Displaying items by tag: occupied cyprus

Turkey will never condone Turkish Cypriots becoming victims of a stalemate, said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday, on his first visit abroad, to the part of Cyprus under the occupation of Turkish troops.

In view of the likely resumption of talks over the Cyprus issue, premature parliamentary elections took place in the occupied northern part of the island yesterday. Eight parties and nine independent candidates ran for the 50 seats in the pseudo-parliament, with abstention reaching over 37, 5%.

Turkey’s request to annex the Northern part of Cyprus was ascertained on Monday by deputy Prime Minister in charge of Cyprus Affairs, Recep Akdag, who said that such a plan is on the table.