Over 2,500 people denied entry into the TRNC in tighter visa rules to tackle rising crime

Tighter controls aimed at tackling rising crime in the TRNC have resulted in more than 2,500 people being denied entry to the country since January, said Interior Minister Ayşegül Baybars Kadri.

The country’s “rising and changing” population is seeing an increase in crime and more rigorous screening of people wanting to enter is one way that the problem is being tackled, said Mrs Kadri.

She added that other measures include a new security camera network which will be installed first in Lefkoşa and Girne before being rolled out to other areas at a later date. 

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