Cyprus dispute
Turkey expects proper answers from Greece over militarized Aegean islands
Turkey has sent two letters indicating that Greece violates the international law by arming the islands with the de-militarized status in the Aegean Sea, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has said, calling on Athens to give proper answers to Turkey instead of escalating the tension.
Turkish aggression: Kilicdaroglu backs Erdogan if he “does something about Greek-occupied islands”
Opposition leader calls on Turkish President to escalate tensions with Greece, leaving the military option open
Tortured to death: The 14 Cypriot men killed by British in 50s revolution
Book reveals fate of EOKA freedom fighters at the hands of the army during the dying days of empire on the Mediterranean island
Two ex-EOKA militants confess to killing Turks in 1960s on TV
Speaking at a TV interview, two former hitmen of the Greek Cypriot terror organization EOKA have confessed to killing some 68 Turks and "throwing them into a pit" in the 1960s.
"We killed 10 Turks for each lost Greek Cypriot," Neoptolemos Leftis and Athos Petridis, who are in their 80s today, told the Omega TV on May 26.
Turkey criticizes UN for not taking consent of Turkish Cyprus on mission extention
Despite all calls and warnings, the consent of the Turkish Cypriot authorities was not sought once again, contrary to the United Nations rules and principles, while the U.N. Security Council extended the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in the Island of Cyprus (UNFICYP) for six months with its resolution 2618 (2022) adopted on Jan. 27, the Foreign Ministry said.
Turkey is committing Cultural Genocide in Cyprus – Analysis
Simply put, Erdogan today poses a greater threat to Turkish Cypriots than the irredentist Greek junta did prior to 1974
Arson attack on mosque in Greek Cyprus condemned
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has condemned the recent arson attempt on a mosque located in the southern part of the divided island of Cyprus.
In a statement, Tatar condemned the attempt to burn the Grand Mosque in Larnaca and called on the Greek Cypriot authorities to prevent such attacks and arrest those responsible at the earliest.
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‘Proclamation of Northern Cyprus result of Greek refusal of sovereign equality’
The proclamation of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) is a result of the Greek side's refusal to accept Turkish Cypriots' sovereign equality, the TRNC's president said on Nov. 15.
Economy most important item on agenda: Turkish Cypriot PM
The new prime minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) said on Nov. 14 that the economy tops the government's priority list.
Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Faiz Sucuoğlu said he wants the TRNC to stand on its own feet in terms of the economy.
New coalition gov't in Turkish Cyprus wins vote of confidence
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (AA) - The new coalition government formed in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) won the vote of confidence on Nov. 13.
The Assembly of the Republic held an extraordinary meeting to vote for the coalition of National Unity Party (UBP) and the Democrat Party (DP).