Contentious Series Will Not Air on Netflix
Netflix was set to broadcast a contentious series called ‘Famagusta’ on September 20, but it faced significant backlash from Turkey. Turkish authorities strongly objected to the series, claiming it misrepresented the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus. As a result, Turkey’s Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) lobbied Netflix to restrict the broadcast of the […]
Tatar And Turkish VP Refuse to Take Questions
Journalists were prohibited from asking any questions following the two-hour meeting between President Ersin Tatar and Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz on “energy and supply security” at the Presidency, Yeniduzen reported. At the end of the meeting, an official from the Presidency told reporters, “We’re not taking questions”, and clarified that no questions would be […]
North-South Tensions on The Rise
After the Turkish Cypriot side has refused to restart negotiations unless the sovereignty of the Turkish Cypriots is recognised, tensions have escalated due to a series of provocative actions, Yeniduzen reports. One recent incident involves the mayor of Paralimni-Derinya in southern Cyprus, Yiorgos Nikolettos, and the deputy mayor, Nikos Lillis. Both officials were blacklisted by […]
