Meanwhile, speaking at the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus’s […]
Breakaway Turkish Cypriots vote for leader in runoff
Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus: Breakaway Turkish Cypriots are voting for a leader in a runoff that pits moderate independent Mustafa Akinci against hard-line incumbent Dervis Eroglu. Sunday’s poll will determine who Turkish Cypriots will entrust to represent them in talks aimed at reunifying ethnically divided Cyprus. The talks are expected […]
Mosque reopens in Cyprus after 51 year closure
World Bulletin / News Desk A mosque in the Greek side of Cyprus opened its doors to Muslims on Tuesday after having remained closed for the last 51 years. Following […]
Religion helps heal Cyprus’ ethnic division as Muslim, Christian leaders wage quiet diplomacy
FAMAGUSTA, Cyprus – An unexpected moment during the Good Friday service in a long-abandoned church in Cyprus’ breakaway north illustrated how religion is helping to bring together Christian Greek Cypriots […]
‘An Historic Opportunity’: Turkish Cypriot Minister Says Reunification Deal Pending
‘An Historic Opportunity’: Turkish Cypriot Minister Says Reunification Deal Pending Interview by Susanne Koelbl AP A Turkish soldier standing at a guard house at the border between Greek and Turkish Cyprus. Negotiations to end the division of Cyprus have been ongoing for years. Now, Northern Cyprus Foreign Minister Özdil Nami tells SPIEGEL […]