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The Ankara-backed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) has issued a statement saying that it will oppose gas exploration off the coast of the island by the Republic of Cyprus. According to the TRNC, which is recognized only by Turkey,...

Turkish military jets flew over the the Cypriot capital of Nicosia shortly after midday on Thursday to mark the 35th anniversary of the Unilateral Declaration of Independence of the breakaway Turkish Cypriot state in the north. The flyover by the...

Turkish Cypriot President Dervis Eroglu has sent a letter of protest to the President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barosso saying Turkey is upset that the European Union has directed its officials to use the Greek version for...

The Cabinet of Ministers of the self-called Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus has decided to rename the illegal state to Turkish Republic of Cyprus, according to a report by the Turkish-Cypriot daily Havadis. The decision was issued on May 23,...

Turkey's EU Affairs Minister and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bağış said during his interview on Bayrak TV of the TRNC on Sunday, November 6, that the EU will be like a “limp duck” as long as the Cyprus Problem remains...

Former Finance Minister of the Republic of Cyprus Michalis Sarris was released on bail yesterday, after paying ca. €47,000 to the court of the Turkish-occupied part of the island. Sarris is facing four charges: conspiracy to commit a felony, committing...

EU legislator Marina Yannakoudakis asked the repeal of an anti-gay law in the Turkish occupied North Cyprus while meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu. Mrs. Yannakoudakis, a Conservative Party member of the European Parliament for London raised the issue...

Former Finance Minister of the Republic of Cyprus Michalis Sarris was arrested yesterday in Turkish-held North Cyprus, charged of  having sex with minors, said police spokesman Michalis Katsounodos. The Cypriot official was arrested while joining a same-sex party in a...