Hail Storm Arrives in the North

There was a heavy hail storm in and around Kyrenia, Bosphorus and especially Göçeri. The Met Office has said that there would be thunderstorms and isolated showers until Thursday. Temperatures are expected to drop intermittently, by between 2-3C. Yeni Duzen

European Turks Call For Drop in Air Fares

North Cyprus News - Turkish Airlines Jet

The ticket price for one person to and from Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport to an Anatolian city has risen to 1,156 euros. A single round-trip ticket price of 600 euros has doubled for the 2019 summer season to 1158 euros . Considering a family of at least 4 people, it now costs 4,500 euros. European Turks, […]

Pod of Whales Spotted off Famagusta

A man who was fishing offshore Famagusta has taken film footage of a small pod of whales and a shark and shared the recording on social media. Amateur fisherman Hasan Ekşici said there were between 4-5 whales in the pod, which had been identified as Sperm Whales. These whales have been seen offshore the island […]

Two-State Solution a Daydream: Talat

North Cyprus News - Talat

A two-state solution to the Cyprus problem is a “daydream“, former Turkish Cypriot President Mehmet Ali Talat has said. Talat noted that this was not a new idea and that late Turkish Cypriot President Rauf Denktas and Turkey had supported it until the 2000’s, but later Denktas had been forced to accept the Annan Plan, […]