Reminder of WhatsApp Numbers to Apply to Break Curfew
Anyone needing to leave home for essential supplies should apply on the following WhatsApp numbers: 0548 811 0155 0548 811 0156 0548 811 0157 0548 811 0158 Additionally, the TRNC government has opened a website in both Turkish and English for those wishing to break curfew for essential needs. The address is as follows: https://permissions.gov.ct.tr/street However, […]
Cabinet Ramps up Curfew Measures
Travelling between districts is to be prohibited following the decision, taken today, by the Council of Ministers. The restrictions come into force for five days beginning at midnight on Monday, with no transition permitted between districts. In addition, entry and exit to Lapta, Karşıyaka and Alsancak areas will be under police control. The government has […]
More Students to be Repatriated Next Week
Prime Minister Ersin Tatar has said there is a plan to transfer students from the UK on two chartered flights on April 7 and 8, stressing that students will be transferred to relevant facilities to remain in quarantine for 14 days. Reporting that there are currently 11 such facilities in North Cyprus, and that 873 […]
Devalued TL and Flailing Economy
There are serious concerns for many people who are renting houses and have bank loans because the exchange rate of foreign currencies against the Turkish lira (TL) is constantly rising, due to the coronavirus pandemic. Yesterday the British pound rose to 8.35 TL, the euro to 7.37 TL and the dollar to 6.73 TL. Professor […]
New Measures Coming for The Unemployed
Labour and Social Security Minister Faiz Sucuoğlu, who is looking for new measures to protect private workers who have been made unemployed following the coronavirus pandemic, has criticised the cuts to low-wage workers’ pay by businesses that are continuing to operate. He warned that the ministry will not permit this. Minister Faiz Sucuoğlu said that […]
Limited Maritime Transport Will Run Ministry Says
04/4/2020 Transport between the Turkish mainland is being resumed, the transport ministry has said. This statement was made following an announcement by the Turkish Embassy in Nicosia which said that all maritime transport between the mainland the TRNC was to be suspended. The transport ministry said: “This restriction does not […]
Magnitude 5 Earthquake Recorded on Friday Night
An earthquake of magnitude 5 occurred on Friday evening off the Erenköy coast. According to the information from the Meteorology Department, an earthquake of medium severity measuring 5 on the Richter Scale was recorded at around 21:15 hours on Friday evening at the Erenköy Earthquake Station. As a result of the first evaluation, it was […]
