The 5th Court of Ankara qualifies 23 Cypriots as the heirs of “Abdulah Pasa”, a monastery property. The Cypriot citizens have appealed to the court in June 2007, after a decision by the European Court of Human Rights on June 1st, 2007. The desicion where Turkey was called to award 885.ooo euro in compensation to Mira Ksenidi Aresti for her [...]
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Declassified Cypriot 1980 Foreign Office Documents Released by U.K.
The newly-elected government of Margaret Thatcher was aware three years ahead of his doing so that Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash would unilaterally declare independence for the breakaway state in the north, it was revealed yesterday. According to media reports, the U.K. Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) released 30-year-old documents yesterday which revealed that the [...]
Turkey Denies EU Compromise on Opening its Ports to Greek Territory
Turkish officials denied Friday a television channel’s claim that Turkey had reached a compromise with the European Union on opening its ports to Greek Cyprus, in return for the opening of negotiation chapters in Turkey’s EU accession process. “The news of a compromise with the EU to open our ports to Greek Cypriots is not [...]
Rival Cypriot Leaders Schedule New Meeting Regarding U.N. Negotiations
President of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu will be holding a new meeting on January 12th. It will be in the context of U.N. led direct negotiations to solve the Cyprus problem. The meeting will be preceded by a meeting of the aides of the leaders of the two [...]
Cypriot FM Kyprianou Condemns Turkey for Basketball Incident
Foreign Minister Marcos Kyprianou has condemned Turkish officials’ efforts to exploit politically against the Republic of Cyprus. This refers to the recent incident after an international men’s basketball match in Nicosia. The incident took place right after the end of the game for the last round of Eurochallenge’s group stage, when APOEL fans attempted to attack the [...]
European People’s Party President Condemns Turkish Cypriot Christmas Liturgy Incursion
European People’s Party (EPP) President Wilfried Martens, condemned in Brussels the evacuation and sealing-off of the church in Rizokarpaso village by the Turkish occupying forces on Christmas Day. “On behalf of the EPP, I condemn this unprecedented act by the ‘Turkish Cypriot police’, which violates basic human rights and religious freedoms,” Martens noted, calling, at [...]
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05 / 03 Skopje: Streets Renamed With Ancient Greek Names
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05 / 09 London Recognizes Macedonian Language During Cultural Olympiad
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04 / 02 “Greeks will start begging soon” says Turkish State Minister
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06 / 15 Parts of Alexander the Great’s Statue Being Assembled at Skopje Square
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