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Commercial daily without party ties. Researchers describe a tougher, nation-centred line on the Cyprus problem, close to DIKO/DIPA and EDEK voters, so it is placed at the centre. Its ownership changed in 2025; we will re-check in 2027. A 2022 thesis lists it as right-wing; we note it but it does not outweigh EurOMo 2023.

• Cyprus country report 2023 (Euromedia Ownership Monitor (Andreou et al.), 2023): Takes a more nation-centric, tough line on Cyprus issues, reflecting most DIKO/DIPA and EDEK supporters. Owners have no official party ties.
• Media Narratives, Politics and the Cyprus Problem (Christophorou, Şahin, Pavlou), PRIO Cyprus Centre Report 1/2010 (PRIO Cyprus Centre, 2010): Among GC dailies in 2002, Phileleftheros strongly rejected the UN plan, mainly in editorials, while news coverage stayed broadly objective. Appendix I calls it a commercial daily.
• Blocking the solution: Social representations of threats and (non)dialogue… in Greek-Cypriot newspapers during peace negotiations (Avraamidou & Psaltis), J. Theory Soc. Behav. 49(4):460-479, doi:10.1111/jtsb.12222 (Wiley, 2019): Before the July 2017 talks collapsed, its editorials were suspicious of and polemical towards the negotiations, drawing red lines on security.
• The Role of Social Psychological Barriers of Journalists for Enhancing Sustainable Peace in Cyprus (PhD thesis, Yontucu) (Eastern Mediterranean University, 2022): Lists Phileleftheros as right-wing and pro-government; a low-weight source that does not override EurOMo 2023.

Independent daily without party ties; researchers describe a pragmatic line close to both DISY and AKEL voters. No source uses the word 'centre': we place it there because it is described as unaligned. Its ownership changed in 2025; we will re-check in 2027. A 2022 thesis lists it as left-wing; we note it but it does not outweigh the other sources.

• Cyprus country report 2023 (Euromedia Ownership Monitor (Andreou et al.), 2023): Takes a more realistic, pragmatic line that reflects most DISY and AKEL voters, in contrast to Phileleftheros. Owners have no official party ties.
• Media Narratives, Politics and the Cyprus Problem, PRIO Report 1/2010 (PRIO Cyprus Centre, 2010): Supported rapprochement and ran a joint poll with a TC daily. Appendix I calls it commercial, with no party or ideological links.
• Peace Journalism and News Coverage on Cyprus Conflict in Cyprus Newspapers (Ersoy) (Eastern Mediterranean University (conference paper, i-rep), 2008): An independent paper whose editorial policy supports peace initiatives. It carries Turkish Cypriot columnists.
• The talks on the Cyprus problem at Crans-Montana… Alithia, Politis and Haravgi (Antoniades), Mediapolis no. 10 (Universidade de Coimbra, 2020): Committed to independence and impartiality; not a paper of extreme ideology.
• The Role of Social Psychological Barriers of Journalists for Enhancing Sustainable Peace in Cyprus (PhD thesis, Yontucu) (Eastern Mediterranean University, 2022): Lists Politis as left-wing and oriented towards a peace settlement; a low-weight source on the leaning.

No source describes the portal's own line. The rating of its sister paper Simerini is not carried over.

Described as conservative (eurotopics), conservative right-wing (PRIO 2010) and strongly right-wing (Ersoy 2008). We use the label nearest the centre that at least two sources support.

• Media Narratives, Politics and the Cyprus Problem, PRIO Report 1/2010 (Appendix I) (PRIO Cyprus Centre, 2010): Describes it as a conservative right-wing newspaper. In 2002 it gave a loud 'no' to the UN plan and portrayed the plan as catastrophic.
• Peace Journalism and News Coverage on Cyprus Conflict in Cyprus Newspapers (Ersoy) (Eastern Mediterranean University, 2008): Describes it as strongly right-wing with an editorial line following EOKA-B. It had the most negative headlines about the other community.
• Blocking the solution… (Avraamidou & Psaltis), doi:10.1111/jtsb.12222 (Wiley / J. Theory Soc. Behav., 2019): In 2017 its editorials opposed the talks, repeatedly invoking threats of Turkification, state dissolution and threats to Hellenism.
• Simerini (outlet profile) (eurotopics (bpb), 2026): Political orientation: conservative. Owner: Dias.

Sources describe its owner's support for a presidential candidate, not the outlet's own line, so we do not rate it.

No published source describes its political line.

Part of Dialogos Media Group (Haravgi, Radio Astra), whose shareholders are mostly AKEL officials (EurOMo 2025).

