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Özersay: “We should be able to approach matters with fresh thinking”

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kudret Özersay, and his accompanying delegation consisting of new diplomats and high level bureaucrats from the ministry carried out a study visit to the closed city of Varosha yesterday (21st June).

Presidential Spokesperson Burcu: “UN Report is a great injustice”

Presidential Spokesperson, Barış Burcu, has described the report of United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to the members of the UN Security Council regarding the Cyprus negotiations as containing “serious injustices.”

KAR : speedy relocation to UK for Efes and Curly

We noted this pet travel posting on Facebook and would like to congratulate KAR on this great achievement.

TFR : Midsummer Night in Akdeniz

The Foreign Residents in the TRNC have many social events during the year and one of their highlights is to celebrate Midsummer Night. This is how the evening was enjoyed.

Remembering Terry Carter founder of 112/CESV at the Courtyard Karakum

By Chris Elliott…….. It was a sunny day on Wednesday 20th June 2018 when many faces, old and new, arrived and gathered under umbrellas for shade on the patio of the Courtyard Inn, Karakum.

Conservation work completed at the historic Akkule Gate in Gazimağusa

The conservation work on the historic Akkule Land Gate, which is located at the entrance of the walled city in Gazimağusa, has been completed.

Was George Best a Cypriot?

By Richard Beale …… One of the greatest footballers of all time could have been a “love child” of a Turkish Cypriot man and a Greek Cypriot woman.

Through the Third Eye by Olcay Akdeniz – Book Review

By Margaret Sheard …. We were recently invited to a private book-signing of Through the Third Eye which was written by Turkish Cypriot Olcay Akdeniz and edited by Jenny Vardy.

NEU participating in the 7th RoboCup International Competition

By Ahmet Abdulaziz ….. The Near East University is participating in the 7th RoboCup International Competition taking place in Montreal, Canada.

Protocol between Near East University and TRNC Election Board renewed

By Ahmet Abdulaziz ….. There will be extending all sorts of technical and academic cooperation to the Election Board, during the Parliamentary, Mayor and other elections in the TRNC scheduled for 24th June 2018.