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A Small Opp Changed Our CyprusScene Publishing Day Again By Chris Elliott…. Yes, it happened again as we have changed our publishing day back to this coming Sunday the 3rd of November 2024 all being well. Every week it’s a fascinating game trying to locate interesting articles and most of them are in Turkish which we translate for our worldwide readers, and these can appear on any given day, so for CyprusScene and in our online E-newspaper it’s a constant juggling act to present news in a compact and current format. This week however as news was slowly coming, and as I will be having a small operation on Thursday and hope to be back at the office on Saturday to pull all the latest news threads together in a Sunday publication  I hope you will find this to be interesting. A Small Opp Changed Our CyprusScene Publishing Day Again So looking forward to next week as we will be publishing  News and Reviews again so let's wait and see what the TRNC has to tell the world. News ...

Exciting Finish To Girne Motor Rally The 'Girne Rally,' the seventh race of the 2024 Northern Cyprus Rally Championship, has been completed after a two-day programme. Organised by the North Cyprus Touring and Automobile Club with the contributions of the Girne Municipality and the sponsorship of Prowin Exchange, the rally concluded with an awards ceremony held on Sunday, 27 October, at Girne's Ancient Harbour. The second day of the rally featured stages in the Serdarlı region. In a thrilling event where the rankings constantly changed, the final winners were the duo of Çağkan Bozalanlar and Hasan Evrensel. **Winners: BOZALANLAR - EVRENSEL DUO** With contributions from the Girne Municipality, the championship sponsorship of Basel Holding, and the main sponsorship of Fina Petrol and Prowin Exchange, as well as support from Basel Energy, Polaris, Gen Power, GoPro, Limon, Near East Bank, Jack & Jones, Çağkan Yapı İskele Sistemleri, Sportface, İkas Supermarket, Aveon I...

Gazimağusa Municipality Major Investment In Water Infrastructure Famagusta (Gazimağusa) Municipality continues its infrastructure investments without slowing down in order to renew and strengthen the city's water infrastructure. In order to provide complete and uninterrupted domestic water needs, which increase especially in the summer months, as well as to minimize the water problem that occurs from time to time in the city, Famagusta Municipality made an infrastructure investment of 8 million TL. For the renewal and strengthening of the water infrastructure, the Anatolian and Harika Neighbourhood Pipe Laying Project, the Main Water Tank Generator Reinforcement Project for Uninterrupted Electricity, the Main Water Tank Centrifugal Pump Purchase, and the HDPE Pipe Installation Project were all implemented by Famagusta Municipality in less than 1 year. In addition to these, the Scada system was put into use as a forward-looking investment in water management. Thanks to this sy...

Çatalköy-Esentepe Municipality working hard to avoid flooding The Çatalköy-Esentepe Municipality is dedicated to ensuring the safety and efficiency of rainwater management. For the past three weeks, diligent efforts have been made to clear the stream beds within the region, enhancing the flow of water and reducing potential flood risks. The upcoming maintenance and repair of the three natural ponds, in collaboration with the Water Department, reflect the municipality's commitment to preserving the area's natural resources and infrastructure since their establishment in 1972. Source (Turkish): Çatalköy-Esentepe Municipality To read more News click here                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         ...

LAC Municipality clamp down on dangerous parking For the attention of all apartment and site residents; In line with the warnings, although there are parking spaces available in the housing sites and mass housing areas in the region, vehicle owners are violating the traffic parking rules by parking their vehicles on the pavement and engaging in dangerous practices for pedestrians. The necessary punitive action has been taken by the City Security (Zapita) personnel in the past few days. To avoid any negativity, all apartment residents are kindly requested to obey the necessary traffic rules and avoid parking that will ignore the safety of the public. Source (Turkish): LAC Municipality To read more News click here   https://cyprusscene.com/2024/10/29/lac-municipality-clamp-down-on-dangerous-parking/

Famagusta Municipality and Cyprus International University Protocol A cooperation protocol was signed between Famagusta (Gazimagusa) Municipality and Cyprus International University (CIU). The protocol was signed by CIU Rector Prof. Dr. Halil Nadiri and Famagusta Mayor Dr. Süleyman Uluçay. According to the comprehensive protocol to be implemented between the 2 institutions, in addition to cooperation on main issues such as education, research, social responsibility, culture and arts, and sports, issues such as providing internship opportunities to university students in the municipality and providing in-service training to municipal personnel at the university will be discussed. In his speech, Famagusta Mayor Dr. Süleyman Uluçay stated that as a municipality, they closely follow the achievements of CIU, and that they are proud of their success at the academic level, especially in recent years, and that they have made efforts as a municipality to reflect this success as a service to...

