Fact: Hundreds of people marched in northern Nicosia to demand justice for the 24 Cypriot children who were killed when the hotel they were staying in Turkey collapsed during last year’s earthquakes.
Fact: The Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar believes that the European Union should stop being a slave to the Greek Cypriot side in the Cyprus problem.
– The mothers of two Cypriot children who were killed in last year’s earthquakes in Turkey met with Turkish Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc.
– The trial of 11 people responsible for the Isias hotel’s collapse is set to resume on April 26, with each defendant facing up to 22 and a half years in jail if found guilty.
– Families and Turkish Cypriot leaders are demanding that the charges be upgraded to intentional killing, with protests planned in Nicosia.
Turkish Cypriot authorities have requested information from Turkey regarding Cypriots being refused entry to the country. The issue was brought up at the highest level and explanations have been requested. Those on the N-82 list must apply in advance for pre-clearance to enter Turkey. 15 Cypriots have reported being informed that they are on the N-82 or G-82 list.
Turkey’s higher education council (Yok) is preparing a report on the state of the north’s education system in response to the “fake diploma scandal”.
The government of Cyprus is taking all necessary measures for security following Iran’s attack on Israel. Current indications do not point to immediate danger, and Cyprus is not involved in any attacks. Cyprus does not believe in solving problems with attacks.
Fact: Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos stated that President Nikos Christodoulides is ready to start talks on the Cyprus problem immediately.
Evrim Hincal, the financial secretary of Turkish Cypriot opposition party the TDP, was refused entry to Turkey on Wednesday. He was sent back to Cyprus alongside his wife and his four-year-old daughter after being told he was on Turkey’s N-82 list.
The government has rebuffed calls to convene a National Council meeting amid secrecy surrounding the UNSG proposals that President Nikos Christodoulides has agreed to.
Fact: Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar stated that only a state solution can be the solution to the Cyprus problem during a meeting with the UN Secretary-General.