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Cyprus Mail on MSN2h
Nicosia’s Selimiye mosque reopens after restoration work
Nicosia’s central Selimiye mosque reopened on Thursday after five years of renovations.The reopening ceremony was attended by Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, the north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal ...
Cyprus Mail on MSN6h
Journalists gather at north police HQ demanding protection for under-threat colleague
A selection of Turkish Cypriot journalists gathered at the north’s police headquarters on Thursday morning to demand bolstered protection for Aysemden Akin, who received death threats after publishing ...
Cyprus Mail on MSN10h
Tatar says European parliament’s Turkey report is a ‘biased document’
The report on Turkey approved by the European parliament on Wednesday is a “biased document” which “ignores the will of the Turkish Cypriot people”, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said.He said the ...
Cyprus Mail on MSN11h
MEPs condemn ‘neo-Ottoman tyrant’ Erdogan over north visit
Members of the European parliament late on Wednesday night condemned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s recent visit to the north, with one describing him as “a neo-Ottoman tyrant and an ...
Jurist11h
EU Parliament urges to continue freezing Türkiye EU membership talks
The EU Parliament on Wednesday urged a stop to Türkiye's plans for accession into the EU after the country failed to address major democratic shortcomings and silenced dissident voices. Members of ...
Greek City Times1d
European Parliament Upholds Freeze on Turkey EU Accession Talks
The European Parliament voted to uphold its block on resuming EU accession talks with Turkey, citing democratic backsliding ...
Cyprus Mail on MSN1d
Journalist who received death threats and police at loggerheads over protection
A Turkish Cypriot journalist who received death threats after publishing a series of articles in which an interviewee had made allegations of a deep money-laundering and smuggling network based in ...
Cyprus Mail on MSN1d
EU is ‘consistently defending the rights of Cyprus and Cypriot citizens’
The European Union consistently defends the rights of Cyprus and Cypriot citizens, Nacho Sanchez Amor, member of the European parliament and its rapporteur regarding the European Commission’s 2023 and ...
Greek City Times1d
European Parliament Slams Turkey’s Illegal Cyprus Visit in Fiery Report
The European Parliament fiercely condemned Turkey and President Erdoğan’s illegal Cyprus visit in a report amendment debated ...
Cyprus Mail on MSN2d
Turkish support firms for jailed mayor Imamoglu vs Erdogan
Popular support for Ekrem Imamoglu, the Istanbul mayor whose arrest sparked Turkey’s largest protests in a decade, has risen further above President Tayyip Erdogan since he was detained and jailed in ...
Cyprus Mail on MSN3d
Erdogan’s trip to north raised at European Parliament
The recent visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the north was raised on Monday at the European Parliament, during the first day of the plenum.A proposal was approved for the political ...
Cyprus Mail on MSN3d
Journalists express concern over Turkish Cypriot journalist
The Cyprus Journalists’ Union (Esk) on Monday expressed serious concern for the safety of Turkish Cypriot journalist Ayşemden Akin after she reportedly received death threats over a corruption story ...