Ünal Üstel

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) Prime Minister Ünal Üstel announced a 40,000 lira (TL) bonus for about 48,000 social insurance pensioners in November. The promised 10 percent raise will also be paid from 1 January 2027.…

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) Prime Minister Ünal Üstel announced that all areas of the sunken ship Filo Jet have been reached and no other bodies were found. According to official data, 15 people died in the disaster, and 13 people have not yet been reached.…

The Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC), Ünal Üstel, condemned the statements made by Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Hristodulidis against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the UN podium. The KKTC Foreign Ministry also announced that it "strongly condemned" Hristodulidis's words regarding Cyprus.…

Prime Minister Ünal Üstel announced that legal, residency, and health regulations have come into effect for those affected by the passenger ship that sank off Girne on August 30. The Bar Association will provide legal support, and judicial expenses will be eliminated.…

TRNC Prime Minister Ünal Üstel announced that the body of one more person had been recovered from the "Filo Jet" ship that sank on August 30, bringing the death toll to 15, with 13 people still being searched for. Detention was extended by seven days for nine suspects in the investigation; police reported that more than 300 statements had been taken.…

The 15,000-ton capacity Güzelyurt Cold Storage Facility, established with financing from Türkiye and contributions from TOBB, was inaugurated in a ceremony attended by Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz and Prime Minister Ünal Üstel of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC). KKTC Agriculture Minister Hüseyin Çavuş stated the facility is an investment aimed at the entire production sector.…

At the presentation in the Republic Assembly of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC), Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz described the project as a "hallmark project"; the complex will be built across an area of approximately 56,000 square meters with an 8,000-person capacity. Minister of Youth and Sports Osman Aşkın Bak said a multifunctional stadium will be constructed in the city center.…

Fifteen identified Turkish Cypriots killed and placed in a mass grave in the village of Atlılar on August 14, 1974, were buried in a state ceremony, including two infants aged 40 days and 16 months. Cevdet Yılmaz, Tufan Erhürman and Ünal Üstel attended the ceremony.…

Yılmaz, speaking alongside Prime Minister Üstel in a joint statement in Nicosia, said search and rescue efforts continued after the ship accident and that efforts would be made to ensure those responsible "answer before the law." He also met with Parliament Speaker Öztürkler.…