The TRNC Parliament Approves Two Bills and Discusses the Legality of Coastal Development in Gaziveren

The Republic Assembly held its regular session, during which deputies approved two important legal acts and heard government explanations regarding high-profile investment projects. At the beginning of the session, the Chair of the Committee on Administrative, Public and Health Affairs, Sunat Atun, presented a report on the bill restructuring the Budget Department, which defines new principles of work, duties and the structure of the department. After discussing individual articles, the deputies approved the document by majority vote. Next, in the third reading, parliamentarians adopted amendments to the law on the Credit Guarantee Fund, which were supported by twenty-seven lawmakers with three votes against.

In addition to legislative work, the central topic of the meetings was the transparency of major construction projects on the island’s coast. Interior Minister Dursun Oguz made an official statement in response to opposition criticism regarding development in Gaziveren, an area popular with foreign investors. The minister was asked to comment on allegations of favoritism in the allocation of coastal plots. He stressed that if a project strictly complies with the law, supports the private sector and will benefit society, calling it cronyism is unacceptable. Oguz assured that all ministry activities are carried out openly and are aimed solely at the economic development of the TRNC.

The Interior Minister explained in detail the situation with the allocation of land in Gaziveren, noting that the investor had submitted an official request to the district administration regarding a plot adjacent to his private property. As part of the standard legal procedure, the administration sent a request to the Land Registry to clarify the status and ownership rights of the territory in question. According to Oguz, no final decisions have been made so far, and the documents have not yet reached the ministry for final assessment. The minister also denied rumors that the entire coastline had been transferred to private hands, stating that such a practice is completely prohibited by law, and that a standard investment application from a business cannot be interpreted as an unlawful concession by the state. Parliament plans to continue considering current issues at its next meeting.