Turkey to Increase Troop Numbers in the North
Turkey does not have plans to establish a military base in North Cyprus but the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) will increase its deployment of troops there, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Sunday. “We will not decrease the number of our soldiers there but on the contrary, we will increase them,” Erdoğan told journalists on […]
Winter Working Hours Begin Today
Winter working hours at all public offices and departments will come into effect as of Monday, 17 September. All government offices will be open from 8 am to 12:30 pm and 1pm to 4:15 pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Working hours on Thursday will be from 8am to 12:30 pm and 1pm to […]
Man Dies in Head On Car Crash
One man died and six others were injured in a traffic accident on the Kyrenia-Güzelyurt highway just after midnight on Sunday. The police report says that a head-on collision between two cars resulted in the death of Metin Atalay (51) at the scene of the crash and six other passengers in total, suffering injuries. Those […]
President Akinci Heads to New York Next Week
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is expected to meet separately with the two Cypriot community leaders in New York later this month. President Mustafa Akinci, who will be leaving for New York on 25 September, is expected to meet with the UN Secretary-General on 29 September. The meeting will be held on the sidelines of the […]
School Bus Drivers Suspend Strike Action
School bus drivers have suspended their strike action until Wednesday. Kar-İş union leader Fuat Topaloglu said that they did not want students to be victims on the first days of school opening week and they have suspended their action until Wednesday. The Ministry of Education announced that they had negotiated with Kar-İş in principle and […]
