In the wake of the videogate scandal, Cyprus’ score on the 2025 CPI decreased by one point, falling to 55. Since 2012, the country’s score has significantly declined by 11 points. 

CIReN fact-checked Erhürman’s claim by analysing flight routes to island nations as well as non-sovereign islands and found that the northern part of Cyprus stands out as a territory uniquely restricted in air connectivity.

Cypriot citizens continue to not have direct access to up-to-date information on who owns the media

A leaked recording that appears to show senior officials discussing ways to bypass campaign spending limits and trade charitable donations for political access has triggered high-level resignations and a criminal investigation in Cyprus.

Bassam and Raad survived more than 60 hours in freezing waters off Cape Greco in March, after a migrant boat from Lebanon sank – 19 others perished. Based on survivor accounts, interviews, official statements and tracking data, CIReN analysed the rescue response, and the aftermath.

Records obtained by reporters show many national authorities in the EU are not reading alerts sent via European Commission’s notification portal

The attacks are “one of the worst” recorded, according to Qurium, which hosts CIReN.cy

The decision to suspend Christos Christodoulides’ license to practice law comes after an investigation by CIReN and OCCRP, which detailed years of his legal issues including immigration fraud convictions in both Cyprus and the U.K.

In early November, some media outlets in Cyprus, Turkey and Greece reproduced the claim that the United Kingdom made a change in its policy towards Turkish Cypriots, and added the phrase “northern part of Cyprus” to the official visa application web page in addition to “Cyprus.”

President Christodoulides presented the recent agreement between the Employers Associations and the Trade Unions to restore 100% of COLA – Αutomatic Cost-Of-Living Adjustment as a reform, a fairer distribution of national income, and the strengthening of the middle and low income classes.

On October 16, 2025 Cypriot Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Fidias Panayiotou took to his social media accounts to make the “biggest announcement of his life”, the creation of a new political party in Cyprus to run in the 2026 Parliamentary elections.

Since the start of Russia’s war on Ukraine, there has been an ongoing debate over the impact of Western-imposed sanctions on the economies of both Russia and the […]

Despite extensive coverage in Turkish Cypriot media, no direct flights between the UK and north Cyprus were launched. CIReN traces the claim to its source and examines what was actually said — and what wasn’t.

Despite a year-long buildup, government promotion, and a unanimous vote in the Parliament, only two women applied for voluntary military service. CIReN finds the President’s claim unfounded when weighed against the actual outcome.

The Cypriot member of European Parliament (MEP) Fidias Panayiotou recently claimed that the European Union (EU) High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas had made comments about World War II that were “insulting to history.” The Cyprus Investigative Reporting Network (CIReN) examined the comments of Kallas and the claims by MEP Panayiotou, as well as how he framed these comments, conducted a fact-check, and issued its verdict.

Turkish officials, including Vice President Yılmaz, former AKP ministers, and government officials made repeated visits to north Cyprus in recent weeks to back incumbent Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar’s re-election bid. During the visits just before the ballots, Turkish officials fully endorsed Tatar’s hardline election promises.

An unprecedented international investigation exposes how doctors who have lost their medical licenses due to serious wrongdoing, including patient harm, can easily relocate and practice in different countries. In Cyprus, a doctor whose medical licenses were revoked in Sweden and Norway, is practicing at a Larnaca clinic. But reporters could only obtain limited data, including in Cyprus, identifying big gaps in information-sharing mechanisms.

The Cyprus Investigative Reporting Network (CIReN) examined recent claims by Paphos Mayor Phedonas Phedonos that the island of Cyprus is currently populated by 60% Christians and 40% Muslims, and that in 2037 this will be 49% Christians and 51% Muslims. CIReN used the latest available census data and population projections, as well as its own calculations based on these figures to conduct a fact-check and issued its verdict.

Despite Tatar’s claim, the northern part of Cyprus does not have any significant trade relations with the rest of the world and Turkey is by far its main trading partner.