Cyprus Carreta Festival Opens Today
Despite the downturn in the North Cyprus economy, it’s not all doom and gloom. In celebration of 25 years of the Society for the Protection of Turtles (Spot), the Cyprus Carreeta Festival will feature live music, daytime activities and competitions at Ayios Philon beach, open-air cinema and stands. Additionally, festival goers will be able to […]
People Staying Home for Bayram
Even the middle class in the Turkish Cypriot community have found it impossible to travel abroad during Kurban Bayram, because of the devaluation of the Turkish lira and the successive price increases. Chairman of the Turkish Cypriot travel agents’ union, Erkan Kilim, has said that the demand for travelling abroad has fallen off. This has […]
State’s Ability to Fight the Economic Crisis is Limited
There are only limited moves that the government can make in the face of the economic crisis, the general coordinator of the Turkish Cypriot chamber of tradesmen and craftsmen, Hurrem Tulga, has said. The country has no instruments that can have any meaningful effect on the current situation which has been created by the serious […]
Akinci Holds a Reception for Kurban Bayram
President Mustafa Akinci with his wife Meral Akinci hosted a reception at the presidential palace yesterday to celebrate Kurban Bayram (Islam’s holy Eid al-Adha or “Feast of Sacrifice”). Among the guests at the reception was the Labour leader of Enfield Council, Turkish Cypriot Nesil Caliskan (29). Ms Caliskan is the first woman to hold the […]