Child Injured in Drunk Driving Accident
An eight-year-old boy was injured in a drunk driving incident in Alsancak on Saturday evening, Kibris Postasi reports. According to a police report, the accident happened at around 5pm on Saturday in Karaoğlanoğlu Street in Alsancak. Fırat Yoran (41), who was driving under the influence of 163 milligrams of alcohol, was heading east on Karaoğlanoğlu […]
Blueberries: The New Frontier in TRNC Agriculture
Blueberries could serve as an alternative crop for the country’s agriculture, and efforts are underway to evaluate the fruit’s adaptability to the island, Director of the Agricultural Research Institute (TAE), Cem Karaca, has said, Kibris Postasi reports. Karaca, alongside blueberry expert Dr. Burhanettin İmrak from Turkey’s Çukurova Agricultural Faculty, shared insights with TAK News Agency […]
Permission Likely For Ercan Airport Casino
The UBP-YDP-DP coalition is now preparing to grant permission for a hotel with a casino inside Ercan Airport to the airport operator T&T, Yeniduzen reports. Official documents, disclosed by CTP MP Sami Özuslu, reveal that the company owned by Emrullah Turanlı, which has had its tax debts forgiven multiple times and received 59 million Euros […]
Government to Borrow 3 Billion Turkish Lira
The UBP-YDP-DP coalition government has announced its decision to borrow 3 billion Turkish Lira (approximately 73 million pounds sterling) with the aim of “fulfilling the state’s financial obligations”*, Yeniduzen reports. According to the decision, the Ministry of Finance has been authorised to borrow this amount. The decision published in the Official Gazette includes the […]