About our team

This website was created in late July 2012 with the object of publishing articles and information not only for the people of North Cyprus but also for the rest of the world to see. Since its creation the site has seen a rapid growth in readership throughout the world

The articles are written by volunteers living in North Cyprus who have a desire to express their interests in words, photographs, videos and soundtracks.

The website is basically a community portal giving access to a wide range of information regarding activities and topics going on in North Cyprus and also to bring together the many nationalities living here.

Such has been the recognition locally of this site that the founders, Chris Elliott and Margaret Sheard, have been interviewed by Can Gazi on the local BRT TV program “A Cup of Conversation”. 

Following this programme, Chris and Margaret were interviewed by Engin Dervişağa for his BRT Vox Pop programme which is shown in the following video.

Chris Elliott is the founder of “cyprusscene.com” which is intended to be an online community review of both local and other news and interesting and entertaining information.

Chris has had the enjoyment and privilege of writing in two North Cyprus newspapers and he places great value on these experiences as they have allowed him to develop his skills of promoting and publishing news and reviews.

With this thought in mind, Chris wanted to see more permanence of news and interesting articles and therefore built this website to share this information to a wider future audience.

The other interesting feature is that a wide selection of pictures can be shown either in album or slideshow mode plus audio tracks which makes for a far more interesting experience than can be had with a newspaper.

With these facts in mind the cyprusscene.com team are committed to continue their quest to make this a first class North  Cyprus community portal where information can be found and also shared.

We thank you, our many readers, and we look forward to your continued support and future visits.

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Margaret Sheard, retired in 2003 and has lived permanently in North Cyprus since then.  She has been involved in a small way with a number of charities whilst living here.

She had some months experience writing for a local newspaper and is now committed to writing for a wider international readership which can be achieved through “cyprusscene”, as editor and proof reader as well as an author.

She loves to write interesting articles and has become involved with Charities and Associations by providing promotional articles, as well as a weekly Events Calendar and News in Brief, which are now published on “cyprusscene” as this is her favoured choice of sharing her articles.

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Ralph Kratzer was born in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany in 1957 and was educated at the Baccalaureate High School  He holds a degree in Economic Information and served for 12 years in the German Army before joining a French computer company for 10 years.

He then ran his own motorcycle and gastronomy businesses before deciding to retire

He arrived in North Cyprus with his second wife in 2004 and since her sad loss in 2011, has kept himself very busy trying to help others with similar problems and in 2012 became the Secretary of  “The Foreign Residents in the TRNC” (TFR) and is very keen to see expat communities coming together and playing their part in helping North Cyprus, their adopted homeland.

To read more of TFR click here

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Can Gazi was born in London in 1971. His parents had moved from Cyprus to the UK in 1963. After graduating from Greenwich University with a degree in Applied Biology Can and family decided to return to their homeland and in 1994 settled back on the island for good. After a few weeks of training and later completing his obligatory one month military service, Can officially began his radio career with Bayrak Radio and Television Corporation in February 1995 with the English language radio channel Bayrak International.

Today Can has a studio based TV show “A Cup of Conversation” as well as  still presenting various programmes on Bayrak International. He is most fond of his “Northern Exposure” show which he has been co-hosting every evening of the working week since September 1996 with fellow DJ Fatoş Baykal. The programme is all about North Cyprus, its history, geography and culture. But most of all it’s about promoting local events (art, culture, social & charity) and informs listeners as to what’s happening on the island.

Please read more of Can, BRT and activities by clicking here.

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Nigel Watson moved to the TRNC in 2004 having made the decision to retire to spend more time with his wife. A successful furniture salesman/ store manager, Nigel and his wife now live in the TRNC full time.

Nigel set up the popular northcyprusforum.net website in 2008 without having any computer experience prior to coming to the TRNC.  Despite suffering a stroke in 2010, Nigel continues to develop and expand the website to provide information, news and encouragement to people living or interested in the TRNC.

Born in Cole in Lancashire in the UK in 1959, Nigel left school aged 15 without any formal qualifications to become a butcher / slaughter-man before moving into sales in 1985.

Nigel retired aged 45 just prior to moving to the TRNC and enjoys photography and gardening and he was a keen scuba diver with over 1000 dives prior to having a stroke.

To read more of northcyprusforum.net click here

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Graham Brown began his career in the film and television industry in 1970 with a small film company. Here he was trained as an assistant cameraman. He then progressed to being freelance and worked his way up through the ranks from assistant cameraman to focus puller and camera operator and then lighting. He then joined Tyne Tees television as a Lighting Cameraman in 1978 and worked on many documentaries and dramas. In 1990 he changed course again and went back freelancing as a Director of Photography and worked on many commercials and Rock Concerts as well as a brief period teaching lighting and camera techniques at the European Media School.

In 2010, Graham together with his partner Trudy decided to retire to Cyprus having bought their house in 2005. After moving to Esentepe they realised that they wanted to do more for the village and the surrounding area so Graham set up a website “Esentepe Community” (under his own web address www.meteor.org.uk) This has now become his hobby and he finds it very rewarding to promote such a beautiful village and island.

To see the first article published on cyprusscene with video by Graham please click here. 

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Trevor Hughes came to live in North Cyprus during 2006 but with a working background as a technician in the British National Health Service, Emergency Services and a later career as Personnel Manager with two motor dealer companies, it comes as no great surprise the he wanted to share his skills for the benefit of others in his new homeland.

Together with his wife Mary, they have been very involved with helping fund raising with two of the larger TRNC charities and with their internet communications skills, they also produce a monthly news round which is also shared on our website for your information.

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