Writing in Turkish Cypriot daily Havadis newspaper (19.08.16) columnist Basaran Duzgun refers to Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci’s meeting with President Erdogan in Ankara and describes Akinci’s visit as a “turning point” from many points of view. Under the title “Ankara summit prior to important developments”, Duzgun argues that Akinci’s position has been strengthened because…
Columnist assesses the recent Erdogan-Akinci meeting
Writing in Turkish Cypriot daily Yeni Duzen newspaper (19.08.16) columnist Sami Ozuslu assesses the recent meeting between Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci and Turkish President Erdogan in Ankara and writes that he watched the statements of the two leaders that had been broadcast live and reached the conclusion that the main issue on the Erdogan-Akinci…
Akinci: 7 meetings in mid-September extremely important in determining possibility of a 5-party conference
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci has said that the goal to achieve a settlement in 2016 continued but that the Turkish Cypriot people will continue on its way if efforts to reach a solution fail. Akinci was speaking at Ercan Airport upon his return from the Turkish capital Ankara where he met with the Turkish…
Erdogan’s positive message could be a good sign for the talks
WEDNESDAY evening’s Erdogan-Akinci meeting and the subsequent comments made by the two must have disappointed the Greek Cypriot parties and media because they did not offer much ammunition for the normal fighting talk. They were not even able to use the traditional adjectives, such as “provocative” and “unacceptable” to describe the Ankara comments, focusing instead…
Yildirim: This is the last chance for a solution in Cyprus
Turkish Cypriot daily Havadis newspaper (18.08.16) reports that Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci met yesterday in Ankara with Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim. Citing information acquired by Anatolia news agency, the paper writes that the Cyprus talks were evaluated during the closed-door meeting which lasted for one hour. According to the same source, Yildirim alleged…
We are ready for solution within this year
Under the title “We are ready for solution within this year”, Turkish Cypriot daily Havadis newspaper (18.08.16) reports that Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci met yesterday in Ankara with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and evaluated the latest stage on the Cyprus problem. After the discussions they held at the presence of their delegations, the two…
More than 2.000 will be benefited from the “labor and migration amnesty”
Under the title “Amnesty to thousands”, Turkish Cypriot daily Afrika newspaper (16.08.16) reports that Hamza Ersan Saner, self-styled minister of labor and social insurance of the breakaway regime in the occupied area of the Republic of Cyprus, has explained the details of the so-called “amnesty for labor and migration” decided by the “cabinet” recently. Noting…
Akinci speaks about Cyprus problem before Ankara visit
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akıncı has underlined the importance of consulting with Turkey ahead of a second round of intensified talks set to begin next week. Akinci was speaking at Ercan Airport before departing to the Turkish capital Ankara where he will be meeting with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Akinci said that the…
Demonstrations by Turkish Cypriots against the second phase of the 1974 Turkish invasion
Turkish Cypriot daily Afrika newspaper (15.08.16) reports that the “Solidarity movement” organized a demonstration in front of the fenced off city of Famagusta issuing the following message: “Perhaps the time has not yet come to look at the mirror and see what has come out of what they called a ‘peace operation’ 42 years ago”.…
Akinci is departing for Turkey to meet Erdogan tomorrow
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci is departing for Turkey tonight where he will hold a “working meeting” with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tomorrow. According to a statement issued by Akinci’s office, the Turkish Cypriot leader will depart for Ankara tonight at 21.30 accompanied by Turkish Cypriot negotiator Ozdil Nami, the “director of his office” Cenk…