Varosha and the IPC: to apply or not
Following the announcement made by President Erdogan and the Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on July 20, about the opening-up (on a “pilot” basis) of a small segment of the fenced-off ...
Turkish side says no point to new Cyprus conference
The Turkish side on Thursday seemed to flatly reject the convening of a new informal conference on Cyprus, saying there was no point to it after the deadlocked talks in ...
Tatar to meet UN chief on Friday
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar will travel to Brussels for a meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday, it was announced on Wednesday.
According to a written statement issued ...
Tatar to tell Lute: no recognition, no formal negotiations
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar says he will tell the UN Secretary-General’s envoy Jane Holl Lute at their upcoming meeting that formal negotiations on Cyprus can only take place ...
‘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 incumbent Mustafa Akinci, as well ...
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 sees the process going ...
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 fast minded and innovative but ...
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 date and venue have not ...
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 Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar ...
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 a two-state mindset, an arrangement ...
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 two-state solution at the upcoming 5+1 ...
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 media against journalist Esra Aygin, ...
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 which is currently being spruced ...
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 stated aim of seeking a ...
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 through the Greek Cypriot side, ...
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 there is common ground between ...