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TRNC News 20th April 2018

Prime Minister Tufan Erhürman / Economy and Energy Minister Özdil Nami / Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu

Crispy Squid Çatalköy has moved and re-opens tonight

By Chris Elliott…. Way back in February 2015 we were blessed with the arrival of a great fish and chip shop called Crispy Squid in Çatalköy and I can well remember a group of us that used to meet there on a regular basis for scrumptious meals.

Near East College won the Inter-Lise Competition

By Ahmet Abdulaziz……… Doğukan Baysal and Yılmaz Evre of Near East College won the 2nd inter-Lise Scientific knowledge competition, recently organised by the Middle East Technical University campus in the TRNC.

Turkish Foreign Ministry reacts strongly to EU report

The Turkish Foreign Ministry has stated that the report prepared by the European Commission on Turkey is neither objective, nor balanced.

Tax on aid sent to Greek Cypriot and Maronite minorities removed

The customs duty imposed on goods sent to Greek Cypriots and Maronites living in the TRNC by the Greek Cypriot administration has been removed.

Özersay: No settlement while current isolation continues

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Kudret Özersay has participated in the “23rd Council of Ministers Meeting” of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), at which the TRNC is an observer member under the title of ‘Turkish Cypriot State’. The meeting has been organised in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan.

World Art Day celebrations at the TRNC Presidential Palace

By Demetra George Mustafaoğlu……. I attended a celebration of World Arts Day with my husband Mehmet at the TRNC Presidential Palace on Sunday 15th April, which was a lovely night replete with delicious meze and drinks and entertainment by the Presidential Symphony Orchestra and surprise guest Zülfü Livaneli, singer, poet, author and politician who […]