North Cyprus Presidential Elections | Results So Far

North Cyprus Presidential Elections | Results So Far

With most votes in, Eroglu was in the lead with nearly 29% followed by Akinci with 27%, Sibel Siber 22.7% and independent Kudret Ozersay 21.5%. The runoff on April 26 will therefore be between current President Eroglu Mustafa Akinci.

This was a much closer fight than predicted by most of the polls and the […]

North Cyprus Presidential Elections | Eroglu Support Fading

North Cyprus Presidential Elections | Eroglu Support Fading

Havadis newspaper (17.04.15) reports that two mayors have announced support for independent candidate Kudret Ozersay in Sunday’s presidential elections rather than for current UBP and DP supported President Dervis Eroglu.

The decision of Lapta mayor and former general secretary of the UBP, Fuat Namsoy, was seen as “surprising”as Lapta is regarded as UBP’s “castle” […]

North Cyprus News | 4TL to the £1!

North Cyprus News | 4TL to the £1!

Out of interest I thought I’d point out that the 4TL/£1 boundary has been breached today with the £l currently purchasing 4.025 TL.

The reason for this record level of decline is speculation that the June elections may diminish the AK Party’s majority along with the prospect of higher U.S. interest rates. One opinion […]