Hakan Fidan, Turkey’s vice president overseeing Cyprus affairs, has reignited apprehensions of potential money laundering by questionable foreign investors amid the flourishing real estate boom in the occupied north. Talking before the
Greek Cypriot crossings to the Turkish-occupied north have increased more than 20% in the first six months of 2023, reaching the highest level ever. According to Turkish Cypriot media, a record number
Moscow will provide consular services to Russian citizens in the Turkish-occupied north of the island in a manner that meets its national interests, Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said. She was commenting
The Foreign Ministry is looking into claims of a possible Russian presence in the Turkish-occupied north for the provision of consular assistance, its spokesperson Theodoros Gotsis said. He told CNA that the
The American Hellenic Institute (AHI) condemns last week’s visit by US Congressman Pete Sessions to the Turkish-occupied north. A statement by AHI said that Congressman Sessions is the first American politician to break with
The Foreign Ministry has condemned the visit of American congressman Pete Sessions to the Turkish-occupied north as illegal. Nicosia said it was a deliberate choice by the Texas congressman, disregarding United Nations
Karpasia Bishop Christoforos said the character of the revered Apostolos Andreas Monastery in the Turkish-occupied north should not be altered or partly turned into a Mosque. “Just as we respect the Hala
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has set in stone the Turkish and Turkish Cypriot side’s stance for a two-state solution to the Cyprus problem during his visit to the occupied north. Erdogan
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is in the Turkish-occupied north to celebrate the 1974 invasion, which divided the island and officially open the new Ercan (Tymbou) airport terminal. Erdogan on Thursday will
Hoteliers fear they are losing out to competition from hotels in the Turkish-occupied north, as they calculate that one in ten tourists arriving on the island crosses over. In comments to the
