CTP Votes Unanimously to Support Akinci
The Republican Turkish Party (CTP) held a general assembly yesterday and announced its unanimous support for Mustafa Akinci (Independent) who is in the second round of the presidential elections against Ersin Tatar (UBP). The party issued a statement which indicated its full backing for a federal solution to the Cyprus problem. However, its tone was […]
Tatar Asks People’s Party For Support in Elections
UBP presidential candidate Ersin Tatar visited the People’s Party (HP) to ask for their support in the second round of voting in the presidential elections where he goes head to head with Mustafa Akinci (Independent). The HP was the minority coalition partner with the UBP but withdrew following PM Tatar’s announcement that the beachfront at […]
Fears of More Tension as Demos Arranged at Derinya
More demonstrations are expected at the Derinya border crossing on Saturday, 17 October. On Sunday evening, a demonstration was held by Greek Cypriot protestors, many of whom are believed to be Anorthosis FC fans – known as Maxites (fighters). Around 250 masked men brandished baseball bats, threw flares and fireworks, and chanted slogans such as […]
Do Not Cross Border to South Unless Essential
The Turkish Cypriot Medical Association has requested additional measures to be taken to reduce border crossings to the south other than mandatory transitions such as education and work for three weeks, because of the recent increase in Covid-19 cases in the south. Yesterday, it was reported on Tuesday that 83 new cases of Covid-19 had […]
