Turkey to Send 1.2 Billion Lira in Funding to TRNC
Turkey will be sending 1.2 billion TL in funding for the TRNC in the coming days, Prime Minister Ersin Tatar has said. Speaking on Diyalog TV, he said that this amount would be used for public finance and for investments. Part of the funding will be released in 2019 and part in 2020, the prime […]
Akinci Warns US Not to Lift South Cyprus Arms Embargo
President Mustafa Akinci met with US State Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, Mathew Palmer, on Friday. According to a press release from the president’s office, Akinci conveyed to the senior US diplomat why the Turkish Cypriot side did not believe the US arms embargo on South Cyprus should be lifted. He warned that […]
Annual Search and Rescue Exercise Underway
The annual Martyr Lieutenant Caner Gönyeli 2019 Search and Rescue Exercise kicked off on Monday morning with the participation of search and rescue teams from Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. A press conference regarding the search and rescue exercise took place today at 9am at the Headquarters of the Cyprus Turkish Security […]
PM Tatar Decries Arrest Warrants For ‘Fatih’ Crew
Prime Minister Ersin Tatar, referring to the arrest warrants issued by South Cyprus for the crew of Turkish drillship ‘Fatih’ and officials of the companies, which cooperate with Turkish Petroleum (TPAO), issued a written statement. [‘Fatih’ was last sighted around 30 nautical miles off the west coast of Cyprus. Ed.] He said that no one […]
