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Öztürkler said at Sadrazamköy that the joint operational capability, superior firepower, discipline and coordination of Turkish Armed Forces’ land, sea and air components had once again been witnessed. He stressed that Turkish Cypriots favour peace, but that the desire for peace should not be seen as weakness.
CTP Member of Parliament Ürün Solyalı has explained how voters will cast ballots in parliamentary elections after the mixed vote was abolished. Referring to Article 101 of Law No. 5/1976 on Elections and Referendums, Solyalı said ballots will list parties and candidates, and a vote for a party can be cast either by stamp alone or by stamp plus preference.
President Tufan Erhürman and Greek Cypriot administration leader Nikos Christodoulides will attend a bicommunal Peace Festival in Pile on Saturday, the first in seven years. According to Politis newspaper, the event will begin at 19.00 on the football pitch behind Pile Turkish Primary School.
AKP Deputy Chairman Kürşad Zorlu said differences may exist in how Turkey and Azerbaijan proceed, without addressing points that have strained ties. Speaking at an Ankara event for the Kyrgyz Republic's independence day, he said the two states respect each other's decisions and sovereignty. "We know how to discuss our problems within our family council, in a way that suits us," he said.
Foreign Minister Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu has travelled to Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, with a delegation to attend the 52nd session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) is an observer member of the organisation.
Finance Minister Özdemir Berova has defended the government's borrowing with the phrase “Maliye batmadı, döndürüyoruz” (“The treasury has not sunk, we are rolling it over”). Central Bank records, however, show the Üstel government borrowed repeatedly throughout the year.
Ünal Üstel, leader of the National Unity Party (UBP) and Prime Minister, said he believes the UBP will emerge as the first party at the ballot box. He said the party will form the government again and aims to increase its number of seats so it can serve the public faster without relying on coalition partners.
Speaking on BRT's Manşet+ programme, Oğuz said the country's projected population is known and called the opposition's push for a census a “populist approach.” He argued that repeating a census at set intervals alone would not be enough to obtain healthy and up-to-date data.
Turkey's Constitutional Court (AYM) has decided to file criminal complaints with the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office against 26 political parties, following financial audits of the parties.
Ulusal Birlik Partisi (UBP) leader and Prime Minister Ünal Üstel said the UBP would emerge stronger from the general and local elections to be held on December 6. According to a UBP statement, Üstel met people in Dörtyol and Korkuteli and delivered messages about the elections. He said the party would win the municipality and increase its number of parliament members, and would continue stability and service together with Turkey.
Independence Path (BY) will take part in the general elections on 6 December but will not field candidates in the local elections, according to a written statement by its Party Assembly. The party called on the public for “a federal Cyprus, a decent wage, a unionised working life, public-focused policies” and urged people to “build the power of working people.”
Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhürman and Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Christodoulides met under UN auspices. The United Nations said the meeting took place in a positive atmosphere. According to the UN statement dated 13 October 2026, the meeting was held in the UN Buffer Zone.
An indefinite strike at the Kalecik filling facilities of Kıbrıs Türk Petrolleri (K-Pet) entered its second day on 15 October 2026, raising the risk of a fuel supply crisis. Fuel stocks at stations supplied by K-Pet are beginning to run out, and some stations in Lefkoşa have closed because they have no fuel left. The strike was launched by the Kıbrıs Türk Petrol İşçileri Sendikası (Petrol-İş).
Applications for candidacy in the National Unity Party (UBP) are continuing ahead of the parliamentary elections on 6 December. Education Minister Nazım Çavuşoğlu, Finance Minister Özdemir Berova, Şerife Ünverdi, chair of the UBP Lefkoşa District Women's Branch, and Batu Beyit have shared their messages on the candidacy process with the public.
According to a column in Havadis, a Northern Cyprus newspaper, new developments on the Cyprus issue emerged step by step this week. Cypriot President Christodoulides said he had received an invitation to the COP31 meeting in Antalya after a meeting with Erhürman. Turkish President Erdoğan then invited Erhürman to the same meeting.
Representatives of many countries, including Türkiye, walked out of the hall as Israeli President Isaac Herzog began his speech at the 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Baku, Azerbaijan. According to Kıbrıs Gazetesi, the departures took place around noon, at the moment Herzog began speaking.
TAM Party leader Serdar Denktas discussed the upcoming general elections, the Cyprus issue, relations with Türkiye and economic problems on Nazar Erişkin’s “Güne Dair” programme. Denktas claimed voters were being pressured through threats, blackmail and promises, and said trust in state institutions and Türkiye was eroding. Calling this election “our last bullet”, he expected a parliament of three or four parties and a coalition government after the vote.
UBP Leader and Prime Minister Ünal Üstel met residents in Dörtyol and Korkuteli and delivered messages ahead of the 6 December elections. Stressing that continued political stability is vital for the country’s future, Üstel said the UBP will emerge strong in both the general and local elections.
The leader of the Greek Cypriot administration, Nikos Christodoulides, announced that he will attend the COP 31 climate change summit that the United Nations will hold in Antalya in November. Citing the Fileleftheros newspaper, the report said Christodoulides replied “Of course I will attend” when asked whether he would take part. He described the development as one that sends messages on the Cyprus issue, and said they were prepared for any developments.
The Turkish Cypriot Petroleum Workers' Union began an indefinite strike at the Kalecik filling facilities of Kıbrıs Türk Petrolleri this morning. The strike followed the employer's failure to withdraw dismissal notices for nine staff members. During the strike, no fuel will be supplied to K-Pet dealers.
Petrol-İş began an indefinite strike yesterday, citing the employer’s refusal to withdraw suspension notices concerning nine staff members. Semih Kolozali, head of the Revolutionary Workers’ Unions Federation (Dev-İş), to which the Turkish Cypriot Petroleum Workers’ Union is affiliated, said the struggle would continue until results were achieved and the facility would carry out no activity.
President Tufan Erhürman announced that he had signed the Political Parties (Amendment) Law passed by parliament. He said he signed it so that parties' preparations would not be adversely affected, as election bans had taken effect and only a short time remained before the vote.
President Tufan Erhürman has said he signed the Political Parties (Amendment) Law, which removes the mandatory primary election requirement for selecting parliamentary candidates, even though he considers it problematic for intra-party democracy. The amendment also scraps the exceptional provision allowing candidates to be chosen by the party assembly. Under the new rules, parties may select candidates under Supreme Election Council oversight, provided they follow democratic principles and the methods set out in their own statutes.
A 2026 Macroeconomic Monitoring Report prepared by the World Bank with European Union funding shows that the share of foreign nationals with work permits in total registered employment in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) rose from 36 percent to 53 percent over four years.
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