Cyprus Turkey's Erdogan visits North Cyprus and calls for two island states The Turkish president's comments came during a controversial visit to the north of the island, occupied by Turkey since 1974 and not recognised internationally. 15/11/2020
brussels bureau Reopening occupied Cypriot ghost town 'complicates reunification' Varosha, which used to be a tourist hotspot, has been fenced off and abandoned since Turkey invaded northern Cyprus after a Greek-inspired coup in 1974. 07/10/2020
Turkey Turkey announces discovery of large natural gas reserve in Black Sea Erdogan made the announcement on Friday. The plan is for it to be functional by 2023, the centenary of the Turkish Republic. 21/08/2020
Good Morning Europe Turkish Cypriots return Greek artworks in goodwill gesture Talks on future of island resume, but fundamental differences remain. 27/02/2019
Turkey Turkish FM Cavosuglu says federation a "failed solution" for Cyprus Turkey's Foreign Minister says he is willing to listen to fresh proposals to end the divide between the island's Greek and Turkish communities. 25/11/2018
Cyprus Two Turkish Cypriot journalists face prosecution in Turkey Two Turkish Cypriot journalists face charges in Turkey over criticism of Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s regime after their case fell through in Cyprus. 02/08/2018
world news Reaction to Cyprus talks failure The best chance in generations to end the partition of Cyprus collapsed in acrimony early on Friday, throwing the prospect of any reunification 08/07/2017
Switzerland Cyprus peace talks: ‘best, but not only’chance of agreement - UN The Cyprus peace talks in Switzerland are the best chance at an agreement, the UN says. 27/06/2017
View The EU offers all the guarantees Cyprus needs: Opinion By Nikos Christodoulides, Cyprus government spokesman The seemingly intractable Cyprus problem has been dubbed the ‘graveyard of diplomats’, an unforgiving label alluding to the failed attempts of the 23/01/2017
brussels bureau Greek FM rejects blame game over Cyprus talks Both Greece and Turkey have traded blows with talks set to continue over the divided island of Cyprus. 16/01/2017
Cyprus Turkish Cypriot leader calls on all parties in reunification talks to "remain engaged" At the end of the reunification talks, our correspondent Sertaç Aktan spoke to the Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci about his views on future progress. 13/01/2017
