Island Talks

In this week's episode Sapienta Economics Director Fiona Mullen and gender technical specialist Sophia Papastavrou discuss why gender equality is good for profits, why pandemics are always so tough on women, and what research says about finding a peace agreement that will actually stick. Dr. Sophia Papastavrou is a citizen of Canada and Cyprus and spent her formative years in Dominican Republic an...

Μια εγκάρδια συζήτηση για την πορεία που περπατάει κάποιος και την επιλογή που έχει για να είναι ο πραγματικός εαυτός του. Η έκφραση και η δημιουργία δεν αφήνουν άλλη επιλογή ενώ ταυτόχρονα έρχονται να σε φέρουν αντιμέτωπο με όλες τις πλευρές του εαυτού σου. Μπορείς να ακούσεις τη συζήτηση μας πιο κάτω: Ο Λευτέρης Μουμτζής είναι κύπριος μουσικός, συνθέτης, και παραγωγός που διαμένει στη Λευκωσία....

In this episode of Buffering, Yiorgos Kakouris and Esra Aygin, two Cypriot journalists living abroad, discuss the latest dispatches in the alternate Cypriot universe. This week: jet ski trouble, barber shop drama and how and why Church was oppressed during the Middle Ages.

In this episode of Nicosia Uncut, Andromachi Sophocleous and Kemal Baykalli discuss EU Foreign Affairs Minister Josep Borrel's visit to Cyprus and how he had to call Akinci to fix the sour taste after his departure. How could he make this mistake? Had he not been informed properly? Also, in theory, crossings points are open but no, in reality they are not. As a demonstration of the conservative na...

In this second episode of Buffering, Cypriot journalists Esra Aygın and Yiorgos Kakouris (who are currently based in Lisbon and Brussels respectively) continue to bring you dispatches from the alternate Cypriot universe. This week: invisible officials with and without quotation marks, political rumours, casual and not casual Cypriot racism & sexism, and the return of the thinking donkey.

Ο Σταύρος γεννήθηκε και μεγάλωσε στη Λάρνακα. Μέσα από τη πορεία του σαν δρομέας μας μιλά για το πώς άλλαξε η ζωή του και πώς ήρθε πιο κοντά στον εαυτό του.

In this first pilot episode, journalists Esra Aygın and Yiorgos Kakouris, reporting from Lisbon and Brussels respectively, are discussing current Cypriot issues as Cypriots looking from abroad. How Cypriots listen to podcasts, scandals shaking the politics, mysterious scent over the divided capital and latest political commentary are some of the topics covered in this first pilot episode.

Η Θεογνωσία Μεϊτανή είναι εγγεγραμμένη Συμβουλευτική Ψυχολόγος. Έχει τετραετές πτυχίο στη Ψυχολογία και τριετές μεταπτυχιακό στη Συμβουλευτική Ψυχολογία. Επίσης, έχει πιστοποιηθεί ως Διεθνής Σύμβουλος Σταδιοδρομίας και Επαγγελματικής Ανάπτυξης, ενώ παράλληλα εξειδικεύεται στη Συστημική Ψυχοθεραπεία Παιδιών και Εφήβων και την Παιγνιοθεραπεία. Η εμπειρία της περιλαμβάνει παροχή συμβουλευτικής και ψυ...

In this episode of Nicosia Uncut , Andromachi Sophocleous and Kemal Baykalli discuss the mainstream xenophobic rhetoric in Cyprus within the framework of global movements against extremism. Such double standards can be observed on both sides of the divide, yet there is some hope when the younger generations stand up against hypocrisy, xenophobia and extremism. It is particularly hopeful to observe...

In this week's episode I talk to fellow economist Professor Mustafa Besim about economic issues in Cyprus. With the lockdown hitting small business and households, we compare notes about the economic policy response on both sides of the island and discuss how effective they can be.

Garip Zamanlar'da bu hafta Sertaç Sonan ve Kemal Baykallı Covid-19 sonrası 'yeni normalde' iki çocuklu ortalama bir Kıbrıslı Türk ailenin ekonomik ve sosyal olarak nasıl etkilendiklerini; Türkiye ile imzalanan ekonomik protokollerin tarihini ve tutulmayan sözlerin geçmişini; ve başkanlık sistemi tartışmaları ışığında 1974 öncesinde sistemin nasıl kurgulandığını konuştular.

In this episode of Nicosia Uncut, Andromachi Sophocleous and Kemal Baykalli share their views on perceptions on the island, the Turkish Cypriot economy and the energy sector with a view to the future.

The Life Light Podcast: Βρες το σκοπό σου και δημιούργησε την ευτυχία μέσα σου.

Bu bölüm Esra'nın Portekiz'deki Covid-19 izlenimlerini, Almanların karantiya alınıp şöförün serbest bırakılmasını, Türkiye ile olan 'hassas' ilişkilerimizi ve 'yavrusuna bunu yapan' temalı tweet'i konuşuyoruz.

As new Covid-19 virus cases hit zero in the northern part of Cyprus and single digits in the south, I talk to Rüştü Yücel and Christoforos Christoforos how this compares with elsewhere, what it means for tourism and whether life can really ever get back to normal.

Sertaç Sonan ve Kemal Baykallı bu bölümde gazeteci/aktivist ve Üçüncü Toplum Forumu Derneği Başkanı Ayşemden Akın'ı konuk ediyorlar. Kıbrıslı Türklerin halleri nevi-şahsına münhasır mıdır? "Kendimizi anlatamıyoruz" diyenlere Ayşemden Akın ne diyor? Cumhurbaşkanlığı seçimlerinde mahalledeki amcalar ne yapacak? Hepsi Garip Zamanlar'da! 2014 yılında Even İnançoğlu, Sertaç Sonan ve Kemal Baykallı yapı...

In this first episode of Nicosia Uncut, Andromachi Sophocleous and Kemal Baykalli explain the motivation for this podcast and evaluate the developments on both sides of the divide with a particular emphasis on Varosha and Turkish Cypriot elections.