North Cyprus Cannot Remain Closed Forever: Pilli
The Covid-19 pandemic continues to affect the world, Health Minister Ali Pilli said, noting “We could not remain closed forever. We knew that we would see a case [of Covid-19] with the opening process. We prioritise health. We continue to regulate the measures so as not to risk the public’s health, and we are working […]
Press Comment on Problems Monitoring New Visitors
The Turkish Cypriot press is reacting to the government’s policy of permitting visitors from Turkey to arrive in North Cyprus without a mandatory quarantine period of 14 days. They are however, required to bring with them a negative PCR test for Covid-19 and to take a second test on arrival and remain in self-isolation until […]
Time For TRNC to Buy Its Own Firefighting Helicopter
The decision to temporarily station a firefighting helicopter supplied by Turkey to North Cyprus has been met with criticism in some quarters. The demand is for the TRNC to have its own firefighting aircraft. Former Director of the Forestry Department and President of the KEMA Foundation, an environmental agency, İrfan Tansel Demir said that “palliative […]