Four Deaths And 21 Injured on The Roads Last Week

North Cyprus News - Accident (2)

There have been 65 road traffic accidents in North Cyprus in one week resulting in four deaths, a police report has stated  According to the Police Press Officer, four people died and 21 others were injured between 19-25 October. Among the reasons for the accidents were: speeding (21), driving without due care (15), failing to […]

Eleven Cases of Covid-19 Detected Today

Cyprus News - Coronavirus

Eleven people have tested positive for Covid-19 following 2,140 tests performed in the last 24 hours, Health Minister Dr. Ali Pilli said today. Minister Pilli said that among the positive cases, five people arrived in North Cyprus by ferry and two by air, four were local cases, their contacts were being traced. Meanwhile five people […]

Senior Judge Resigns Citing Unfair Election Process

North Cyprus News - Senior Judge - Çetin Veziroğlu,

Retired senior judge and former deputy Çetin Veziroğlu, member of the Supreme Court of Justice, has resigned due to “anti-democratic and repressive electoral interventions”. Veziroğlu said, “I consider it dishonorable to represent in the Supreme Court of Justice, a Presidency, which has been achieved through such anti-democratic methods“. Çetin Veziroğlu announced the reasons for his […]

Coast Guard Finds 23 Irregular Migrants Offshore

North Cyprus News - Refugees offshore Yenierenkoy

The Coast Guard detected 23 irregular migrants in a boat off the coast of Yenierenkoy last night. According to Security Command, 16 men, three women, three boys and a girl were found on board. BRT

3,000 Year Old Egyptian Anchor Discovered off Coast

North Cyprus News - Divers retrieve Egyptian Stone Anchor

A significant archaeological artifact has been discovered in the sea off the north coast of Cyprus. A 3,000-year-old Egyptian stone anchor covered in hieroglyphs has been brought up from the seabed. The project was led by Cyprus International University with contributions by the Nautilus Diving School  under the auspices of the Department of Antiquities and […]