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Mustafa Akinci: Being a Province of Turkey is not an Option for Turkish Cypriots

Voicing frustration over the collapse of peace talks last summer to reunite Cyprus, the president of self-proclaimed Turkish Cyprus Mustafa Akinci said on September 14, that Turkish Cypriots have no intention of entering an open-ended process with an unclear...

Turkish Cypriot : Greek Cypriots Will Have No Say in Varosha

Greek Cypriots will be kept out of the Varosha process, the self-named Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus' Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Kudret Ozersay said on Sunday, according to the Daily Sabah. Ozersay further stated that, after 45 years...

Turkish Cypriot Leader Rules Out Talks on Cyprus Issue Until June

Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akıncı said on Friday that no negotiations on the Cyprus issue are expected until the middle of this year. "It seems the nearest date when all the parties are able to be ready will be...

Cyprus Talks Resume as Anastasiades and Akinci Meet in Nicosia

Talks to reunify the divided island of Cyprus are set to resume from the point where they stopped last year. This according to Vasilis Palmas, Cyprus’ deputy minister to the President, Nicos Anastasiades. The previous round of talks, which...

Cypriot Leaders to Meet, Discuss Reunification on October 26

In another attempt to jump-start reunification talks on the divided island, Cypriot president Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader, Mustafa Akıncı will meet on October 26, it was announced by the United Nations on Thursday. Earlier on Thursday, Akinci said he...

'Fuel War' Breaks Out in Cyprus

Turkish Cypriots reacted angrily to Nicosia's move to introduce fuel checks at the crossing points dividing the Mediterranean island. “The Greek side is openly threatening consumers with new criminal measures that have been introduced to prevent shopping from the North....

Four-Party Coalition Government in Turkish-Occupied Northern Cyprus

Turkish Cypriot President Mustafa Akıncı approved a new four-party coalition government on Feb. 2. The Republican Turkish Party (CTP) leader Tufan Erhurman will be the prime minister of the  new coalition government, taking over from Huseyin Ozgurgun. Though his National Unity...

Population of North Cyprus More than Doubles since it was Declared a ‘State’

The population in the occupied north of Cyprus has reached 351,000, according to Turkish Cypriot media reports. The 1983 population of the north; the year the ‘TRNC’ was declared a ‘state’, was said to be 155,521. Turkish Cypriot daily Yeni Duzen...

EC Will Continue Its Support to Cyprus Talks, Verwey Says

The European Commission will continue its support to the Cyprus settlement talks, Maarten Verwey, Director General of the Structural Reform Support Service of the European Commission, said on Wednesday after his meeting with President of the Republic of Cyprus...

Cypriot President Anastasiades Rules Out Chance for Interim Agreement

There is no case for an interim agreement to the Cyprus problem, the President of the Republic, Nicos Anastasiades, repeated on Friday. In his remarks to reporters, following his return to the Presidential Palace from the site of the talks...

Turkish Cypriots Oppose Proposal for EU Police Instead of 'Treaty of Guarantee' System

The Turkish Cypriot administration has opposed a proposal by Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades for the deployment of 2,500 EU police officers to operate in divided Cyprus, according to Hurriyet Daily News. The proposal says that the European Union police force...

Turkey Grants Access to 'Military Areas' in Occupied Cyprus for Missing Persons

Turkey has granted access to 30 "military areas" in occupied Cyprus, over a three-year period for excavation of missing persons. According to a press release issued Thursday by the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP), the Committee was notified by...

East Med Pipeline 'Not a Peace Route', Turkish Cypriot Leader Warns

Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci has said that the pipeline project discussed between Israel, Greece and Cyprus to feed 20 billion cubic meters of natural gas to Europe would not contribute to peace and stability in the region. In a...

Cypriot Leaders Decide to Intensify Cyprus Problem Negotiations

The leaders of the two communities in Cyprus, President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci, have decided to intensify the Cyprus negotiations, aiming at reunifying the island. In a statement read out on behalf of the two leaders,...