‘Zülfü Livaneli Songs’ concert is being held in Girne A ‘Zülfü Livaneli Songs’ concert is being held at the Girne Municipality Chamber Theatre. According to the information provided by the Girne Municipality Chamber Theatre, the ‘Zülfü Livaneli Songs’ concert will come to life on Saturday, November 2nd and 9th, accompanied by Tenor Umut Cem Ertem and Pianist Peter Ogunbekun. The tickets for the concert to be held at the Girne Municipality Chamber Theatre will be 200 TL; it was noted that the tickets can be obtained from www.kibrisbiletcim.com or from the Girne Municipality Chamber Theatre (during working hours). It was announced that there will be a limited number of seats in the event, and that if there are any tickets left, there will be sales at the door on the concert nights, and that the necessary announcements will be made on the Girne Municipality Social Media accounts. Source (Turkish): Girne Municipality To read more News click here   https://cyprusscene.com/2024/10/...

MAD MAX LEGACY and fabulous ROCK N ROLL for Charity at SOULIST It was truly a historical night last Saturday when ‘MAD MAX LEGACY’, the first German rock band in the TRNC (K.K.T.C), performed at the SOULIST Coffee and Music House in Alasancak. It was a great night for Rock'n Roll and the Champion Angels Association (Famagusta). ‘MAD MAX LEGACY’ knew how to reach the hearts of the audience with an overwhelming concert with the aim of raising as much money as possible for the Champion Angels. The team around Alper Cengiz and Roland Eyerich collected donations before and during the concert. Many thanks to Neşe Yurtsever, who supported the team in this endeavour. To make all this possible and to realise this big deal - to bring a German rock band to Northern Cyprus - you need supporters without whom such an event would not be possible. Firstly, the initiative ‘Flight tickets for ’MAD MAX LEGACY’ which was founded in Germany and which made it possible to bring the band to the TRNC...

ARUCAD and Civil Disaster Team Association (SAT) Protocol signing A cooperation protocol was signed between Arkin University of Creative Arts and Design (ARUCAD) and Civil Disaster Team Association (SAT) to develop joint projects in the fields of disaster management and emergency response. The protocol signed with ARUCAD, which provides a certain portion of the important equipment needed by the Civil Disaster Team Association in disaster situations, aims to increase social benefit and strengthen cooperation in possible disasters through the sharing of knowledge and experience of both institutions. As part of the cooperation, ARUCAD and SAT plan to raise social awareness by organizing training, seminars and conferences, and to carry out joint studies for effective intervention in pre- and post-disaster processes. Within the scope of this cooperation, ARUCAD provides the equipment needed by SAT in disaster situations, making a significant contribution to the teams’ ability to carry o...

Ibrahim Dalkilic's ‘Sub: liminal’ Photography Exhibition Opened ARUCAD Art Space hosts the photography exhibition titled ‘Sub: liminal’, consisting of photographs taken by İbrahim Dalkılıç during his trip to Pakistan, with deep traces of social and individual life. In the exhibition curated by Oya Silbery, the sociological and psychological elements reflected in Dalkılıç's camera reveal the surface appearance of a society and the emotional effects hidden in the background.  The Theme of Social Isolation and Invisibility The photographs in the exhibition are mostly snapshots of the effects of factors such as social and political neglect, inadequate education, poor economic conditions and cultural degeneration on individuals and communities. Dalkılıç's photographs subtly deal with the invisibility of individuals and the desensitisation of society to this invisibility.  People and Structures Trapped in Chaotic Movement Viewed from a safe distance by the viewer, Dalkilic...

