Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the 50th anniversary of the Turkish invasion Cyprus New talk of reunification was rejected. “We believe that a federal solution is not possible in Cyprus,” he said at anniversary celebrations in the Turkish-controlled capital, Nicosia. The northern part of Cyprus has been occupied by Turkey since 1974 to form the Republic of Northern Cyprus, which is recognized only by Turkey.
Speaking of a cypress recently it was “good for nobody”. Reunion The Turkish president continued. These took place under the auspices of the United Nations and were canceled in 2017. Turkey is ready to negotiate “a lasting peace and a solution”, but for this to happen the Turkish Cypriot side must “sit at the table as equals” with the Greek Cypriot side. In 2021, Erdogan said he would support the continued division of Cyprus into a Turkish north and a Greek south.
The Greek Cypriot region hopes for reunification
It was confirmed on the other side of the demarcation line Anniversary with sadness. Nikos Christodoulides, president of the Greek-speaking Republic of Cyprus in the island’s south, said Cypriots had “no choice” but to reunify. He aims for a common Cyprus state with a confederation of the two language groups.
“Whatever Mr. Erdogan and his representatives do or say in the occupied territories, 50 years later, Turkey must still be held responsible for violating international law and violating the human rights of the entire Cypriot people,” he said. His government wants to “do everything possible to liberate and unite our country”.
Courtesy of Ursula van der Leyen
To mark the anniversary, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pledged support for efforts to reunify the island of Cyprus. They support the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Cyprus, he wrote on the online platform X.
“The Cyprus issue is a European one. In accordance with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions, we will firmly support Cyprus in its efforts to reunify the last divided EU member state,” van der Leyen said.
Historical conflict between Greece and Turkey
In 1974, the Turkish military called Operation Attila. The first Turkish troops landed in Northern Cyprus on July 20 of that year. The government in Ankara justifies the invasion by protecting the Turkish minority. Earlier, officers of the Greek Cypriot National Guard escorted Orthodox Archbishop Makarios from the office of the President of the Republic of Cyprus. Backed by the military junta ruling Greece at the time. Its aim was to unite the island with Greece, which the Turkish Cypriots opposed.
During its invasion, Turkey captured a third of the Mediterranean island and displaced about 40 percent of its population. The island has been politically divided since the Turkish invasion. Half a century after the conflict, 750 Cypriots of Greek origin and 200 Cypriots of Turkish origin are still missing, according to the Cyprus Missing Persons Group.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the 50th anniversary of the Turkish invasion Cyprus New talk of reunification was rejected. “We believe that a federal solution is not possible in Cyprus,” he said at anniversary celebrations in the Turkish-controlled capital, Nicosia. The northern part of Cyprus has been occupied by Turkey since 1974 to form the Republic of Northern Cyprus, which is recognized only by Turkey.
Speaking of a cypress recently it was “good for nobody”. Reunion The Turkish president continued. These took place under the auspices of the United Nations and were canceled in 2017. Turkey is ready to negotiate “a lasting peace and a solution”, but for this to happen the Turkish Cypriot side must “sit at the table as equals” with the Greek Cypriot side. In 2021, Erdogan said he would support the continued division of Cyprus into a Turkish north and a Greek south.
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