‘Shocking’ interference by Turkey in north election – report
An investigation on allegations of Turkey’s interference in the 2020 elections for the Turkish Cypriot leader has revealed alarming details of the pressure put on...
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Tatar sends letter to EU and UN on ‘how he sees the way forward’
Turkish Cypriot Ersin Tatar has sent a letter to the UN Secretary General laying out his side’s approach to the Cyprus issue and how he...
Easy to draw parallels between Denktash and Tatar
With the chance of negotiations again becoming a reality, who is the man who leads the Turkish Cypriots? Agnieszka Rakoczy says he is seen as...
Tatar: we will table two-state solution at talks
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said Wednesday he would be tabling a two-state solution as a new idea during the planned informal five-party summit, whose...
Greek Cypriot mentality unchanged says Tatar
Calls for the removal of Turkish troops and an end to Turkey’s guarantor status are red lines from which the north will not budge, Turkish...
Tatar tells Raab two-state solution ‘realistic and fair’
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Thursday conveyed to the British government that his side will be going into the five-way summit on Cyprus with...
Akinci warns against tabling two-state solution at 5+1 conference
Former Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci in two separate social media post hours apart on Sunday warned against the Turkish side attempting to pursue a...
Turkish Cypriot union suing Tatar for inciting threats against journalist
The press workers’ union in the north, Basin-Sen, announced on Thursday it was suing Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar over his disparaging comments on social...
Turkish Cypriot leader visits massive hillside flag
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Wednesday inspected the site where the massive flag of the breakaway regime in the north on the Pentadaktylos mountain...
Tatar controversially renames bicommunal committees
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Monday controversially referred to bicommunal technical committees as bilateral ones in what is seen as another reference to his...
Coronavirus: Tatar rejects EU vaccines if delivered via Greek Cypriots
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Wednesday said that unless the coronavirus vaccines reserved for his community are delivered directly via the EU and not...
Tatar tells Guterres solution efforts ‘at a turning point’
In a letter to UN chief Antonio Guterres, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said he supports an informal five-party meeting to determine whether or not...
Tatar holding contact to aid in forming coalition as clock ticks down
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar is holding a round of contacts with political leaders in the north after a failure by the ruling and main...
Tatar’s comments on Varosha an affront to all Cypriots
The contempt and callousness of the representative of the neo-sultan Erdogan in Cyprus, Ersin Tatar, have no limits. He makes his statement in front of...
Tatar will reopen ‘every square metre’ of Varosha (Updated)
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said on Wednesday that their side would not stop “until every last square metre” of Varosha was reopened. The comment...
Anastasiades blasts as ‘untrue’ Tatar claim that he touted two-state solution
President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday lambasted as “untrue”, claims by Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar that he did not rule out a two-state solution as...
Government hopes Tatar has political will to restart talks
President Nicos Anastasiades hopes that the new Turkish Cypriot leader will show the necessary political will to create a more conducive climate for restarting the...
Erdogan: two-state solution must be put on the table (Update 2)
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday it was time for a realistic proposal about a two-state solution to be discussed, suggesting that a federal...
Tatar win muddies way forward for Cyprus talks
Nationalist Ersin Tatar’s victory in the north’s “presidential” election last Sunday has stirred up a hornets nest of buzzing speculation about future prospects both for...
Tatar sworn in as Turkish Cypriot leader (Updated)
Newly elected Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar was officially sworn in on Friday, at a ceremony attended by outgoing leader Mustafa Akinci. At a handing...