‘The Epic of Half-Lives’ will be staged in November Girne Theatre SU, which continues its activities at Girne Municipality Chamber Theatre, will meet the audience in November with the play ‘Half Canlar Saga’. The play, which will be staged at the Girne Municipality Chamber Theatre on 1, 8, 15 and 29 November at 20:00, will meet with the audience in the +16 age category. According to the statement made by Girne Municipality Chamber Theatre, the ticket prices of the play are 200 TL; ticket sales points are www.kibrisbiletcim.com and Girne Municipality Chamber Theatre (only during working hours). In the continuation of the statement, it was emphasised that there will be ticket sales at the door on the nights of the play.  Özge Günay Göze is the co-director of the play written and directed by Burçhan Göze. Esel Fatma Tüney is the assistant director of the play and the lighting design of the play belongs to Mehmet Saygıer. The cast includes Cenk Gürçağ, Derman Atik, and İlkşen Varoğlu...

Famagusta Municipality And Masder Looking At Recycling Glass In cooperation with Famagusta (Gazimagusa) Municipality and Famagusta Walled Society (MASDER), a study was initiated to collect glass waste throughout the city in order to protect the environment and dispose of solid waste. MAS-DER, under the chairmanship of Serdar Atai, who has been working on both effort and data in the successful studies he has carried out on the cleaning of the beaches in recent years, is working together with Famagusta Municipality to improve waste management. As a step to encourage the participation of citizens within the boundaries of the municipality in recycling, skips were placed at Sakarya Magem for the collection of glass. The first of these steps, which will ensure the reduction, reuse, forward or recycling of waste on a household basis, has been put into practice in Sakarya Magem. Serdar Atai, President of MAS-DER, gave information on the subject and said that glass wastes (bottles, jars, ...

CyprusScene.com online Enewspaper Issue 298 has arrived Greetings to friends of CyprusScene, and here is the latest edition of our online e-newspaper. We thank our existing 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 298 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 Issue 278 Issue 279 Issue 280  Issue 281 Issue 282  Issue 283  Issue 284 Issue 285 Issue 286  Issue 287  Issue 288  Issue 289  Issue 290 Issue 291  Issue 292  Issue 293  ...

Topçuköy 3rd Honey Festival was a great success The Topçuköy 3rd Honey Festival, a significant event in the calendar of Iskele Municipality, was a resounding success, marked by a robust turnout and a day-long celebration of beekeeping traditions. The festival not only showcased the rich history of beekeeping in Topçuköy, which has been a local practice for over a century, but also highlighted the region's substantial contribution to the nation's honey supply. The attendees, ranging from young children to the elderly, were treated to an array of activities, including honey tasting and the sale of various bee-related products, which underscored the community's deep connection to this craft. Honeycomb Shocking Vehicle Mayor Hasan Sadıkoğlu's announcement of the new Honeycomb Shocking Vehicle and the establishment of a Queen Bee Production Center in Mersinlik Village was a testament to the ongoing efforts to support and advance local beekeeping. These initiatives are po...

Cyprus- Stories of 74: Then and Now- Timeline to war and more (Part 2) Readers mail.... From Oz Orman .... Hello here is our latest Morton Park FC video has just been posted online. This time it focuses on the political events after the coup and what happened. I hope you find it informative. As usual click on the link below. Cyprus- Stories of 74: Then and Now- Timeline to war and more (Part 2) ‘Politics and self-interest have been so uniformly connected, that the world, from being so often deceived, has a right to be suspicious of public characters.’ Thomas Paine Part 2 of a series, focusing on some of the unfamiliar and forgotten stories of the Cyprus conflict of 1974 and its aftermath. Some of the After stories... Muammar Gaddafi was assassinated in 2011, after an uprising in his country. National Archives records in London from the 1970’s, showed that a delegation from Libya visited Northern Cyprus (TFSC) to discuss support. Although the Libyan officials were wined and ...

