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260 saplings were planted by volunteers of the Cancer Research Foundation (KAV) and the Süleyman Cengiz Eminoğlu Foundation (CENGO-V) at Dilekkaya Forest, where the 21st Orchid Walk will take place.  As part of the collaboration between the Cancer Research Foundation (KAV) and CENGO-V Foundation, the event held on Sunday, February 25, was attended by volunteers of the foundations, as well as Ali Karavezirler, the Mayor of Değirmenlik-Akıncılar Municipality, and Ahmet Menteşoğulları, the headman of Dilekkaya. The tree planting, carried out with the contributions of the Municipality and the Headmanship staff, took place in Dilekkaya Forest. Volunteers of all ages participated in the event, which conveyed the message "healthy environment, healthy people". The event continued throughout the day.  According to the statement made by KAV regarding the subject, tree planting will continue in the coming days. The officials of KAV and CENGO-V expressed their views on the event as follo...

The 21st Orchid Walk, organized by the Cancer Research Foundation (KAV) in collaboration with the CENGO-V Foundation and sponsored by Telsim, will take place on Sunday, April 28th, on the walking trail in Dilekkaya Forest. At the briefing held at the Telsim building regarding the Orchid Walk, Professor Dr. Mustafa Camgöz, President of the Cancer Research Foundation, and Özge Özbekoğlu, President of the CENGO-V Foundation, along with Ali Karavezirler, Mayor of Değirmenlik - Akıncılar, home of  the Dilekkaya Forest, the venue of the event,  as well as Fevzi Tanpınar, Deputy General Manager of Telsim, Hasan Çağlar, Deputy General Manager of Dima Discount, and Ali Dervişoğlu, Program Director of Play FM, gave speeches. Professor Mustafa Camgöz:  At the 21st Orchid Walk briefing, Professor Mustafa Camgöz, President of the Cancer Research Foundation, began his speech by emphasizing the importance of foundations for societies and stating that KAV is the only foundation conducting cancer...

Cem Özer, a famous artist from Turkey, will perform "Being Cem" for the Champions Angels'. The musical "Being Cem," will be specially staged for the Champions Angels Association, and performed in 4 cities from March 1st to March 4th. Combining music and dance, and paying tribute to Cem Karaca, the musical presents itself to the audience with Cem Özer and his team of 12. It was announced that all proceeds from the play will be collected for the Champions Angels Association, with ticket prices set at 300 TL. Tickets can be purchased from the website www.kibrisbiletcim.com. This special show, where music and dance are skillfully blended, will stage a magnificent visual feast with the spectacular songs of the legendary figure of Turkish rock music, Cem Karaca, accompanied by modern dance performances. When And Where? The musical, "Being Cem," will meet the audience on March 1st at the Girne American University Spectrum Hall, followed by March 2nd a...

Work has begun on the 'Kordonboyu Renewal Project,' one of Girne Mayor Murat Şenkul's priority projects. In addition to the renovation of the Ancient Harbour and simultaneously the arrangement of the streets around the harbour, with the completion of the 'Kordonboyu Renewal Project,' the Ancient Harbour will have a new face. 100% Disabled Access The recreation project, which will come to life between the Dome Hotel and the entrance to the Ancient Harbour, aims to create a social area suitable for the needs of both the local people and tourists. The social area, with one hundred percent disabled access, will include viewing terraces which people of all ages can easily access and enjoy. Additional Services The project will include additional services to meet the needs of the local people; facilities such as resting areas, disabled vehicle parking, and new WC facilities will be provided  It is planned for the social area to be constantly monitored by security cam...

Hello, my friends, the weather is improving here in Northern Cyprus with some sunshine again so we are presenting out latest e-newspaper with many topicle news and review articles with links to videos etc for your Sunday reading whilst you enjoy your favourite brands of tea or coffee with your breakfast. We thank our contributors for their continued support in helping make CyprusScene an interesting and entertaining publication and we look forward to receiving more news and reviews as early as possible so we can share them with our readers and followers worldwide. Issue 277 is now complete and you can download your free PDF file of this week’s e-newspaper by clicking below: For those readers who wish to read past news and reviews from our wide selection of e-newspapers, please click below in the listing to make your selection. Chris Elliott brings CyprusScene videos - YouTube 2024 Enewspapers: Issue 275  Issue 276 Issue 277 2023 Enewspapers: Issue 253 Issue 254 Issue 255 ...

