Asil Nadir has been released from Belmarsh Prison and is currently being held at Silivri Prison in Istanbul. It is expected that he will then travel on to North Cyprus where he will spend the rest of his sentence under house arrest. He was jailed in 2012 and was serving a ten year sentence after being found guilty of theft of £29m from his Polly Peck empire 25 years ago.
As the North Cyprus tourism season warms up we thought we would point out some of the tourist attractions worth visiting. One of the most popular North Cyprus Tourist Attractions is Salamis close to Famagusta. This is one of the most important archeological sites in the Mediterranean which benefits from its beach side setting.
According to the TRNC Insurance Association, 41,554 cars were reported as having a road accident in North Cyprus in 2015. Of these, 24 crashes were fatal, resulting in the deaths of 28 people. The blame, according to İbrahim Kaçın, the General Secretary of the TRNC Insurance Association, lies with not only driver error but also the state of TRNC roads.
A bill legalising cremation in south Cyprus was finally passed on Thursday after years of campaigning to bring about this change. The main objection had come from the Church of Cyprus which confirmed its objection to the practice by saying it would not carry out funeral services for deceased who state they want to be cremated.
Well, OK, the original story is about a 1.5 meter shark being spotted off the coast of north Cyprus; probably the fairly harmless Dogfish Shark. A video of the appearance of the shark has been posted on YouTube so I guess I better include that so we can all go, ‘oh there are sharks off the coast of Cyprus!’ As long as you don’t stick a limb in a Dogfish Shark’s mouth it isn’t going to eat you to the sound of the theme music of ‘Jaws’.
It would seem that as predicted, the owner of Citizens Advice Cyprus has allegedly left north Cyprus and has returned to the UK. If you go to Kibkom you will see clients who are very confused at what is happening.
Halkin Sesi newspaper (06.04.16) reports that the provisions of the draft Economic Protocol for the period 2016-18 includes transferring the infrastructure of the ports and the telecommunication authority into private-public partnership. Retirement age will increase to 65, the percentages of the fees for the health sector will increase and the state planning organization will be abolished.
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