The presidential election in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) on October 19th, 2025, has introduced a potentially transformative figure into the island’s long-stalled peace process. Tufan Erhurman, the centre-left lawyer and leader of the Republican Turkish Party (CTP), defeated incumbent president Ersin Tatar with 62.76% of the vote,  signalling a decisive shift in the Turkish Cypriot political landscape. For the first time in five years, the Turkish Cypriot el

In late July, flames tore through the mountainous region of the Limassol district in southern Cyprus, destroying more than 100 km² of...