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Nicosia Uncut – Episode 4: Questions to EU/ambassadors on Borrell’s visit & news for you: No, the crossings are not open & critical thinking is not for our students (3/7/2020)

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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 nature of the society, a high school girl was targeted by institutions for her article on school gazette. Maybe we should also start writing in school publications?

Buffering – Episode 2: It’s the looming pre-election campaigns, stupid (25/6/2020)

Wild donkeys on the Karpaz Peninsula, Rizokarpaso, Cyprus

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.

The Life Light – Επεισόδιο 3: Η δύναμη που φέρνει ο Μαραθώνιος – Σταύρος Ζαχαρία – Ερασιτέχνης Δρομέας (23/6/2020)

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.

Buffering – Episode 1: Podcasts, scandals and virus spin (17/6/2020)

Buffering

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.

The Life Light – Επεισόδιο 2: Περιοριστικά Πιστεύω – Θεώνη Μειτάνη Συμβουλευτική Ψυχολόγος (16/6/2020)

Περιοριστικά Πιστεύω – Θεώνη Μειτάνη Συμβουλευτική Ψυχολόγος. 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.

Nicosia Uncut – Episode 3: The paradox of Cyprus: Criticising racism internationally, but being xenophobic locally (5/6/2020)

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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.

Figure It – Episode 2: Comparing notes about the economic policy response in Cyprus with Mustafa Besim (2/6/2020)

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 – Bölüm 3: Yeni normalde ortalama Kıbrıs Türk ailesi; tutulmayan sözler, protokoller; başkanlık sistemi (28/5/2020)

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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.

Nicosia Uncut – Episode 2: The black hole of Cyprus, lira’s downfall and curse of hydrocarbons (13/5/2020)

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.

Garip Zamanlar – Bölüm 2: Portekiz’de Covid-19, otobüs şöförü ve ‘yavrusuna bunu yapan’ temalı tweet (6/5/2020)

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.