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Farmers returning to Cyprus buffer zone
Dec 14, 2012 08:48 EST
The UN-patrolled buffer zone that slices across Cyprus is not so deserted any more: it's full of pigs and farmers, and, thanks to demining and EU membership, a rebirth is under way.
Turkey warns will shun companies involved in Cyprus oil, gas drilling
Nov 03, 2012 14:54 EDT
Turkey warned Saturday it would shun international companies involved in oil and gas drilling off the shores of the divided island of Cyprus.
Polly Peck tycoon Nadir ordered to pay compensation
Nov 02, 2012 12:53 EDT
Asil Nadir, jailed for stealing millions from his Polly Peck business empire in the 1980s, was ordered by a London court on Friday to pay £5 million ($8 million, 6.2 million euros) in compensation.
Turkish-Cypriot tycoon Nadir says he is penniless
Sep 27, 2012 09:52 EDT
Asil Nadir, the former fugitive tycoon who was jailed last month for stealing millions of pounds, claimed on Thursday to be penniless as a London court sought to reclaim his assets as compensation.
Turkish-Cypriot tycoon Nadir jailed for ten years in Britain
Aug 23, 2012 12:52 EDT
Turkish-Cypriot tycoon Asil Nadir, once one of Britain's most notorious fugitives, was on Thursday jailed for ten years for stealing millions of pounds from his international business empire.
Turkish-Cypriot tycoon Nadir jailed for ten years in UK
Aug 23, 2012 11:09 EDT
Turkish-Cypriot tycoon Asil Nadir, once one of Britain's most notorious fugitives, was jailed for ten years on Thursday for stealing millions of pounds from his international business empire.
Turkish-Cypriot tycoon Nadir jailed for 10 years in UK
Aug 23, 2012 09:22 EDT
Turkish-Cypriot tycoon Asil Nadir, once one of Britain's most notorious fugitives, was jailed for ten years on Thursday for stealing millions of pounds from his international business empire.
Tycoon Nadir faces jail as he's convicted of £28.5 mln theft
Aug 22, 2012 09:03 EDT
Turkish-Cypriot tycoon Asil Nadir, once one of Britain's most notorious fugitives, faces jail after he was found guilty of a total of ten charges of theft by a London court.
Turkish-Cypriot tycoon Asil Nadir guilty of theft
Aug 20, 2012 11:45 EDT
Turkish-Cypriot tycoon Asil Nadir, once one of Britain's most notorious fugitives, was convicted of stealing £5.5 million by a London court on Monday, with tens of millions more still to be considered.
Tycoon Asil Nadir found guilty of theft
Aug 20, 2012 10:55 EDT
Turkish-Cypriot tycoon Asil Nadir, who was once one of Britain's most notorious fugitives, was found guilty of three counts of theft by a court in London on Monday.
Nicosia, a capital straddling two cultures
Jun 28, 2012 07:57 EDT
"A few steps take you from one culture to another," said Vedia Izzet, a Turkish Cypriot, speaking of her daily trips between the Cypriot capital's Turkish-controlled north and Greek Cypriot south.
Israel denies planning troops in Cyprus
May 21, 2012 12:02 EDT
Israel denied Monday reports in the Turkish press that it planned to deploy thousands of troops in Cyprus to protect oil and gas interests in the sensitive region.
Asil Nadir trial halted
Mar 22, 2012 10:40 EDT
Turkish-Cypriot tycoon Asil Nadir's trial was adjourned Thursday after the ex-fugitive's wife was injured in a horse-riding accident in Hyde Park.
US panel criticizes Turkey on religious freedom
Mar 20, 2012 19:22 EDT
A US government advisory panel called Tuesday for Turkey to be put on a blacklist over religious freedom, faulting the close ally's treatment of religious groups and especially minorities.
Turkey says could annex north if Cyprus stays split
Mar 04, 2012 13:12 EST
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey would consider annexing northern Cyprus if talks between Greek and Turkish Cypriots failed to reach a deal on reunification of the island, Turkey's European Affairs Minister Egemen Bagis told a Turkish Cypriot newspaper.
Tycoon Nadir 'stole £150m', court hears
Jan 23, 2012 11:40 EST
Turkish-Cypriot business magnate Asil Nadir, who was one of Britain's most infamous fugitives, stole almost £150 million from his Polly Peck business empire, a court heard Monday.
Cyprus rivals face deadline to keep UN peace talks alive
Jan 22, 2012 03:47 EST
UN leader Ban Ki-moon will start two days of talks with the rival leaders of divided Cyprus on Monday having warned them that time is running out to seal an accord.
US urges 'substantial progress' in Cyprus talks
Jan 21, 2012 15:00 EST
The United States is urging the leaders of divided Cyprus to take advantage of talks this coming week in New York to make "real and substantial progress" on a settlement aimed at reunifying the island.
Fed up with separation Cypriot youths seek change
Nov 28, 2011 12:24 EST
NICOSIA (Reuters) - Fed up with decades of separation between Cyprus' ethnic Greek and Turkish communities and wary of reunification talks resuming Monday, Orestis Georgiou and Umut Yasar want to start a revolution.
Turkey and Shell sign energy exploration deal
Nov 23, 2011 07:41 EST
Turkey signed a deal with Anglo-Dutch energy giant Shell on Wednesday for exploration on Turkish soil and in the Mediterranean Sea that could further stoke tensions with Cyprus.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti
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| Anthem: İstiklâl Marşı (Turkish) Independence March | ||||||
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| Capital | Nicosia (Lefkoşa in Turkish) 35°11′N 33°22′E / 35.183°N 33.367°E | |||||
| Official languages | Turkish | |||||
| Demonym | Turkish Cypriot Turkish | |||||
| Government | Representative democratic republic[1] | |||||
| - | President | Mehmet Ali Talat | ||||
| - | Prime Minister | Derviş Eroğlu | ||||
| Independence (de facto) | from Cyprus | |||||
| - | Proclaimed | November 15, 1983 | ||||
| - | Recognition | By Turkey only | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 3,355 km2 (167th ranked together with Cyprus) 1,295 sq mi | ||||
| - | Water (%) | 2.7 | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | 2006 census | 265,100 (de facto)[2] | ||||
| - | Density | 78/km2 (89th) 203/sq mi | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2007 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $3.6 billion[3] | ||||
| - | Per capita | $14,765[3] | ||||
| Currency | Turkish lira (TRY) | |||||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |||||
| - | Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||||
| Internet TLD | .nc.tr or .tr, wide use of .cc | |||||
| Calling code | +90 (+90-392 for TRNC) | |||||