KURT KROMER,  the famous German Actor, Comedian and television star paid a visit to Northern Cyprus recently to sample some authentic Turkish Cypriot food. He popped into Lefkosia in the middle of a whistle-stop country wide food exploration tour for the Amazon Prime Documentary series “The Dinner Club”. Which will be aired in December. He had already visited France, Italy, Switzerland and Mexico and following his visit to Cyprus is   off to Scotland to sample some Haggis, Tatties and Neeps. A production crew of 15 from the German television company, Endermol Shine Group crossed the border from the South to be met by Peter Wills from North Cyprus Film Productions who   facilitated the visit. Wandering through the streets of old Lefkosia, Kromer first stopped off at the Buyuk Han, spoke with shop and restaurant owners before avidly watching some locals playing Backgammon , a visit to the Gamblers Inn then alongside the Grand Mosque, sadly covered in Scaffolding and metal hoardin...

Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus regarding the attack on Turkish Cypriot youths in the Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus: We strongly condemn the attack on a group of our youths on 18 February 2024 during their trip to the Troodos region of the Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus (GCA). Our youths, who were on their way back to our country following a trip to the Troodos region, stopped at the Platania picnic area on their way, where they were attacked by a group of Greek Cypriots with bats and stones wrapped in Greek flags. This unacceptable incident has shown the heights to which unabated and increasing racism, animosity and hate speech towards Turks has reached in the Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus. The sole reason behind the continuation of such incidents which have also taken place in the past, is the inadequacy and ineffectiveness of the Greek Cypriot administration in bringing t...

By Richard Beale…. They came in their smart team bus together with many of their supporters, who were treated to a Champions performance by their team who are now 17 points ahead of their nearest rivals, who in all but name are CHAMPIONS. Result ; ESENTEPE KKSK 0 MIRACLE DEĞİRMENLIK SK 4 Sunday, February 18, 2024: AKSA League 1: Esentepe Erdal Barut Stadium.  Weather: sunny at first, showers later. Esentepe suffered their heaviest home defeat for many a season, they can have no complaints, they were outclassed, outgunned and outfought by a team who are Super League in all but name. If Esentepe has aspirations of the Super League then this is a rude awakening of what standard of football they can expect. Everything about Değirmenlik is first class, not only their team bus, it’s on how they prepare in the warm-ups, and their preparation is spot on. Yes, they have rich sponsors, and ambitious owners they can sign top players, but their performances on the field warrant it. A...

“The invitation by the President of Azerbaijan, İlham Aliyev, strengthens our new position” President Ersin Tatar has departed for Türkiye where he will hold contacts in Ankara and İstanbul President Ersin Tatar has held a press conference at Ercan Airport prior to his departure to the Republic of Türkiye, where he answered questions relating to the invitation of the President of Azerbaijan, İlham Aliyev, to attend a summit of the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS) to be held in Azerbaijan in July. President Tatar stated that the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus has been accepted as an observer member to the Organisation of Turkic States in 2022, and said the invitation by President Aliyev “has made us very happy”. The invitation to President Tatar, to attend the summit of the OTS to be held in Azerbaijan, was made by President Aliyev during a joint press conference President Aliyev held in Ankara with Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of the Republic of Türkiye, on Monday. ...

By Chris Elliott... We recently received and published a reader's mail from A.A. Wisley in which he went into great detail suggesting the so-called Republic of Cyprus did not exist. He repeated that the British High Commissioner to “Cyprus”, Irfan Siddiq, publicly said, on 27th July 2023, that the 1960 Constitution no longer exists so A.A. Wisley concluded, that neither could the RoC click here. Naturally, this article created a lot of attention and comments on social media pages where it had been shared and we received a further communication from MICHAEL STEPHEN who was a Member of the United Kingdom Parliament 1992-97.  He is a Barrister and International Lawyer and a Member of the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House). Mr Stephen wrote an in-depth analysis of the Cyprus Problem and published this as a book named THE CYPRUS QUESTION and having read our article "The Republic Of Cyprus Does Not Exist!" said "Yes you are Right" and has pro...

