Akyar

All nine border crossings between the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) and the Southern Cyprus administration opened on June 4 morning after remaining closed for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

One miner was killed and another survived the collapse of a chrome mine near the southern Turkish city of Osmaniye on the night of Dec. 6.

Rescue and medical teams were dispatched to the scene after the accident, which occurred at a mine in the town of Akyar, 8 kilometers outside the city of Osmaniye.