Akinci Puts His Foot Down
President Mustafa Akıncı, who had a meeting with Prime Minister Ersin Tatar and Foreign Minister Kudret Özersay at the Presidency regarding the issue Maraş, underlined that the topic of Maraş is not an issue that can be handled independently of the TRNC Presidency. Akıncı stated that such issues should not be considered as if ‘we […]
Sea Water Samples off Kyrenia Coast Very Clean
Monthly sea water samples taken by the Ministry of Health have revealed no bacteria were found off Alagadi Public Beach, Elexus Hotel Beach, Merit Park Hotel Beach, Ada Beach Hotel Beach, Escape Beach, Civil Defence Public Beach, Merit Crystal Cove Hotel Beach, Maremonte Public Beach, Lapta Hotel Beach and Karsiyaka Social Facilities Beach. According to […]
Gov’t Initiative on Maraş Lacks Forethought: Denktaş
Leader of the Democrat Party (DP) Serdar Denktaş has called the government’s decision regarding the fenced-off town of Maraş/Varosha as ‘incompetent’. In a written statement, Denktaş warned that the government’s lack of expertise and the conflicting statements issued by the coalition partners could create irreversible problems for the Turkish Cypriot people. Referring to the UN […]
Second Turkish Drillship Arrives in Antalya
Turkey’s second drillship, the ‘Yavuz’, has arrived offshore Antalya in the Eastern Mediterranean. The Yavuz, which was constructed in 2011, was purchased by the Turkish Petroleum Corporation as part of the ‘National Energy and Mining Policy’ in order to enhance Turkey’s marine research and offshore drilling capabilities. The vessel has anchored off the coast of […]