U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense, Patrick Shanahan, accused Russia of acting like Turkey in the Mediterranean including off North Cyprus, according to the Greek Daily Ekathimerini. After a near collision between the cruiser USS Chancellorsville and Admiral Vinogradov in the Philippines Sea on Friday.
According to the Turkish Cumhuriyet newspaper, İbrahim Aydemir, a deputy for Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), has accused Ekrem İmamoğlu, the main opposition’s mayoral candidate for Istanbul, of building an “idol” to a Greek Cypriot leader. This is puzzling as the statue he is referring to is of Rauf Denktas, the Turkish Cypriot leader.
During a reception to celebrate Bayram, the new North Cyprus Prime Minister, Ersin Tatar, famed for his solution of ex-pat’s Property Problems, has set out his plans for solving the Cyprus Problem. He said he would soon be taking new steps, not old steps. He would also be taking steps on the economy and other political issues. He pointed out that currently there are two separate states in Cyprus and said that the EU should take steps so that both ought to separately exist within the EU. Tatar also said that North Cyprus should take steps to become a developed country.
The recently released Freedom House 2019 Reports allows us to compare the relative freedom experienced in Turkey and Northern Cyprus. Looking at the Freedom House Northern Cyprus Report and the Freedom House Turkey Report immediately shows us how different the two are, in terms of the freedom allowed to those living there.
On Monday the Greek newspaper Kathimerini reported that Greek and South Cyprus defence officials and diplomats were on alert regarding possible developments in the Eastern Mediterranean, where Turkey has been strengthening its presence. Turkey is dispatching a third ship to the region and is considering deploying a long-range S-400 Russian missile-defence system along the southern Turkish coast, reported the newspaper.
We’ll be publishing this review of Cyprus Today newspaper’s view of North Cyprus news a little differently. From now on we’ll quote the first few paragraphs of important stories, so you get an idea of the quality of the edition before you purchase a copy for 10TL. That’s if you can; or you could subscribe to the PressReader service at around the same price for each edition.
According to the Cyprus Mail, on Thursday peacekeeping forces were dealing with heightened tensions in Denia in South Cyprus after agricultural machinery, supported by armed Turkish Forces, entered from North Cyprus and began harvesting a wheat crop sowed by Greek Cypriot farmers.
North Cyprus News – May is not usually that hot, for Cyprus, but the latest Girne weather forecast predicts very hot and humid weather. The Lefkosa weather forecast is much higher than the Girne weather forecast as you can see from the two charts but the constant humidity in Cyprus makes being outside between 11am to 4pm very unpleasant. The temperature predictions for the end of May are between 32-40oC and that is very unusual for this time of the year. In July and August, even then, these temperatures would be a little high although I have experienced temperatures as high as 50oC with a warning to stay inside with the air-con on, and for work to be suspended.
According to the Turkish Daily Sabah newspaper (29.5.2019), the Turkish Parliament has recommended the setting up of Animal Police in order to enforce Animal Cruelty Laws. In North Cyprus animal poisoning is common and the horrific consequences not only affects pet owners but gives the wrong idea about North Cyprus and Turkish Cypriot treatment of animals.
I know that the Daily Mail has often been accused of publishing fake news but it wasn’t until I read their article, and watched the video below about a naked man on a North Cyprus beach fighting with a lifeguard, that I realised that it was true.
U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense, Patrick Shanahan, accused Russia of acting like Turkey in the Mediterranean including off North Cyprus, according to the Greek Daily Ekathimerini. After a near collision between the cruiser USS Chancellorsville and Admiral Vinogradov in the Philippines Sea on Friday.
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