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European University of Lefke Agriculture and Technology Faculty Professor Kazim Abak said that the TRNC was relatively free of genetically modified food and crops but that controls and more legislation were vital for the island to remain GM-free.

He advised consumers to eat fresh, locally grown food rather than processed or imported goods such as cornflakes: “This is a small country with small-scale farming which would be easy to regulate. It would also be good for sustainable tourism.”

In 2012 the faculty won funding from Tübitak, Turkey’s Scientific and Technological Research Council, for a two-year project to collect local vegetable varieties for a Genetic Seed Bank which hosts seed-sharing days to increase the collection.

The highest incidence of GM worldwide is in corn, soya, cotton and rapeseed, which raised concerns over animal feed. Over half the world’s soybean crop is now GM, and GM sugar beet grown in the US is imported into Europe – where corn is the only GM crop currently grown, but applications are in for potatoes modified to produce starch as a raw material and for animal feed.

A herbicide-resistant GM rice cultivar has been approved in the US but not in the EU, while another is now grown in the developing world, having been engineered to provide better nutrition.

Milk and cereal baby food imported to Turkey from Portugal in 2014 was found to contain GM products despite passing laboratory tests one year earlier. Information from the internet prompted a second testing and a court case.

The importation or cultivation of GM food and crops is forbidden by law in Turkey and the TRNC but the testing of suspected GM produce may currently only be done in Turkey. Professor Abak said TRNC state laboratories needed qualified personnel and equipment to do the job but added: “If local producers and the public get involved in projects like these, it will be a winner for business, tourism and public health and we will support them.”

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The general public is hereby cordially invited to a conference orrganized by the European University of Lefke, titled "International Conference on New Trends in Educational Technology - INET2016"

Sub-theme "Mobile Learning and Mobile Technologies"

More details below:

Date: 3/4 May 2016
Venue: Salamis Bay Conti Resort Hotel, Famagusta, North Cyprus.

#INET2016 is powered by Faculty of Education, European University of Lefke.

More information: http://eul.edu.tr
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Two degrees agreement has been made between European University of Lefke (EUL) and England’s leading university Brandford University. Within the “Academic Protocol”, EUL students got the opportunity to receive two degrees.

EUL Rector Prof. Dr. Mehmet Ali Yükselen, who gave information about the protocol that is signed with Bradford University, has emphasized that the students that will get educated within this schedule will receive both universities’ diploma after their four years of intensive education. Yükselen also emphasized that the students will get the two degrees chance after studying first three years in European University of Lefke and the last year in Bradford University.

Scholarship will be granted to the students

Yükselen has mentioned that within the protocol, which has been signed between European University of Lefke and Bradford University, Economy, Banking and Finance, International Relations within Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences; Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronics and Communications Engineering within Faculty of Engineering have been included into the “Two Degrees Programme”. Yükselen stated that within the agreement, various scholarships such as scholarship, high honor scholarship and special scholarship for EUL will be given to EUL students according to the national distribution.

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The European University of Lefke [EUL] will be organizing a Conference on Laws and Crime Prevention in TRNC this December.

This is in EUL's promise to keep the students, staff and residents well informed on pertinent issues in the community of Lefke.

More details below:

TOPIC: Laws and Crime Prevention in TRNC.
ORGANIZED BY: Cyprus Turkish Security Forces and Police General Directorate
DATE: Thirsday December 17th, 2015.
VENUE: AAD Conference Hall, European University of Lefke
TIME: 14:30hrs [2:30pm]

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Access to and from European University of lefke, EUL is now possible through regular bus services. There are free bus services to Güzelyurt, Lefke, Yedidalga and Gemikonağı everyday in the mornings, at noon and in the evenings.

FOR TIMING and NEW ROUTES, CLICK HERE

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People of Lefke TRNC do not want their town to become a "Corporate Hell", Cries Out!
Lefke Region Civil Society Organisations Coordinatorship [STÖK] blamed the Ministry of Environment and Resources for being on the side of the companies who want to operate mine in Lefke instead of siding with the people of Lefke who are opposing to the mines to be operated. [click pic to learn more] Learn more »

Drilling operations by international company Manning Ltd. have revealed that there are significant amounts of copper and gold in two locations in Lefke.

Reports says that an estimated 1,485,000 tons of copper could be found in one of the locations and 2,970,000 tons in the other.

In addition, a significant amount of gold was discovered in the area. The director of Manning Ltd, Oral Sonmez, has claimed that investment in this project could bring 200 million dollars in revenues. However, Sonmez said that a large portion of the land is located in an army controlled area. The company, therefore, would need to make the necessary negotiations with the TRNC and Turkey.

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Lefke TRNC is no longer the "Dead End" town: Opening of Aplıç check-point.
UNSG’s Special Advisor on Cyprus Espen Barth Eide’s announcement last week after the leaders meeting, had some exciting news for the people of Lefka, who have been waiting for the Aplic check-point to be opened for decades....Read more

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