Three suspects – Muhad Baalwan, Zakarıya Behtaher, and Osman Süleymanoğulları arrested in connection with the seizure of 13 kilos of cannabis at Ercan Airport, appeared in court, Kibris Postasi reports. The police stated that during the suspects’ detention, numerous individuals were questioned and statements were obtained from six individuals, while the seized substances were sent for analysis. Giving evidence in court, Police officer Fezile Kesat stated that on April 28, 2024, at 9 am, Customs and Excise Department officials discovered 13 kilograms of cannabis in 26 packages inside Baalwan’s ..read more

[UNSG Personal Representative – Maria Angela Holguin Cuellar]After completing her diplomatic visits to Berlin, Paris, and Brussels, the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Representative, Maria Angela Holguin, who received an invitation from Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, is scheduled to visit Moscow on Thursday, followed by a trip to Cyprus on Tuesday, Kibris Postasi reports. During her upcoming visit to the island, Holguin aims to facilitate a joint meeting between President Ersin Tatar and Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Christodoulides. There are indications from Greek Cypriot weekly ‘Kath ..read more

  [File Photo]The Construction Engineers Association (KTMMOB), in collaboration with the Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Engineers and Architects (İMO), held an “Occupational Health and Safety Workshop” at the Golden Tulip Hotel in Nicosia, Kibris Postasi reports.  The event featured speeches by prominent figures including Abdullah Ekinci, President of the Chamber of Construction Engineers, and Sezgi Çobanoğlu Ballı, Director of the Labour Department at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. Discussions covered key areas such as “Site Management” and “Occupational Health and Safety S ..read more

The funeral for Fuat Niyazi, a 20-year-old Turkish Cypriot who went missing after being taken from a taxi in Larnaca on May 12, 1964, will take place on May 12, 2024, Yeniduzen reports. His remains were discovered in a well, aside from the well-known Trulli (Strullo). Alongside our friend Ksenis Halluma, who is a relative of another missing individual from Cyprus, and in memory of Ksenofon Kallis, a Turkish Cypriot Deputy Member of the Missing Persons Committee, the ceremony will be held with military honours at the “Ortaköy Martyrs’ Cemetery” located within the Lefkoşa Cemetery. This poignan ..read more

  [Emrullah Turanlı – Operator of Ercan Airport]The Cyprus Turkish Electricity Authority (KIB-TEK) at the start of every month, issues a reminder that debtors owing over 675 TL will have their electricity cut off, Kibris Postasi reports. In addition, a reconnection fee of 200 TL will be charged. Critics of this situation, who left comments when this time was published, argue that the electricity supply to  hotels, Ercan Airport, and wealthy businessmen with debts of millions of Turkish Lira, also should be cut off. Some also questioned whether this warning applies to Ercan Airport. C ..read more

[CTP President – Tufan Erhürman]The leader of the Republican Turkish Party (CTP), Tufan Erhürman, criticised as unconstitutional the fact that President Ersin Tatar and Parliamentary Speaker Zorlu Töre were abroad simultaneously, Yeniduzen reports. In a statement on social media. Erhürman said, “But who cares! The ‘seriousness of the state’ seems to mean little to those who vocally champion it and those who engage in treachery through state channels”. The statement continued: “Mr. Ersin Tatar and, according to the constitution, the only person who can delegate authority, Parliament Speaker Mr ..read more

[President Ersin Tatar]President Ersin Tatar has strongly criticised the European Union’s position on the island, expressing dissatisfaction with a recent declaration made after a leaders’ summit of the bloc, Turkish Daily Sabah reports.  Tatar accused the EU of adopting an approach characterised by coercion, undue pressure, unfair treatment, and disregard for legal norms. In an interview with Anadolu Agency (AA) on Wednesday, Tatar evaluated a joint declaration issued at the conclusion of the summit earlier this month. The declaration linked the enhancement of relations with Turkey to th ..read more

[Gönyeli Reservoir – 2023]Professor Şerife Gündüz, Director of the Environmental Research Centre at the International Final University (UFÜ), in an interview with Kibris Postasi, said that poor water management ahead of periods of drought could lead to long-term waves of migration. Dr. Gündüz stated that Cyprus is prone to the effects of climate change due to its location in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East, saying, “Eastern Mediterranean and Mediterranean countries are facing an average temperature increase, indicating that it will continue to rise in the future“. Gündüz, indicat ..read more

Unions and organisations from both sides of the island held a joint event in the buffer zone in Nicosia on International Labour Day, under the slogan “Shoulder to Shoulder for Peace and Social Justice”, Yeniduzen reports.  Organised by PEO from the South and DEV-İŞ, KTAMS, KTÖS, KTOEÖS, BES, KOOP-SEN, DAÜ-SEN from the North, and supported by some civil society organisations from both sides, the joint May Day demonstration conveyed a message of “solidarity and joint struggle for peace and social justice”, along with a message of solidarity with the Palestinian people.  Participants f ..read more

The Met Office has warned that stormy winds are expected on land and at sea from 14:00 today until midnight tonight, BRTK reports. In the statement made by the Met Office, the following statement said: “The wind blowing from the south and west directions in the seas of our region is expected to strengthen over time and blow as a ‘force 7’ and storm-like wind“. In the statement, it was noted that the wind blowing from the south and west directions on land is expected to become stronger over time and blow as a storm-like wind. The statement also said that the warning covers the period between 2 ..read more