Mustafa Akıncı

Akinci: Erdogan wanted him out to torpedo 2019 effort at comprehensive Cyprus settlement talks

Former Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci has said a November, 2019 agreement between himself and Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades which provided for critical elements of a Cyprus settlement was the reason Ankara intervened to oust him from office by backing Ersin Tatar to replace him in October, 2020.

What kind of a Cyprus solution?

As we move toward an informal five-party conference on the Cyprus issue in New York, several questions arise. The first is whether the necessary preparation has been made and the right conditions have been created for the United Nations initiative to succeed. The answer is probably "no." 

Forest fire breaks out in Turkish Cyprus amid high temperature

A forest fire broke out in Turkish Cyprus' northwestern town of Tepebaşı, as heat waves continued to grip the island.
The fire occurred in forestland in the area, and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akıncı said the fire was partially under control, but it would create massive environmental damage.
Akıncı noted it was too soon to say what the cause was.

Life returns to normal as outbreak almost ends in Turkish Cyprus

A lockdown which has been in place for the past one-and-a-half months in Turkish Cyprus, where the first COVID-19 case was confirmed on March 10, ended partially on May 4.

Many stores and businesses other than entertainment facilities, hairdressers and casinos have opened and life has partially returned to normal in the northern part of the divided island.

Greek Cypriot police use tear gas at bicommunal protest against crossing closure

Greek Cypriot police sprayed tear gas on March 7 as several hundred people protested against the closure of crossings on the divided island's ceasefire line over coronavirus fears.

Four Greek Cypriot police officers were injured allegedly in divided Nicosia during scuffles with demonstrators in which police made use of personal tear gas spray to disperse the crowd.

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