Turkish Cypriots
Presidential polls in north Cyprus
Turkish Cypriots will be heading to a presidential election next April, the campaign of which will apparently be very colorful.
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UN special envoy says Cyprus peace talks enter new phase
A United Nations envoy says talks to reunify the ethnically divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus have moved up a gear with Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders looking to bridge gaps on core issues.
Davutoglu calls for a two-state solution in Cyprus
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has called for a two-state solution to the Cyprus problem.
Speaking during a visit to the Turkish-occupied part of the Mediterranean island, the new premier repeated the call made by Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's newly-elected President, early September. Erdogan's comments had irked officials in Athens and Nicosia.
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Athens dismisses Davutoglu's invitation to tea on Cyprus
Turkeys new Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu visited the occupied part of Cyprus on Tuesday and suggested that Greek Premier Antonis Samaras should join him there for peace talks but Athens dismissed his comment.
If the prime minister is ready, lets go to the south together, lets drink tea and discuss matters, said Davutoglu during a news conference.
Kasoulides slams Turkish side for lack of progress on Cyprus issue
Cypriot Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides has slammed Ankara and Turkish-Cypriot officials for lack of progress on reunification talks suggesting that their real objective is to upgrade the illegal state in the Turkish-occupied northern part of the island.
To forgive and to compromise
Commenting about George Vassiliou, the late Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf DenktaÅ said he was no different than other Greek Cypriot leaders; the only difference might have been his ability to make the nastiest remarks with a smiling face. âHe is a smiling devil⦠No different than the others,â he said. He was wrong.
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Athens condemns Erdogan comments about Cyprus
Athens reacted angrily on Monday to calls by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for a two-state solution to the Cyprus problem and claims that Greece is not doing its duty as a guarantor power, saying the comments were disappointing and simply confirm Ankaras persistence in its aggressive policy on Cyprus.
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Cyprus expectations
On his second working day in office, on Sept. 1, Turkeyâs new President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄan will make his maiden foreign trip to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
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Nicosia paves way for first casino
NICOSIA Cyprus will grant its first license for a casino resort within about a year, the government said on Friday, to be built in the south of the island where gambling has been strictly prohibited. Scores of Greek Cypriots regularly cross into the north of Cyprus, a breakaway Turkish Cypriot state recognized only by Ankara and where there are several casinos.
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Samaras vows to stand by Cyprus in reunification talks
Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has vowed to stand by the Cypriot government in its reunification talks with Turkish-Cypriots after meeting President Nicos Anastasiades in Athens on Monday.
Greece and Cyprus will continue until the end our peaceful common struggle to overturn the fait accompli of the Turkish occupation, Samaras said after the talks at the Maximos Mansion.