Economic Crisis Casts Shadow Over Bayram
Kurban Bayram has been overshadowed by the economic crisis due to the devaluation of the Turkish lira. With the aim of protecting their money, some citizens did not even go shopping, notes Turkish Cypriot daily ‘Kibris’, adding that the economic crisis is the main topic in the messages of state”and government officials at this year’s […]
Weak Lira Bringing More Greek Cypriots to TRNC
For the first time since 2003 when the border was opened, more people have been crossing the border from South Cyprus to the TRNC than ever before. There have been more than two million crossings between north and south Cyprus registered within the last seven months, and it is the first time that the crossings […]
TRNC Police Arrest UK Murder Suspect
A UK murder suspect has been arrested by North Cyprus police. The man who is the chief suspect of the murder of George Barker (photo left) at a gym in the south-east London borough of Bexley in 2016, was arrested on Monday. Charles Riddington, 35 had stabbed Barker, 24, from South Darenth in Sevenoaks, Kent […]
Retailers Warned Against Making Unfair Price Rises
Opportunistic retailers have been warned against taking advantage of the recent plunge in the value of the Turkish lira to make “excessive” price rises in everyday products. Prime Minister Tufan Erhürman issued the warning about any unscrupulous trading in a speech. Teams from the Finance Ministry teams would be carrying out spot-checks at shops and […]
