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Abuse of power in north Cyprus?
This is a true story taken from Cyprus44 Forum. Maggie and Bernie bought a shed but their Turkish Cypriot neighbour objected to its position. An official came with a mysterious document in Turkish and when they asked for a translation the grinning official told them that as they were in north Cyprus this would not... »
Expats to be granted citizenship in north Cyprus?
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted unanimously by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948, recognizes the importance of transparent and open elections. Article 21 states that everyone has the right to take part in the government of their country, directly or through freely chosen representatives. This right to vote is only given... »
Ercan airport, well not quite
I’m sitting here in bed with what is probably flu, having recently just returned from Turkey. It was an interesting flight from Ercan where the passengers were all asked to fill in forms with information the airline already had and some, including final destination, they didn’t. Also I was being asked to say whether... »
Why are we waiting for the Bar Council?
There is very little to say about this topic because there has been no feedback from Feyzi Hansel, the General Secretary of the Bar Council despite his promise to do so. People say that this is because of the slow pace of life here but surely an offer to publish information about radical laws... »
Beware when renting out property
A recent case brought to NCFP’s attention seriously questions the protection offered here when using a rental company. An expat thought that having a contract with a rental company along with a contract with the tenant should offer them all the protection they needed. How wrong could they have been? The rent was supposed... »
TV and radio Cypriot dialect ban
Lor’ luv a duck! Readin’ abaaaht da ban ov da Cypriot dialect on Buzz Bee an’ radio got me thinkin’ abaaaht da problems I ‘ad in da 60s as a Crowley trainin’ ter be a primary school mythical creature. Know what I mean? Gawdon Bennet! I was told that I should speak Baked Bean’s... »
New laws controlling lawyers to be passed in a few weeks?
Feyzi Hansel, the General Secretary of the Bar Council, contacted NCFP and gave us some news about attempts to control advocates (lawyers) in north Cyprus. He informed us that three or four months ago new Advocates Laws had been sent to the Council Of Ministers and the Legislative Assembly and are expected to be... »
Lawyers say, pay the ransom or your villa gets it!
Well I was going to call the article “TRNC Bar Council conference 9th Oct 09″ but I could hear the yawn a mile off. There was little hope at the conference for those with property problems except that the fact the meeting was held at all reinforced the feeling that lawyers were worried about... »
Troy Davis: The Last Chance
I am not normally in the business of forwarding on emails unless there is a very good reason at stake. In this case there is a clear life and death difference. It would be unwise in my view to comment directly on whether or not this man is guilty of the crime he currently... »
2 year old snatched in north Cyprus???
The Sun newspaper has published an unsubstantiated story about an alleged child kidnapping from a beach in the Girne area (see link). Read the story and see how many unsual facts you can spot? So far we’ve got: didn’t call the police after the incident didn’t scream for someone to grab the kidnapper and then call... »
