Passengers Abandon Boat Following Explosion
Four people including two children jumped off a boat, after there was an explosion below deck outside Kyrenia harbour at around 6.30pm this evening. The 6-metre-long motor boat named “Seçil” had come to a halt outside the harbour and exploded, possibly because of diesel fumes in the engine housing igniting after an attempt was made […]
Gateway to Maraş Beaches Opens Thursday – UPDATE
10/7/2020 Access to the beachfront of the fenced-off town of Maraş will be given at *14.00 on Thursday. Entry to Maraş’s Doctor Fazıl Küçük Stadium will be controlled from the cabin which was installed next to a sliding gate, after wire fencing was removed this morning. Democratic Avenue will be […]
Deputy PM Özersay Lashes Out at PM Tatar
Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister and presidential candidate Kudret Özersay, has accused Prime Minister Ersin Tatar, who is also a candidate in the presidential elections, of making an announcement regarding opening the Maraş beachfront to the public, of trying to curry favour with the electorate. Özersay, who made a statement on Cyprus Genç TV after the […]
HP Coalition Partner Steps Down
The People’s Party (HP) coalition partner of the UBP announced it withdrew from the coalition saying that the party had been sidelined in important decision making. People’s Party Chairman Yenal Senin issued a press statement after the decision was made. Senin said, “The integrity of the state has been broken, its institutions have been disregarded.” […]
Maraş Beachfront to Open Thursday
Prime Minister Ersin Tatar announced on Tuesday that beaches fronting the fenced off city of Maraş will open on Thursday. “We see the Maraş issue as a national cause, which is above politics,” Tatar said, speaking at a joint press conference with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the Presidential Complex in Ankara. The two […]