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Turkish Cypriots protest over what they say is Turkey's introduction of Islam into education system
Several thousand demonstrators gathered in the northern half of the ethnically divided capital of Nicosia to protest against what they say is an attempt by Turkey to erode their secular roots and ...
UN envoy for Cyprus pushes for trust-building measures ahead of talks
A newly appointed U.N. envoy for Cyprus says she'll work hard to ensure concrete progress in measures to build trust between ...
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Turkish Cypriots protest new rule permitting hijab in schools
The new ruling comes after an eighth-grade student was barred from entering a Nicosia school for wearing ... and “AKP [an abbreviation for Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party], get ...
Selling Greek Cypriot property in the breakaway north of split Cyprus? You could end up in court
A lawyer says Cyprus won’t stop taking to court realtors and developers who illegally make money off Greek Cypriot properties ...
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Cyprus proposes port access deal to Turkey
The opening of a Turkish port to commercial ships under the Cyprus flag has been proposed to Ankara, according to a report in Greek newspaper TA NEA on Saturday. “From the Cypriot side, there is ...
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Greeks grieve, Turks celebrate as Cyprus marks 50 years of division
Air raid sirens wailed across Cyprus’s divided capital Nicosia at dawn on Saturday as Greek Cypriots mourned, and Turkish Cypriots celebrated, 50 years since Turkey invaded part of the island in ...
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Only with the lifting of the casus belli does the door to Eurodefense open for Turkey, says Athens
Athens has made it clear to both Brussels and Erdoğan that Turkey’s participation in the massive European armaments program ...
Cyprus Mail on MSN1d
Court shown TV interview of Aykut as trial continues
The Nicosia criminal court was on Tuesday shown a television interview of Turkish-Israeli property developer Simon Mistriel ...
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Turkey’s Erdogan, Cyprus president see different paths for divided island
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was in northern Cyprus to mark 50 years since the invasion by Turkish forces, has said he sees no point in continuing United Nations-led negotiations ...
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UN refugee agency accuses Cyprus government of pushing asylum seekers into a UN buffer zone
Cyprus was split in 1974 when Turkey invaded after supporters of a union with Greece mounted a coup with the backing of the junta then ruling Greece. Cyprus joined the EU in 2004, but only the ...
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Turkish Cypriots Protest Over What They Say Is Turkey's Introduction of Islam Into Education System
Turkish Cypriots Protest Over What They Say Is Turkey's Introduction of Islam Into Education System NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Several thousand Turkish Cypriots took to the streets of the northern ...
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Turkish Cypriots protest over what they say is Turkey's introduction of Islam into education system
Several thousands of Turkish Cypriots gathered in the northern half of the ethnically divided capital of Nicosia to protest against what they say is an attempt by Turkey to erode their secular ...