The Russian play '8 Women,' which received great acclaim last season, is getting ready to meet theatre lovers again. The event organized by Girne Chamber Theatre will be staged on Saturday, February 24 at 18:00 and Sunday, February 25 at 17:00. It was announced that tickets will be sold at the door, and, those who wish, can purchase tickets online from the website kibrisbiletcim.com. The ticket price for the play, which will be performed in Russian, was announced as 300 TL. Plot Of The Play The play '8 Women' has a comedy-detective genre. Written by Elya Gilman, this work tells the story of eight women who come together to celebrate Christmas at a country villa. The story begins with a disturbing incident during the holiday. The host is found dead in his office with a knife in his back. Amidst the shadow of the murder, there are female characters, each of whom is a suspect, including the victim's wife, daughter, stepdaughter, mother-in-law, sister-in-law, maid, ...

The International Olive Humour Festival and the 13th International Cartoon Competition, which will be organized as part of the 23rd International Olive Festival by Girne Municipality and the Cyprus Turkish Cartoonists Association, have started accepting works. The deadline for amateur or professional cartoonists over the age of 18 to participate in the competition was announced as May 31, 2024. According to the information provided by the Girne Municipality Cultural Affairs Branch, those who wish to participate in the competition can send their works by regular or insured mail to the Cyprus Turkish Cartoonists Association, 13th International Cartoon Competition, PO Box: 455 (Postal Code: 99000), Nicosia - Northern Cyprus address. The announcement also mentioned that those interested in obtaining information about the competition can apply to www.zeytinkarikaturleri.com. Topics The topics of the International Cartoon Competition, which will be held for the 13th time this year, are a...

The Municipality of Girne will host the photographer Ayşe Keçecioğlu at the New Service Building of Girne Municipality presenting her exhibition titled 'Portraits'.  The exhibition will open on Thursday, February 22nd at 15:00 and will be displayed to visitors in the entrance hall of Girne Municipality New Service Building until March 1st. The exhibition can be visited free of charge at the Girne Municipality New Service Building during office hours. Source (Turkish): Girne Municipality https://cyprusscene.com/2024/02/19/girne-municipality-presents-portraits-by-ayse-kececioglu/

Introduction from Chris Elliott… The world is aware, but does not acknowledge the Greek Cypriot constant pressure through misinformation and using the UN. US, EU, UK and others to do their dirty work by enforcing their narrative that the rule of the island of Cyprus is theirs and theirs alone to the detriment of the Turkish Cypriots and Taskin Ismet of the human rights group “EMBARGOED” has sent us the following shocking news for sharing around the world. “Dear Members and friends of Embargoed!As you may already be aware, Booking.com have recently added a warning on their website for any potential bookings being made in the TRNC.Aside from being factually incorrect (as it suggests that the TRNC is unsafe) it displays clear bias in favour of the Greek Cypriot Administration in the south of the island.  There is little doubt that the warning has been added after Greek Cypriot pressure.Given that Booking.com continue to host Turkish Cypriot accommodation on their site, it is total hypoc...

  The third 'Girne Village and Neighborhood Council Meetings' was held on Thursday, February 15, at Ozanköy Sports Club at 19:00; Girne Mayor Murat Şenkul, Girne Municipality Council Members, Kyrenia Municipality management staff and Ozanköy residents attended. The Girne Village and Neighborhood Council Meeting presented two agenda items: 'Ozanköy Parking Project' and 'Park Ozanköy Project'.  At the meeting, which lasted approximately 4 hours, information was given about the 'Ozanköy Parking Project' and 'Park Ozanköy Project' to be implemented, and the opinions of the local people were taken. After the completion of the part related to the projects, the meeting discussed the problems of the local people and the region. The debates were found to be very productive for both the citizens and the municipality administration. Source (Turkish): Girne Municipality https://cyprusscene.com/2024/02/17/ozankoy-car-and-park-projects-revealed/

The second part of the exhibition entitled "RIVERS IN THE OCEAN", consisting of multimedia works by Alev Adil and Aslı Bolayır, will be presented to its audience at the ARUCAD Art Space in Nicosia on Friday, February 16, at 18.00.  The two different variations of the theme addressed in the exhibition at Korai Project Space are parallel and complementary works, and this unique selection is present in two different fields at the same time. The opening of the first part of the exhibition, curated by Esra Plümer Bardak, took place on February 9 at Korai Project Space and was received with great interest. The second part of the exhibition, at ARUCAD Art Space in Nicosia, will open on Friday, February 16, at 18.00 and remain on display until March. At the closing event of the exhibition a catalog of the exhibition, published by ARUCAD Press, including texts by artists Alev Adil, Aslı Bolayır, and Curator Esra Plümer Bardak, edited by Art Space Director Oya Silbery, will be presen...

