Cabinet Announces Three Categories of Tourists
The Council of Ministers announced on Thursday that it was separating arrivals in the TRNC as of July 1 into three different categories. The list of countries designated as A, B or C – considered safest by comparison – will be updated at least once a week according to epidemiological results and data obtained by […]
Health Insurance to be Compulsory For Tourists
The Minister of Tourism and Environment Ünal Üstel on Thursday said work was underway to make it compulsory for tourists planning to visit the TRNC to acquire health insurance including coverage for Covid-19. “I’m planning not to allow tourists into the country as of July 1 if the health insurance scheme is not adopted,” Üstel […]
TRNC Aggrieved at Sovereign Bases Agreement
There was criticism by the Turkish Cypriot government after the Greek Cypriot side announced the implementation of a bilateral arrangement reached in 2014 with the UK on the regulation of non-military development in the Sovereign Bases Area. The TRNC Deputy Prime Ministry and Foreign Ministry on Wednesday said that Turkish Cypriots also had rights within […]
Plane Carrying 160 Citizens Lands at Ercan
An evacuation plane carrying around 160 TRNC citizens from the UK landed at Ercan Airport at around 10pm on Thursday night. Minister of Public Works and Transport Tolga Atakan, said that 160 citizens from England and the remains of one person who had died in the UK had arrived in the country. He added that […]