Coast Guard Finds 34 Syrian Refugees in Güzelyurt Bay
The police arrested 34 Syrian refugees who were discovered off Yeşilırmak on Güzelyurt Bay. According to information given by the police press officer; at around 4pm on Tuesday, the Security Forces Coast Guard discovered 34 Syrian refugees aged between 20 and 40, in a boat approximately one nautical mile off the coast. The refugees were […]
Water Pipeline Damage Either Sabotage or Fishing Nets
A preliminary assessment report on why the Turkish water pipeline running between the mainland and North Cyprus was damaged, states that it was either “sabotage or damage from trawling nets”. The Turkish Water Policy Association experts said that the line connecting the water pipe, which is suspended 250 metres below sea level had been cut. […]
Wages do Not Cover Cost of Living: Union Says
People on low wages are being hit by cost of living increases, Head of the Civil Service union Kamu-Sen Metin Atan, has said. In response to recent price hikes to staple products such as bottled gas and milk, he said that the government was not protecting those on low incomes. Today’s salaries do not cover […]