Introduction by Chris Elliott.... We are sharing for our readers who are seeking the latest facts and information with the approval of the British Residents Society, news recently provided by them to their members on 12th February 2024, and it's sad to see that some people on social media love to start denigrating the efforts are others and try to encourage others to do the same. Would these Naysayers ever think outside their little boxes and say "Hey can I give you some help?" The answer is No as CyprusScene has experienced over the years when sharing news and reviews for the benefit of others. "VISIT BY UK PARLIAMENTARIANS Last weekend the TRNC was visited by a group of UK parliamentarians, invited by the Freedom and Fairness for Northern Cyprus group. Our Lobbying team have been working with this group to support the work they are engaged in.  On Friday 9th February at the Arkin Palm Beach Hotel, Famagusta the team met with Heather Wheeler MP, Baroness Nosheen...

The resistance fighters and the martyrs who fell in the resistance in Limassol between February 10th and 13th, 1964, were commemorated with the 60th-anniversary ceremony held at the Limassol-Kyrenia Martyrs and Freedom Monument. The ceremony, which started at 10:00 at the Limassol-Kyrenia Martyrs and Freedom Monument. President Ersin Tatar was represented by the Speaker of the Parliament Zorlu Töre. Others attending included Girne District Governor Cemal Özcemoğlu, Girne Mayor Murat Şenkul, senior management of the Turkish Cypriot Peace Forces and Security Forces Command, members of the TMT Veterans Association, and representatives of civil institutions and organizations. The ceremony, which began with a moment of silence followed by the singing of the National Anthem, continued with speeches by Erbil Aydınova, the President of the TMT Veterans Association Girne Branch, and Speaker of the Parliament Zorlu Töre, following the laying of wreaths. The ceremony, where poems were recited...

World Peace University continues to promote its message in visiting the Minister of Education. The new Rector of World Peace University, Professor. Dr. Ahmet Alpay Dikmen, visited the Minister of National Education, Mr. Nazım Çavuşoğlu, in his office. Associate Professor. Dr. Behiye Çavuşoğlu accompanied Prof. Dr. Dikmen as Deputy Rector.  During the meeting held at the Ministry of National Education; Rector Professor Dikmen thanked the Minister for receiving him. Professor Dikmen, provided information about the university, pointing out its significance in higher education and stating that it aims to contribute to the quality education provided in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). Professor Dikmen said that they are working in cooperation with the Ministry of National Education and thanked Minister Çavuşoğlu for his support.  Mr Çavuşoğlu wished success to Rector Dikmen in his new position at World Peace University. About World Peace University World Peace University comm...

The free courses organized by the Girne Municipality to enable students fill their February holiday fully have been completed.  They enjoyed their February holiday. The activities organized by the Social Life Centre, affiliated with the Social Affairs Branch Directorate of Girne Municipality, and held for the age groups of 6 - 11, took place on February 3 - 4 and February 10 - 11. In the free activities, students spent time with fun and educational activities. Students who wanted to enjoy their February holiday fully participated in various workshop activities and had a good time. Various workshop activities such as jewellery design, ceramics, linoleum printing, bookmark painting, mandala making, and piggy bank painting were offered to students. In addition, activities such as pot painting and planting flowers were organized to be in touch with nature. Painting and handicraft activities as well as fairy tale and drama workshops also attracted the students' attention. On the las...

The Rector of Arkin University of Creative Arts and Design (ARUCAD), Professor Dr. Asım Vehbi, visited the President of the Higher Education Commission (HEC), Professor. Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed, the central education regulatory body in Pakistan. Expressing his appreciation for ARUCAD's achievements, Professor Ahmed supported the collaboration between ARUCAD and the prestigious state university in Pakistan, the National College of Arts, which is strong in the fields of art, design, and communication. An important collaboration agreement was signed between ARUCAD and the National College of Arts (NCA), which was established in 1876. Leading the delegation that visited Pakistan to introduce ARUCAD and Northern Cyprus, Rector Asım Vehbi was accompanied by Vice Rector Associate Professor Dr. İbrahi m Dalkılıç and Administrative Coordinator Ahmet Özçelebi. Professor Ahmed said that they closely follow higher education institutions in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) and noted tha...

