Five Cypriot MEPs cited the reference to the need for an alternative to accession for Ankara as the reason for abstaining during the European Parliament’s progress report vote on Turkey. MEPs also
Mesut Hakkı Caşın, the Turkish president’s advisor on security and foreign policy, indirectly hinted at the possibility of harm to UN troops in Cyprus should they infringe upon what he termed the
The United Nations is continually engaged with the parties to explore common ground on the way forward on the Cyprus issue, said UN Secretary-General’s Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric. He said the recent visit
There was calm in the Pyla buffer zone on Monday, with UNFICYP saying the force is monitoring the situation and will take action to stop any unauthorised resumption of construction. Speaking to
Monday marks the 49th anniversary of the second phase of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus that seized larger areas of the Republic, including the second city Famagusta. On August 14 1974, Turkish
Athens favours Turkey’s course towards Europe, but Ankara must take tangible steps under EU law, Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis said in an interview with Ghad TV during a recent visit to
The Central Bank of Turkey removing the first-tier threshold of the security maintenance ratio requiring banks to hold a defined percentage of government securities as reserves against loans is welcomed by Moody’s.
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 harsh approach to the Cyprus question remains one of the main stumbling blocks between Brussels and Ankara, an EU official said. The EU official commented to the Cyprus News Agency ahead
President Nikos Christodoulides has “cautious optimism” after being briefed by EU leaders on their discussions with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan during the NATO meeting in Vilnius. He announced receiving a positive response from Turkish
