Over 120 British nationals, many of them of Turkish Cypriot descent, are currently stranded in North Cyprus, unable to get any flights back to the UK. All international flights on both sides of the Cyprus divide were grounded In March to contain the coronavirus pandemic.
Looking at the North Cyprus News in Cyprus Today on the 4th April 2020 it is not surprising to find that the focus is on the Corona Virus. What is surprising is to see the totally different approach to its containment. For example, the paper reports that someone was tested for the virus and their contacts were checked. There is also more details in Cyprus Today about the human impact of the virus in London than is found in most UK newspapers.
Here is the North Cyprus News as found in Cyprus Today on 28th March 2020. As you would imagine the main focus is the impact of the Coronavirus and there are no social events to report on. Some of the articles are worrying, including the fact that there are only 60 ventilators in the north.
North Cyprus News in Cyprus Today on the 21st March 2020 is focusing on the corona virus and its impact on the north. The country seems to be in as much chaos as most countries but with the added inconvenience that even ex-pat residents aren’t allowed back to their homes, unlike TRNC citizens. Did I hear you say second class citizens?
The lack of quality North Cyprus News in Cyprus Today on 7th March 2020 is astounding. The front page should warn you, it contains only one article and it’s a fantasy article suggesting that the Ercan Airport update will finish on time. Inside is not much better. The Corona virus, which is on the front page of every weekly newspaper in the world, isn’t mentioned as a North Cyprus issue until page 7.
Looking at the front page for North Cyprus News in Cyprus Today, out on 29th February 2020, we find four articles. One is an ‘update’ of the Greatstone homeowner scam. If that article is anything to go by then I dread to think what lies beyond the front page. The article, in essence, reports that nothing has changed and the homebuyers have lost their life savings.
North Cyprus News on the front page of Cyprus Today on 22nd February 2020 consists of two articles. One asks a question and the other gives a ‘legal’ opinion from unspecified ‘legal experts’. Neither of these articles are ‘news’ and the rest of the ‘newspaper has little to persuade someone to pay 10TL for this week’s Cyprus Today.
The North Cyprus News in Cyprus Today on 15th February 2020 has a currency investment prediction which if proven accurate could make you rich, i.e. ‘TL to Decline Even Further’. There’s a few problems though, the ‘newspaper’ doesn’t say exactly when, by how much or who the ‘economists’ are that are making this prediction.
The news that the TRNC’s Gunsel B9 Electric Car will become available from 20th February 2020 was such a surprise to the world’s media that, apart from North Cyprus Free Press, only Turkish press released the news.
North Cyprus News in Cyprus Today on 8th February 2020 shows how quickly developers get the government to respond to their complaints, compared to scammed homebuyers who have been waiting 15+ years without any progress. I think the message is clear, don’t sit in a room wasting your time posting your complaints on FaceBook – get out on the streets!
Over 120 British nationals, many of them of Turkish Cypriot descent, are currently stranded in North Cyprus, unable to get any flights back to the UK. All international flights on both sides of the Cyprus divide were grounded In March to contain the coronavirus pandemic.
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