President Ersin Tatar has met with a delegation of UK Parliamentarians who are paying a visit to the TRNC under the Freedom and Fairness for Northern Cyprus Campaign. President Tatar, who received the delegation on Friday (9th February), stated that the Cyprus issue has existed for 61 years and said that it is time to “open a new page and a new basis for a realistic and sustainable settlement” on the “basis of two States”. According to the statement by the Presidency, in the meeting with the delegation, consisting of Heather Wheeler, Baroness Nosheena Mobarik, Giles Watling, Pauline Lathan, David Reed, Çetin Ramadan, and Rikki Williams, the President said: “The UK, as a guarantor and former colonial power, understands the Cyprus issue more than any other country. The UK knows what has been lived in Cyprus, but has taken a very unfair position and is not treating the Turkish Cypriots on an equal basis.” President Tatar stated that the former British Prime Minister, Harold MacMilla...

The Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Turkish Grand National Assembly Fuat Oktay, who visited London, the capital of the United Kingdom, met with the Türkiye and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Friendship Groups in the UK Parliament. Oktay stated that at both of these meetings, they discussed the solution of the Cyprus issue and the lifting of the embargoes.  Source: TRNC Public Information Office https://cyprusscene.com/2024/02/12/oktay-meets-with-turkiye-and-trnc-friendship-groups-in-british-parliament/

Introduction by Chris Elliott.... Further to our recent article  “ Why is the UN struggling to get the Cyprob solved?” which was based upon the enormous amount of facts from the internet which sadly shows the Greek Cypriots and their supporters have overshadowed the Turkish Cypriots when promoting the TRUTH of Cyprob throughout the years. So it's good that one of our readers, Ufuk Yilmaz was concerned that the question of the EU’s decision for the so-called Republic of Cyprus to become a member has led to a progressive move by the RoC to maintain their superiority and drive for control and dominance for the whole of the Island of Cyprus. Their continued unwillingness to agree to UN reunification plans and then their demands being fully supported by the EU, UN, UK and the US, etc who dream of re-unification which the RoC only wants on their terms, which means total control and dominance of the Turkish Cypriots just like in the early 1960’s but without ethnic cleansing attempts...

#RejoinEU#Ind Palestine/Ind TRNC#FBPE is a British-Turkish Cypriot Happily married mother of 4, passionate for independent TRNC - free Palestine - FPBE Remainer who has been following our CyprusScene posts on Twitter and sharing some and to our great surprise she showed her appreciation for our efforts as a non-commercial media supporter of the TRNC, by Buying a Coffee so thank you JulySep53 for your support and kindness and encouragement to continue with our work which is so nice.   It is very refreshing to receive this support as over the many years we have received MANY thousands of requests to publish readers' news and reviews and it's rare that they ask, "HOW CAN WE HELP YOU"? https://cyprusscene.com/2024/02/12/thank-you-for-buying-me-a-coffee-julysep53-on-twitter/

Here is the latest "Talking Round North Cyprus" podcast from Sara Palmer and Roger Bara. From picking up the violin at an early age in Belfast, via Trinity College of Music in London, from string quartets to backing the likes of Peter Gabriel, Lesley Locke has brought her wonderful talent to North Cyprus. Host Roger Bara finds out what brings her to the TRNC. Click the right-hand arrow above to hear "The Violinist One" Podcast Each fortnight, you can hear the latest news and views about North Cyprus, together with an exclusive interview with someone who has an affiliation with the place. Included in the episodes already published have been restaurateurs, estate agents, reporters, doctors, and even a pig farmer from Nicosia! It's easy to subscribe – just click wherever you get your podcasts from - so you never miss an episode.  And if you’ve got a story to tell, then you can find us on Facebook, Twitter or drop us an email on  trnc.podcast@gmail.com.   http...

By Richard Beale…. Esentepe suffered their 3rd consecutive defeat in a match that they should not have lost but a combination of poor defending and refereeing led to this Derby defeat. Result : DÜZKAYA KOSK 3 ESENTEPE KKSK 1 Sunday February 11, 2024 : AKSA League 1 : Çatalköy Nıhat Bağcıer Stadium Weather: Mild and sunny. As expected a big “Derby “ day crowd was in attendance, I would say the majority came from Esentepe. These supporters spent most of the match getting more irate, frustrated and finally their tempers boiled over after Düzkaya third goal came from a controversial penalty. This resulted in the match being stopped for at least 5-8 minutes as spectators tried to scale the fence, their target being referee Ferhat Tuna. Fortunately, not many spectators succeeded in scaling the fence, Police quickly were on the scene, even the Mayor of Çatalköy -Esentepe, Ceyhun Kırok tried to calm tempers. Throughout the match Mr. Tuna's decisions enraged the Esentepe support...

