“We are acting in unity with motherland Türkiye”

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said that efforts for the recognition of sovereign equality and equal international status of the Turkish Cypriot people are being carried out with the support of the Republic of Türkiye.

Tatar said that the federation talks that have been held for years with no conclusion could not be reached due to the Greek Cypriot side not taking the concept of equality seriously.

Turkish Cypriot leader Tatar who attended the TV NET live broadcast program, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meetings evaluated his New York contacts and the latest developments on the agenda.

Referring to a call made by the President of the Republic of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for the recognition of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) at the UN General Assembly, Tatar pointed out that such a call made in New York in the presence of world heads of state proved once again that the Republic of Türkiye was by the side of the TRNC and the Turkish Cypriot people.

Noting that the Republic of Türkiye supported the policy of two separate sovereign states living side by side, Tatar said that this policy was once again confirmed following a speech made by the President of the Republic of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the UN General Assembly. “We are acting in unity with motherland Türkiye” Emphasizing that they were taking steps together with motherland Türkiye, the most powerful country in the region, Tatar stated that they would continue to stand firm for a stronger TRNC.

The Republic of Türkiye is our motherland it is the most powerful country in this region.

The security of such a powerful state and its rights in the Eastern Mediterranean, of course, pass through the TRNC.

A well-known TRNC is very important in the context of these goals.

That is why we will stand firm until the end, Tatar is noted as saying. ‘The US lifting the arms embargo against the Greek Cypriot side is wrong’ Tatar also touched upon the issue of the US lifting the arms embargo against the Greek Cypriot side and added that this is a wrong step.

We have expressed our reaction to the US administration, he said.

Reiterating that the Republic of Türkiye will never abandon the Turkish Cypriot people and will take the necessary steps, Tatar noted that the emergence of a situation involving the purchase of lethal weapons and the United States taking such a step is disturbing, the TC leader added.