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İncirli: Peace goes beyond politics; communities must be able to trust each other

CTP Leader Sıla Usar İncirli attended the 6th Pile Peace Festival, organised by the Pile Turkish muhtarlık (headman’s office), the Pile Greek Cypriot muhtarlık and the UN Peacekeeping Force (UNFICYP) Pile Office. Speaking at the festival, İncirli said: “Peace beyond a political goal is communities trusting each other, drawing closer, and relations developing on the basis of mutual understanding and respect.”
Haber Kıbrıs
Northern Cyprus
Politics

TDP unveils parliamentary candidates and rankings ahead of 6 December election

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.
Gündem Kıbrıs
Northern Cyprus
Diplomacy

Guterres replies to Erhürman letter: “Actions blocking trust-building are discouraging”

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.
Havadis
Northern Cyprus
Politics

TDP Begins Candidate Ranking Congress

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.
Gündem Kıbrıs
Northern Cyprus
Diplomacy

Foreign Minister Ertuğruloğlu to attend OIC summit in Baghdad

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.
Gündem Kıbrıs
Northern Cyprus
Diplomacy

Costa to visit Ankara in late October to meet Erdoğan

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.
Diyalog
Northern Cyprus
Society

Filo Jet inquiry: new details on steering failure and near-collision claims

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.
Haber Kıbrıs
Northern Cyprus
Politics

CTP leader İncirli: “We will light this darkness together”

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.”
Yenidüzen
Northern Cyprus
Politics

Üstel's five-year message: Governing with stability, delivering results and moving forward

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!”
Kıbrıs Gazetesi
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