Readers mail..... From....Pondering traveller...  Taking advantage of the cheap winter flights we decided on a few days in Istanbul during the school holidays. There is plenty to entertain kids of all ages and a long weekend is thoroughly recommended! (All prices in this article I have converted to GBP at the exchange rate at the time of writing). Focused on children’s activities rather than shopping and night life we opted for a fairly central hotel in the Golden Horn area. We chose the excellent Movenpick hotel which gave us water views, a really nice room and tasty breakfast (which passed the fresh orange juice test!).  This hotel worked out around £100 a night B+B which seemed reasonable for a room with 3 occupants in a branded 5* in a major city.  There are 100s of hotels though, and it is well worth deciding on the area you want and then spending 30 mins on Trip Advisor looking at facilities and reviews. A word or two on transport. Istanbul is very well served with buses,...

By Richard Beale…. We wish to thank ÇATALKÖY -ESENTEPE BELEDIYE for coming to the centre to complete work on the internal fence. With the recent arrival of new dogs this has caused us a major headache trying to keep our "old “dogs and "new" ones separate as sometimes it’s been like World War 3 with dogs fighting -  pack mentality. The centre is run by the Belediye but they understood the problem we had and this morning 9th February 2024 workman came and completed the fence. This means instead of the new dogs being kept in cages for most of the day, they have now a little more freedom. Thank you to the Belediye. A big thank you to a young couple YELİZ and CEM who saw our recent appeal for volunteers. This couple live in Girne but still made the effort to come and help us. They couldn't have chosen a worse time for their first shift with us, the Belediye working to complete the inner fence, us trying to get rid of the "Processionary Caterpillars which we...

“We want a realistic and sustainable settlement on the basis of two States where Turkish Cypriot People and Greek Cypriot People co-exist as good neighbours in a cooperative relationship” President Ersin Tatar has met with a delegation of UK Parliamentarians who are paying a visit to the TRNC under the Freedom and Fairness for Northern Cyprus Campaign. President Tatar, who received the delegation on Friday (February, 9), stated that the Cyprus issue has existed for 61 years and said that it is time to “open a new page and a new basis for a realistic and sustainable settlement” on the “basis of two States”. Welcoming the delegation, consisting of Heather Wheeler MP, Baroness Nosheena Mobarik of Mearns, Giles Watling MP, Pauline Lathan MP and David Reed, Çetin Ramadan and Rikki Williams, President Tatar said: “The UK, as a guarantor and former colonial power, understands the Cyprus issue more than any other country. The UK knows what has been lived in Cyprus, but has taken a very u...

By Chris Elliott…. We recently translated and published on CyprusScene news from the Girne Municipality about the starting of a Second-Hand market on Sunday morning from 07:00 to 14:00 opposite the Girne Police station and after publication and sharing, we were asked a number of questions on social media. So this sunny Sunday I decided to visit the market and sure enough, there were lots of stalls selling clothes although there was one stall with fruit and some vegetables and one stall with second-hand electrical goods with a few electrical items mixed in with clothes on two other stalls. Walking around after asking a few questions I was directed to a nice gentleman called Ahmet whose stall was the electrical items and it turned out that he was the man to speak with for those wanting to hire a table to sell their second-hand goods on. He told me the market was split into 2 sections with one half with just one table which could be hired for 200 TL for the morning and in the other ...

The Artificial Intelligence Research and Application Centre at World Peace University is now operational using high-performance computers.  World Peace University continues its Artificial Intelligence studies, one of today's most important technologies. For this purpose, the Artificial Intelligence Research and Application Centre has been launched.  A high-performance computer laboratory has been established to conduct high-quality academic studies. The Centre, chaired by Associate Professor. Dr. Boran Şekeroğlu and Assistant Professor Dr. Selin Koçyiğit, aims to contribute to academic studies in fields such as machine learning, computer vision, deep learning, and swarm intelligence, as well as to transform these studies into applications for the benefit of the public. With a laboratory consisting of eight desktop computers, including the market's most powerful graphics processing units,  World Peace University will contribute to scientific products that both the Turkish Repu...

