New Minimum Wage Announced

North Cyprus News - Turkish Lira purse

The new minimum wage has been set at 7,000 TL gross and 6,900 TL net, Yeniduzen reported. The last minimum wage was set at 4,970 TL gross and 4,324 TL net. The new minimum comes into effect on 1 January. The rates are as follows: Hourly: 40.38 TL, Daily: 323.07 TL, Weekly: 1615.38 TL, Monthly: […]

Omicron Variant of Coronavirus Detected in North

North Cyprus News - Coronavirus - omicron-variant

Two cases of the highly infectious Omicron variant of the coronavirus have been detected locally in North Cyprus, BRT reported. They were discovered after two people were contacted by the Ministry of Health contact tracing teams. “As a result of the studies carried out on the cases that were positive with the Omicron variant using […]

Power Outages Occurred After Turbine Breakdown

North Cyprus News - Kib-Tek Power Station

A string of alternating power outages occurred across the Nicosia, Kyrenia and Famagusta regions on Tuesday afternoon because a steam turbine malfunctioned at the Teknecik Power Plant, Yeniduzen reported. According to Kib-Tek, the power cuts were made alternately while another turbine was put into commission. Yeniduzen