Erdogan: Turkish Cypriots should support two state solution
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan has called on Turkish Cypriots to support a two-state solution, Turkish Cypriot media said on Monday. His comments follow a growing...
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Erdogan calls for Muslim unity to face challenge of Cyprus
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has called on Islamic leaders to unite in the face of attacks against the Muslim population in Cyprus. Speaking at the...
Turkey’s parliament debates Erdogan’s media ‘disinformation’ bill
Turkish lawmakers began debating on Tuesday a contentious media bill, proposed by President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party and its nationalist allies, that the opposition and...
EU voices concern over Turkey’s ‘hostile remarks’ against Greece
The EU voiced concern on Monday over what it called “hostile remarks” after Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accused Greece of occupying demilitarised islands in the...
Turkish Cypriot denies insulting Erdogan
A Turkish Cypriot academic, who is being prosecuted for insulting Turkish president Tayip Erdogan, on Wednesday denied the allegations. Dr Hasan Ulas Altiok announced on...
Our View: Struggle to find rational explanation for Erdogan’s rhetoric
President Tayyip Erdogan has been behaving like a man out of control, constantly on the lookout for imaginary enemies of Turkey to attack. The broadsides...
Erdogan says interest rates will be lowered and inflation will fall too
President Tayyip Erdogan repeated his unorthodox economic policy on Saturday, saying interest rates would be lowered further and inflation would fall as a result, days...
Turkish lira whiplashes after Erdogan moves to protect savings
Turkey’s lira rocketed back from record lows in volatile trading on Tuesday after Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan proposed measures to protect local currency savings against...
Our View: UNSC condemnation won’t stop Turkish unlawful actions over Varosha
After protests to the UK, which drafted the UN Security Council Presidential Statement on Varosha, the Cyprus government succeeded in having a reference to the...
Our View: Varosha move leaves few options for Cyprus government
In the end, Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan made a passing reference to the reopening of the fenced area of Varosha in a speech he gave...
