Former Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Prime Minister Hakkı Atun said on Thursday that he heard of journalist Kutlu Adalı’s assassination on the radio, just like an ordinary citizen.
Last Updated On: May 24 2021 01:04 Gmt+3
Latest allegations revealed by convicted mafia boss Sedat Peker on Turkish Cypriot journalist Kutlu Adalı’s murder in 1996, has stirred a rage in northern Cyprus.
Republican Turkish Party (CTP), the main opposition in the breakaway Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) urged the police forces to immediately re-open the investigation on Adalı’s murder, that was closed unsolved by Turkish Cypriot authorities.
Turkish Cypriot Journalists Association (KTGB) also called on all authorised units to find the perpetrators of the Adalı murder, in order to “clear up this black spot on press freedom”.
On Sunday, Peker released the seventh video of his series of hour-long tell-alls on YouTube, where he alleged more relations between the Turkish state and mafia. Peker said former police chief and interior minister Mehmet Ağar had hired his brother Atilla Peker to assassinate Adalı.
Last Updated On: May 04 2021 03:42 Gmt+3
Last week s informal meeting on ethnically divided Cyprus, hosted by the United Nations in Geneva, aimed at establishing a common ground for formal negotiations between the parties. But it is now questionable whether talks between the two sides can even start.
Last Tuesday, representatives from the Republic of Cyprus met with U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres, who acted as mediator for meetings with the leadership of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). Greek Cypriot President Nikos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot President Ersin Tatar described their meetings with Guterres positively. But at a press conference on March 29, which followed face-to-face talks between the parties, Guterres said the talks failed to achieve their stated aim.
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Turkish Northern Cyprus Elects New Prime Minister Published December 21st, 2020 - 06:37 GMT
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Highlights
The new government has 25 seats in parliament, with the UBP holding 20, the Democratic Party (DP) three, and the Rebirth Party (YDP) two.
The prime minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) on Sunday was elected head of the National Unity Party (UBP), a major coalition partner, at its 12th extraordinary congress.
In a speech, Ersan Saner thanked all party delegates for their support. We are determined to keep the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus alive forever. We are proud to be an integral part of the Turkish nation, he said at the congress in Lefkosa, the TRNC capital.