Fahri Zihni: Tatar-Christodoulides ‘chat’: the deal that could have been Readers mail…. From Fahri Zihni…. Hello, Chris “Tatar-Christodoulides ‘chat’: the deal that could have been”. This is a satirical piece about the interminable Cyprus talks which have been ongoing for 60 years in some shape or form with no result in sight. Enjoy! Regards, Fahri Tatar-Christodoulides ‘chat’: the deal that could have been "By Fahri Zihni Today, GwikiLeaks issued transcripts of hundreds of pages of extraordinary secret conversations between Sonic Christofoolides and Resin Tartar, leaders of the two Cypress communities. These reveal a surprising level of cooperation and friendship between the two, quite contrary to their public image. Below are some exclusive extracts related to negotiations between the two sides. Sunday, November 5, 2023 “Gunaydin Resin. I hope I am not interrupting.” “Galimera Sonic. I was having my morning swim but when my red phone rings, I drop everythin...

Girne Municipality participated in Council of Europe Congress Mayor of Girne Murat Şenkul attended the 47th Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe of the Union of Turkish Cypriot Municipalities. He was part of the delegation that went to Strasbourg, France to attend the General Assembly and committee meetings. During the meetings held between 15-17 October, they also met  President of the Congress, Marc Cools of the Council of Europe. Representing the Union of Turkish Cypriot Municipalities, the delegation chaired by the Union of Turkish Cypriot Municipalities and Mayor of Güzelyurt Mahmut Özçınar, Mayor of Girne Murat Şenkul, Mayor of Çatalköy-Esentepe Ceyhun Kırok, Mayor of Gönyeli-Alayköy Hüseyin Amcaoğlu, Mayor of Lefkoşa Turkish Municipality Mehmet Harmancı, Mayor of Girne Hüseyin Köle and Mayor of Gönyeli-Alayköy Ferruh Dülgeroğlu also took part. During the meetings, issues such as local elections in Turkey, Russia's war in Ukraine, strength...

Vehicle Traffic At Ercan Airport 'Arrivals' Is Being Regulated The Ministry of Public Works and Transport and Değirmenlik Akıncılar Municipality rolled up their sleeves to regulate the vehicle traffic in front of the "Arrivals" section of Ercan Airport. Undersecretary of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport Enver Öztürk and Mayor of Değirmenlik Akıncılar Municipality Ali Karavezirler met at Ercan Airport today 18th November 2024 to detail the cooperation to be made on traffic regulation and to make on-site inspections. Mustafa Sofi, Director of the Civil Aviation Department of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, Oğuz Akçay, Director of the Planning and Construction Department, and Kazım Kafaoğlu, Director of the Highways Department, were also present during the inspection. Speaking to the press after the inspection, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport Öztürk stated that they will act together with Değirmenlik Akıncılar Mu...

President Ersin Tatar Talks About The UN Informal Dinner “Opening of new crossing points to be discussed in Cyprus” President Ersin Tatar has met with Greek Cypriot Leader Nikos Christodoulides at an informal dinner hosted by the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the UN Headquarters building in New York. Answering questions of the press following the conclusion of the informal dinner, President Tatar stated that “many different issues” were discussed, as well as the unjust isolation and restrictions continuing to be imposed on the Turkish Cypriot People. Stating that there is no change to the position of the Turkish Side, President Tatar reiterated that new and formal negotiations would not be started in the absence of the reaffirmation of the sovereign equality and equal international status of the Turkish Cypriot People and added:   “I have put forward a new vision, because federal-based negotiations, held for more than 50-years, have failed and is an exhausted basis.” ...

TCE call Unicode to recognise the TRNC flag as an emoji Readers mail…. From TCE – Turkish Cypriots Exist…. TCE have officially submitted our official application to Unicode to get the TRNC flag included as an emoji, but now we need YOUR support to make it happen! TCE call Unicode to recognise the TRNC flag as an emoji Click here https://www.change.org/TCEmoji-Campaign Sign the petition it takes only 30 seconds and help us show Unicode that people around the world want to see the TRNC emoji flag online. Guys, every signature counts, and the more we get, the louder our voice will be! Please sign, share, and spread this petition on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram—WhatsApp everywhere you can! Together, we can make this a reality! Thanks! Source:  TCE – Turkish Cypriots Exist To read more reviews and Readers Mail click here     https://cyprusscene.com/2024/10/20/tce-call-unicode-to-recognise-the-trnc-flag-as-an-emoji/

