Ankara bolsters Tatar’s two-state aspirations with visit by Turkish VP
Turkey’s Vice President Fuat Oktay was in the north on Thursday to bolster Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar whose election “had shown the desire of Turkish Cypriots for a ...
Tatar ‘disappointed’ at royal snub, calls into question UK’s sincerity on Cyprus
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar is “disappointed” at being excluded from the visit to Cyprus of the Earl and the Countess of Wessex, which begins on Monday and said it ...
TC party leader fined for ‘slandering’ Tatar
A political party leader in the north has been ordered to pay a bond of 50,000 Turkish lira (or €3,000) after a court there ordered she face trial for charges pressed against ...
Tatar says Turkish Cypriots were punished in wake of Annan plan
Turkish Cypriots were punished following the failure of the Annan Plan despite having voted in favour, the community’s leader Ersin Tatar said on the anniversary of the 2004 referendum.
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Turks, Greek Cypriots protest trial of Turkish Cypriot journalist
More support for Turkish Cypriot journalist Ali Kismir poured in on Monday from Cyprus and from Turkey, as the presidents of the journalists’ associations of both countries condemned his arrest.
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Tatar: ‘fenced-off Varosha’ is no more
‘Fenced-off Varosha’ is no more as that is its old name and instead it is now open, according to Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar.
He emphasised that over 400,000 people have ...
Anastasiades wishes Tatar speedy recovery from Covid
President Nicos Anastasiades said on Sunday he had conveyed his best wishes for a speedy recovery to Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar by telephone.
Tatar contracted the virus last week.
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Tatar says he’s ready for an informal dialogue
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said he was ready for an informal dialogue with the Greek Cypriot side and suggests it take place in London, according to reports on Sunday.
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Tatar: no grounds for new talks as things stand (Updated)
There are no grounds for the start of new Cyprus talks, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has said, according to online excerpts from a interview published in the print edition ...
Opening Varosha has ‘brought many benefits’, Tatar says
The reopening of the fenced area of Varosha for settlement is in line with international law and the north’s position on a two-state solution, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar ...
Anastasiades: Creative meeting with Tatar, differences recorded
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is leaning towards appointing a new special envoy dealing with the Cyprus issue, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Monday after lunch with Guterres and Turkish Cypriot ...
President expects to attend working breakfast with Guterres and Tatar in New York
President, Nicos Anastasiades will have a working breakfast with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar in New York, the president confirmed on Thursday during his ...
Turkey vows reciprocal response to new Greek Cypriot drilling
If Greek Cypriots start drilling in the eastern Mediterranean Turkey will too, Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay announced.
Oktay had a meeting on Friday in Ankara with Turkish Cypriot leader ...
Tatar says Anastasiades’ 1960 comments shows he’s ‘lost all credibility’
President Nicos Anastasiades, with his proposal that the two sides in Cyprus return to the 1960 constitutional arrangement, has “lost all credibility”, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has said.
In a ...
Our View: Passport move nothing more than a gesture for home consumption
The council of ministers decided on Monday to revoke or not renew 14 passports of the Republic held by Turkish Cypriot ‘officials’, 10 of whom are members of the pseudo-state’s ‘cabinet’ ...
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 ...