Ministry Failing to Act Against Environmental Pest
The Environment Platform, which initiated an action due to the failure of the Ministry of Agriculture in combating the pine processionary moth, this morning, Yeniduzen reports. The pine processionary moth causes serious defoliation to pine trees and contact with the caterpillar’s hair causes strong allergic reactions in both humans and animals. Today, the Environment Platform […]
Cost of Bread Goes up Tomorrow
Following electricity and bottled gas price increases, the cost of a loaf of bread will also go up, Yeniduzen reports. The new price will increase from 13.5 TL to 15 TL per loaf from tomorrow. The Bakers’ Association President Ömer Çıralı, speaking to Yeniduzen, emphasised that all costs have increased and the price rise is […]
Earth Tremor Detected Off North-West Coast
An earth tremor measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale was recorded today at 08.48, approximately 148 km away from the Met Office’s Lefke earthquake monitoring station. As a result of the department’s initial evaluations, it was determined that the epicentre of the earthquake was in the sea, north-west of Cyprus, at a depth of approximately […]