2nd Underwater Image Hunting Jury evaluation is finished 'Girne Arkın Group Fest 24' 2nd evaluations were made for the photos participating in the International Underwater Image Hunting Photography Contest. At the jury meeting held on October 10, the evaluation made in 2 different categories (Macro and Wide Angle) took place at the Girne Municipality Social Life Center. The evaluation committee of the competition consisted of Asst. Prof. Dr. İsmail Gökçe, Hakan Onurlu, Erol Uysal, İsmail Kırmızı, Tarık İzbul, Buket Özatay and Kadri Ateş Evirgen. On Saturday, October 5, the competition started from three different points as Kervansaray Public Beach, Escape Beach and Camelot Beach; It came to life on the Zephyros rock with the contributions of 4 diving canters (Amphora Dive Centre, Dive Shack, Scuba Cyprus, and Deep Penetration). PHOTOS WILL BE EXHIBITED  The award ceremony of the 2nd Underwater Image Hunting competition will take place on Friday, October 25 at 19:00 at the...

TRNC Traffic Training Park Is Back In Operation Minister of Public Works and Transport Erhan Arıklı visited the Northern Cyprus Turkcell Traffic Training Park, which will be reactivated, and made examinations. Arıklı, who received information from Dr. Mehmet Avcı, President of the Association for the Prevention of Traffic Accidents TKOD, said, "This facility, which is very important for the traffic education of our children, needs to be restored to its old days as soon as possible. For this, we will start working as soon as possible in cooperation with stakeholders." During the inspection of the education park, Minister Arıklı was accompanied by Ahmet Aydın, Director of the Traffic Department, and Hande Güzoğlu, Chief of Staff of the Ministry. In the Education Park, which was put into service in 2010 with the cooperation of the Association for the Prevention of Traffic Accidents (TKÖD), the Ministry of National Education, Youth and Sports, the Ministry of Interior and...

EU Entry-Exit System Delayed -  Read All About It For those ex-pats who either live in or take holidays in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and arrive and depart through South Cyprus airports, it will interesting to see how they are handled in line with the following incoming legistrations. Readers mail….. Name withheld.... The much-delayed entry-exit system (EES) has been postponed – and possibly watered down – just eight weeks after the EU home affairs commissioner declared it would come into force on 10 November. Entry-Exit system (EES) Ylva Johansson said the ambitious Schengen area border plan, requiring “third-country nationals” – including British visitors – to provide fingerprints and facial biometrics on entry, would launch at every frontier post from the Arctic to the Aegean. But in yet another blow for the troubled digital border project, it now appears a pilot programme is expected to begin some time in 2025, and a subtle change of wording from the Europe...

Arıklı attends IRF World Congress 2024 TRNC Minister of Public Works and Transport Erhan Arıklı participated in the World Congress 2024 organised by the World Road Federation (IRF) and hosted by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of Türkiye.  According to the statement from the Ministry, IRF World Congress 2024 commenced in Istanbul with the opening address by the President of the Republic of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdoğan via video conference.  The congress held under the theme “Connecting to Empower Mobility: Roads as Enablers of a Sustainable Future for All” will end on 18 October. IRF, which has been working for the development of roads and road networks that provide sustainable mobility since 1948, brings the leading names of the sector, public institutions, and private organisations together in Istanbul this year. Source: TRNC Public Information Office To read more News click here https://cyprusscene.com/2024/10/16/arikli-attends-irf-world-cong...

RBL Kyrenia - Annual General Meeting on 4th November 2024 Convening Notice of Annual General Meeting There will be an Annual General Meeting for all members of The Royal British Legion Kyrenia Branch, to be held at 1400 hrs on Monday 4th November 2024 at the Ship Inn, Karaoglanoglu to elect the following positions – Vice - Chairman Committee Member At the meeting, updates will be given by the Executive Committee on the previous year’s activities and any points raised in advance will be discussed. If you wish to attend the AGM as a RBL member, please email the Honorary Secretary on Kyrenia.Secretary@RBL.Community Should you wish to join The Royal British Legion please email: kyrenia.memsecretary@rbl.community You do not need to be ex-military, just a desire to help our veterans who have fallen on hard times For more news from Royal Britsih Legion Kyrenia Branch please click here To read more reviews and Readers Mail click here https://cyprusscene.com/2024/10/16/rbl-kyr...