EU Grants 33.4 Million Euros For Turkish Cypriots
Monday, 25 July, 2022 The European Union (EU) Commission has approved a total budget of 33.4 million Euros for the Turkish Cypriot community, Kibris Postasi reported. The 2022 Action Programme prepared for the Turkish Cypriots will support various projects aimed at increasing economic development, and peace and confidence towards the Turkish Cypriots. It also was […]
BRTK Director to be Released From Prison
Monday, 25 July, 2022 Meryem Özkurt, a director at Bayrak Radio and Television Corporation (BRTK), who was sentenced to two months in prison for violating election bans, is expected to be released on Wednesday, Kibris Postasi reported. She was sentenced to two months imprisonment for overseeing a live broadcast of the ceremony held at the […]
Sea Turtle ‘Fenerbahçe’ Returned to The Sea
Monday, 25 July, 2022 A sea turtle named “Fenerbahçe”, named after Fenerbahçe President Ali Y. Koç, was returned to the sea, BRTK reported. A written statement made by the TRNC Fenerbahçe Association read, “Our President, Mr. Ali Y. Koç visited the Meritta Sea Turtles Rehabilitation Centre during his visit to Cyprus and named the turtle […]
Tatlısu Celebrates Lavender Day
Monday, 25 July, 2022 The municipality of Tatlısu, which is a part of the Cittaslow network, continues to produce and beautify the region by preserving its own culture, nature and structure, BRTK reported. An event was held on Sunday to mark the planting of lavender three years ago. The aim is to create a new […]
Unions Seek Annulment of Pay Cut Decree
Monday, 25 July, 2022 Public sector unions have filed a lawsuit at the Constitutional Court to annul the latest government decree which imposes a pay cut to public servants’ salaries, Yeniduzen reported. Union members and their representatives assembled in front of the Courts and issued press statements before they made the application to the court. […]