Foreign Minister Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu is in Ankara and will be carrying out a variety of meetings. Within the framework of his Ankara visit, Ertuğruloğlu first met with Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz. Minister Ertuğruloğlu also met with his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan. During the meeting, they discussed the Cyprus issue and the developments in the Eastern Mediterranean and it was confirmed that the new two-state vision is the only solution.Ertuğruloğlu attended the Economic Policy Research Foundation of Türkiye (TEPAV) meeting on Cyprus as the speaker and provided an update on the latest developments.The Minister met with the Minister of National Defence Yaşar Güler within the scope of his contacts. Source: TRNC Public Information Office https://cyprusscene.com/2024/02/09/trnc-minister-ertugruloglu-holds-meetings-in-ankara/

The Girne Municipality Turkish Classical Music Society will perform its 26th-anniversary concert dedicated to Hüseyin Kanatlı at the Girne Municipality Chamber Theatre on Sunday, March 3rd, at 8:00 PM.  The concert, under the direction of Conductor İhsan Gürel, will mark the 62nd concert of the Girne Municipality Turkish Classical Music Society. The Girne Municipality Turkish Classical Music Society announced that music enthusiasts who wish to attend the concert, which will be open to the public and free of charge, can obtain tickets from the Girne Municipality's new service building. Source (Turkish): Girne Municipality https://cyprusscene.com/2024/02/09/girne-municipality-will-commemorate-huseyin-kanatli-with-a-concert/

The Speaker of the TRNC Assembly Zorlu Töre said “FIFA; UEFA, the Greek Cypriot Football Association and the world should be ashamed that Turkish Cypriot youth cannot participate in international sports events”. According to the written statement by the Assembly, Töre reacted against the statement by the Greek Cypriot Football Association President Yorgos Kumas saying “We can never allow the status of football in Cyprus to change and the Turkish Cypriot youth to open up to the world”.  Pointing out that Turkish Cypriot football was subjected to embargoes before UEFA and FIFA as a result of the pressure of the Greek Cypriot side, Töre added that the inability of young people to connect with the world saddened them. Highlighting that Turkish Cypriot football teams were members of the Cyprus Football Federation until 1955, Zorlu Töre stated that the Turkish Cypriot Football Association was established after the reactions of the terrorist EOKA group members. Speaker Töre stated that UE...

Girne Municipality took part in the Eastern Mediterranean International Tourism and Travel Fair EMITT which was held in Istanbul.  EMITT is among the world's top five largest tourism fairs.  Participating for the second time this year, Girne Municipality Council Members Ziya Egemen Sencer and Mete Ünal Girgen, along with Girne Municipality Foreign Relations personnel Fatih Akyol, represented the City at the fair. 'Go To Kyrenia' Was Introduced Unlike last year, our representatives are working on the 'Go To Kyrenia' project, which aims to promote small and medium-sized businesses in Girne city. As part of the project, footage for 'Go To Kyrenia' was shown to fairgoers on a giant screen.  The QR codes of businesses in Girne were distributed to many agencies and representatives. The EMITT Fair, which hosts nearly 40,000 industry professionals every year, will end on Friday, February 9th. Source (Turkish): Girne Municipality https://cyprusscene.com/?p=72...

TRNC President Ersin Tatar congratulated the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on his re-election as President of Azerbaijan. President Ersin Tatar congratulated President Ilham Aliyev on behalf of himself and the Turkish Cypriot People "for his victory in the Presidential election" and expressed his wish for the election result to be “beneficial to the people of Azerbaijan”.  Source: TRNC Public Information Office https://cyprusscene.com/2024/02/09/president-ersin-tatar-congratulates-president-of-azerbaijan/

Hello, my friends, we have been very busy again compiling this e-newspaper with news and reviews, and to make this more productive we held back a little and are delighted to bring you a 24-page issue that features links to live videos and external news article and we hope you will enjoy your read. Our plans for making CyprusScene more effective in its quest to support the TRNC and drive for Recognition is progressing so those interested in helping me and CyprusScene, please email me at kyreniacommentator@cyprusscene.com We thank our contributors for their continued support in helping make CyprusScene an interesting and entertaining publication and we look forward to receiving more news and reviews as early as possible so we can share them with our readers and followers worldwide. Issue 276 is now complete and you can download your free PDF file of this week’s e-newspaper by clicking below: For those readers who wish to read past news and reviews from our wide selection of e-newsp...