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The Social Democracy Party (TDP) presented 50 candidates from six electoral districts at its Candidate Ranking Congress, held at Paradise Park in Lefkoşa (Nicosia). The congress, held under the slogan “İyi Gelecek Seninle Gelecek” (A Good Future Will Come With You), was attended by party leaders, organisation representatives and many party members.
Toplumcu Demokrasi Partisi (TDP) Chairman Zeki Çeler and Secretary General Redif Ekinci went to the ballot box and voted at the ongoing Parliamentary Candidate Selection and Ranking Congress at Paradise Park in Lefkoşa (Nicosia), in Northern Cyprus (TRNC).
The Social Democracy Party (TDP), known in Turkish as Toplumcu Demokrasi Partisi, completed its Candidate Selection and Ranking Congress ahead of the 6 December general election. The congress was held at Paradise Park in Nicosia with high participation, as party members went to the ballot box to decide which candidates would run in the general election and how they would be ranked.
An analysis published in the Alithia newspaper, as reported by Kıbrıs Manşet, says Southern Cyprus did not meet its goal of joining the Schengen area in January this year. The article notes that no agreement among member states has been announced and that no firm date has been set for accession.
In a written statement, Üstel said that lowering the retirement age to 55 is not possible today. He said the CTP is trying to downplay the UBP’s major achievements and present its concrete projects for the new term as if they were dreams.
Toplumcu Demokrasi Partisi (TDP) Chairman Zeki Çeler and General Secretary Redif Ekinci went to the ballot box and cast their votes at the Parliamentary Candidate Determination and Ranking Congress, which is ongoing at Paradise Park in Lefkoşa (Nicosia). The congress is set to determine and rank the party's candidates for parliament.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres, replying to a letter from Turkish Cypriot President Tufan Erhürman, said obstacles to Turkish Cypriot cultural, sports, political and diplomatic activities are discouraging and run counter to his calls for strengthening mutual trust. According to the Presidency, Guterres answered Erhürman’s letter of 28 August with a letter dated 16 October.
Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Christodoulides accused Turkish Cypriot President Tufan Erhürman of setting “preconditions” for resuming negotiations. He criticised the Turkish Cypriot insistence on pre-accepting a rotating presidency after a settlement, arguing that all issues should be addressed at the negotiating table.
The Communal Democracy Party (TDP) has begun its Candidate Ranking Congress at Lefkoşa’s Paradise Park, held to determine the order of its parliamentary candidates for the 6 December general elections. According to the party, the congress, held under the slogan “İyi Gelecek Seninle Gelecek”, will rank 50 prospective candidates from six electoral districts through votes cast by party members. Cemal Özyiğit was elected chair of the presiding board.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said President Donald Trump wants to use a 60-day period to assess the economic effects of sanctions and tariffs targeting Russia. Speaking to reporters ahead of his visit to Uzbekistan, Rubio also commented on Trump's signing of a decree providing for the suspension of new sanctions aimed at Russia.
The Ulusal Birlik Partisi (UBP) has set the order numbers to be used in its candidate ranking vote, according to a party statement. Savaşan said the numbers were determined under the supervision and oversight of the Central Election Committee.
Fevzi Uzel, Istanbul representative of the Business People’s Association (İŞAD), outlined the Northern Cyprus Technology Base project on KIBRIS TV’s “Güne Yansıyanlar” programme. He said the base will consist of nine separate facilities combining a data centre, software, cyber security, entrepreneurship and technology, and that the project aims to reverse brain drain.
UBP Secretary-General Ahmet Savaşan has announced that serial numbers have been determined for 72 pre-candidates seeking to represent the National Unity Party in six electoral districts, competing for 50 parliamentary candidacies ahead of the general election on 6 December 2026. The numbers were set under the supervision of the Central Election Committee.
According to a statement from the Foreign Ministry, high-level meetings are continuing at the OIC summit in Baghdad, attended by all member and observer states and affiliated bodies. The opening session began with a speech by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, who spoke as chair of the 51st OIC Council of Foreign Ministers. Fidan drew attention to global crises in various regions of the world and to the pressure and injustice faced by Muslims.
A strike at Kıbrıs Türk Petrolleri (K-PET) in northern Cyprus has ended after the employer and the union reached an agreement. The walkout had begun over a decision to dismiss nine employees.
Economy and Energy Minister Hasan Taçoy carried out inspections and meetings at the Gazimağusa Industrial Zone, visiting craftsmen and industrialists operating there. According to information released by the Ministry of Economy and Energy, Taçoy listened to the problems being faced and exchanged views on possible ways out of them.
UN Secretary-General’s Personal Representative on Cyprus Maria Angela Holguin has called on the island’s leaders in an article written for the Politis newspaper. Politis published the piece on its front page and inside pages under the headline “Holguin’s Article-Message to the Leaders – Shows How to Open the Way”.
European Council President Antonio Costa is expected to travel to Ankara in late October to meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and reports suggest the two will discuss linking EU-Turkey relations to the Cyprus problem. The Greek Cypriot newspaper Fileleftheros reported that Costa would carry a message to Erdoğan that progress in EU-Turkey relations depends on developments on Cyprus and the resumption of negotiations.
On 17 October 2026, the 6th Pile Peace Festival was held in Pile with the participation of President Tufan Erhürman and Greek Cypriot administration leader Nikos Christodoulides. The event was organised by the Turkish and Greek Cypriot village headmen of Pile together with the Pile Office of the UN Peacekeeping Force (UNFICYP).
An inquiry into the Filo Jet ship disaster, which killed 28 people off the coast of Girne on 30 August, has extended the detention of nine suspects by seven days. At the eighth hearing at the Girne District Court, police presented new findings from the ship's VDR recordings. The suspects are being investigated on charges of causing death through negligence and carelessness, and police said the charges could change as the investigation proceeds.
Cumhuriyetçi Türk Partisi (CTP) leader Sıla Usar İncirli met residents in Tepebaşı, Sadrazamköy and Kayalar, stressing that the party is ready for the 6 December elections. The meetings took place in darkness because of power cuts, and attendance was high. İncirli said, “CTP is the hope of the people. We will work hard so these bad days pass. We will take a deep breath. We will light this darkness they created together.”
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said a recruitment notice for 38,000 non-physician health personnel will be issued before 2026 ends. He made the announcement at a joint groundbreaking and opening ceremony for the Çapa and Esenyurt campuses of Istanbul University Hospital, held on the Çapa Faculty of Medicine campus in Istanbul.
Ünal Üstel, leader of the National Unity Party (UBP) and Prime Minister, said at a draw to set the order of parliamentary candidates that the party is preparing for the election with the works it has delivered and its projects for the new term. Üstel said: “Whatever we wrote into the government programme, we implemented. There is more than enough, nothing is missing!”
CTP's Sila Usar Incirli outlined her party's priorities at a youth discussion moderated by LDH Political Relations Secretary Hakkı Çinkılıç. On public finances, she said the budget her party would take over carries about 1 billion dollars in debt, and pledged that public services would be run on merit, transparency and accountability.
Today's top Turkic news: Uzbekistan-China ties, Samarkand visit, Kulubaev-Rubio talks, Northern Cyprus festival and Turkmen desertification centre.
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