33 h. ago Enlarged Cyprus meeting to go ahead ‘despite Turkish side’s negative stance’

Next month’s enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem, which is set to take place in New York, is to go ahead “despite the negative stance of the Turkish side”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday. Addressing Dipa’s party conference, he described the forthcoming conference as “an initiative which was created and developed thanks to our […]

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3 d. ago Man ‘faces five years in jail’ for calling Tatar a circus monkey

A man is facing up to five years in jail in the north for “insulting the president” after referring to Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar as a “circus monkey” in a social media post, according to reports on Thursday. Newspaper Yeniduzen wrote that 57-year-old Erol Baycan will appear in court on Friday over the post, […]

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6 d. ago President of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus condemns attack on Madeleine Ship

President of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus condemns attack on Madeleine Ship  وكالة الانباء اليمنية سبأ

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2 w. ago ‘Both leaders expressed willingness to make progress’, Holguin says

Both Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar and President Nikos Christodoulides “expressed willingness to make progress” towards achieving and implementing the confidence-building measures agreed upon at March’s enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem, United Nations envoy Maria Angela Holguin said on Saturday. Having held two meetings each with both leaders during her week-long stay on the […]

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2 w. ago Ukraine’s Zelenskiy: Ceasefire needed for peace, new round of talks must not be ’empty’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that he told his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan that a ceasefire was needed to move forward towards a settlement of the war with Russia. “There must be a ceasefire to move further toward peace. The killing of people must stop,” Zelenskiy wrote on Telegram of his conversation with […]

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2 w. ago Christodoulides open to Turkey joining EU defence programme if conditions met

President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday said he would be open to Turkish participation in the European Union’s €150 billion defence programme, “if Turkey means what it says” in relation to the strengthening of its relations with the EU. The European Council had on Tuesday announced the adoption of the Security Action for Europe (Safe) instrument, […]

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2 w. ago Finance Minister Simsek meets Turkish Cyprus President Tatar, reaffirms support

Finance Minister Simsek meets Turkish Cyprus President Tatar, reaffirms support  Türkiye Today

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2 w. ago Joining Schengen will be good for Cyprus’ security, says president

Cyprus’ proposed accession to the Schengen area will first and foremost enhance the country’s security, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday. Allaying Turkish Cypriot and some Greek Cypriot concerns that the buffer zone would create a “hard border”, Christodoulides said joining Schengen would “enhance our country’s security”, which was the “main reason” the government took […]

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3 w. ago Erdogan tells Sharaa Turkey welcomes lifting of Syria sanctions

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa during talks in Istanbul on Saturday that Turkey welcomed the US and EU decisions to lift sanctions on Syria, Erdogan’s office said. Erdogan also said that “Israel’s occupation and aggression in Syrian territory is unacceptable” and that Turkey will continue to oppose it on every […]

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3 w. ago UN envoy Holguin talks with Christodoulides ahead of July UN meeting

Maria Angela Holguin, the UN secretary-general’s personal envoy for Cyprus, met with President Nikos Christodoulides at the presidential palace on Saturday and is scheduled to meet Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on May 26. “We agreed to work hard this month to achieve results based on the March agreement. We want to present concrete outcomes […]

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3 w. ago Erdogan says Turkic world would be ‘incomplete’ without northern Cyprus

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday said the Turkic world would be “incomplete” without northern Cyprus. Addressing the day’s informal summit of the Organisation of Turkic States, which was held in Budapest, he stressed the importance of the connection between the global east and west through the Turkic world, through the “middle corridor” – […]

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3 w. ago Turkish president says Turkic world ‘incomplete' without Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

Turkish president says Turkic world ‘incomplete' without Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus  Yeni Şafak

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3 w. ago Holguin to meet Christodoulides on Saturday, Tatar on Monday

The UN chief’s personal envoy for Cyprus Maria Angela Holguin kicks off her meetings on the island with a 10.30am appointment with President Nikos Christodoulides on Saturday. Holguin will be meeting Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Monday at 10.30am. According to diplomatic sources, after her meetings with the leaders of the two communities, Holguin […]

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3 w. ago Turkish President proposes Northern Cyprus' admission to OTS

Turkish President proposes Northern Cyprus' admission to OTS  Apa.az

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3 w. ago Tatar: Christodoulides’ intention is to make us sit on his lap

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Monday said that President Nikos Christodoulides wants to “make us sit on his lap”. “I look into the man’s eyes, and I see his intention. His intention is to make us sit on his lap. With every turn he makes, he does not see the Turkish Cypriots as worthy […]

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last month Christodoulides, Erdogan agree on importance of dialogue in Cyprus talks

President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday agreed on the importance of maintaining dialogue, particularly in relation to the Cyprus problem and Turkey’s ties with the European Union. The two leaders held a brief conversation on the sidelines of the European Political Community Summit in Tirana, Albania. According to sources present […]

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