• Dialogos (outlet profile) (eurotopics (bpb), 2026): Political orientation: left-wing. Owner: Dialogos Media Group.
• Cyprus country report 2025 (Tziouvas & Charalambous) (Euromedia Ownership Monitor, 2025): Astra and Haravgi are closely tied to AKEL. Dialogos Media Services shareholders are mostly AKEL PEPs, including its General Secretary.
• Cyprus country report 2023 (Euromedia Ownership Monitor, 2023): Haravgi is openly linked to AKEL. One owner is an AKEL youth official.
• Media Narratives, Politics and the Cyprus Problem, PRIO Report 1/2010 (PRIO Cyprus Centre, 2010): Haravgi is AKEL's mouthpiece and has traditionally supported reunification and rapprochement. It said 'yes, with changes' to the 2002 plan.
• Peace Journalism and News Coverage on Cyprus Conflict in Cyprus Newspapers (Ersoy) (Eastern Mediterranean University, 2008): Haravgi, owned by AKEL, opposed the 2004 Annan-plan referendum campaign.
• The Role of Social Psychological Barriers of Journalists for Enhancing Sustainable Peace in Cyprus (PhD thesis, Yontucu) (Eastern Mediterranean University, 2022): Lists Haravgi (AKEL) as left-wing and oriented towards a peace settlement, following the party line.

Sources disagree: Media Bias/Fact Check (US-based) rates it Right-Center, while a 2022 Cyprus study places it at the centre. Under our rules it stays unrated.

• Cyprus Mail – Bias and Credibility (Media Bias/Fact Check, 2026): Rated Right-Center, with High factual reporting. Straight news is balanced, but editorials favour market-oriented policies and criticise unions. Updated 29 Mar 2026.
• The Role of Social Psychological Barriers of Journalists for Enhancing Sustainable Peace in Cyprus (PhD thesis, Yontucu) (Eastern Mediterranean University, 2022): Lists Cyprus Mail as centre and oriented towards a peace settlement.

No published source describes its political line.

No published source describes its political line.

Founded as a CTP publication; its shareholders are current or former CTP politicians (CIReN 2024), and CTP is a centre-left party.

• Media Narratives, Politics and the Cyprus Problem, PRIO Report 1/2010 (Appendix II, Şahin) (PRIO Cyprus Centre, 2010): Founded as CTP's publication. In 2002 it treated the UN plan as a basis for a solution and criticised Denktaş.
• Peace Journalism and News Coverage on Cyprus Conflict in Cyprus Newspapers (Ersoy) (Eastern Mediterranean University, 2008): A leftist paper owned by CTP that supports the island's unification.
• North Cyprus Media Ownership 2024 (CIReN, 2024): Ten 10 % shareholders. Apart from the managers, all are former or current CTP politicians.
• Northern Cyprus: Freedom in the World 2024 (Freedom House, 2024): Describes CTP as centre-left.

Three studies place it in the middle: a 2022 thesis (centre, pro-solution), a 2010 study (prefers a middle position) and a 2015 study (no clear line, in the middle). A 2013 study called it left-wing; we use the label nearest the centre that several sources support.

• The Role of Social Psychological Barriers of Journalists for Enhancing Sustainable Peace in Cyprus (PhD thesis, Yontucu) (Eastern Mediterranean University, 2022): Lists Havadis as centre and oriented towards a peace settlement.
• Habercilikte İdeal Arayışı: Barış Gazeteciliği (Türkkol), Mukaddime 3 (Mukaddime (Near East University author), 2010): Among dailies that do not show their ideas explicitly, shift with events and prefer a middle position.
• Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti'nde Medyanın Bugünkü Durumu… (eds. Kalkan, Şafaklı, Salman Günalp), pp. 19–20, citing Türkkol 2012 (European University of Lefke, 2015): Lists Havadis among papers with no clear ideological line, positioned in the middle and shifting with events.
• Dominant Peace/Conflict Frames of Opinion Articles in the Turkish Cypriot Press (Ersoy) (Eastern Mediterranean University Press, 2013): Calls Havadis left-wing, with an editorial policy that supports peace initiatives (dissenting on the leaning).

Sources disagree, and all of them predate its 2022 change of ownership, so we do not rate it.

• Peace Journalism and News Coverage on Cyprus Conflict in Cyprus Newspapers (Ersoy) (Eastern Mediterranean University, 2008): Highest circulation in the north and supported peace initiatives, but its policy changed after the 2004 referendums.
• Media Narratives, Politics and the Cyprus Problem, PRIO Report 1/2010 (Appendix II) (PRIO Cyprus Centre, 2010): Its policies have changed over the years with the government.
• Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti'nde Medyanın Bugünkü Durumu… (Kalkan et al.) (European University of Lefke, 2015): Among papers with no clear ideology that stay in the middle and shift with events.

A 2010 PRIO report describes it as left of centre. It is the only source and it is old, so we do not rate it until a second, current source confirms it.

• Media Narratives, Politics and the Cyprus Problem, PRIO Report 1/2010 (Appendix II, Şahin) (PRIO Cyprus Centre, 2010): Part of Birinci Media Group since 1997. Describes it as left of centre.