Tatar: We are ready to share water with the Greek Cypriots
Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar said on Thursday that the north is “ready to share water with the Greek Cypriots should needs arise.
Tatar was speaking at the Near East ...
British diplomat Peter Wilson meets Tatar at official residence
British diplomat Peter Wilson, the Director General for Europe at the United Kingdom’s Foreign Office, met Ersin Tatar at the latter’s official residence on Wednesday evening.
In a ...
Christodoulides and Tatar to attend UN reception in Nicosia
President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar will meet on Monday evening when they are both set to attend the annual end-of-year reception hosted by the UN Secretary ...
Tatar meets with Kyrgyz President Japarov
Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar met with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov on Monday.
The meeting took place during an official visit by Tatar to Kyrgyzstan, in which he also gave ...
Tatar: north’s population is 410,000
Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar said in an interview released on Monday that the north’s official population is 410,000.
Tatar was speaking to website My Kibris during his trip to ...
Tatar: British bases should not support Gaza ‘genocide’
Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar said on Monday that “as a respected state, the United Kingdom should not support such a genocide,” referring to reports of the British bases being ...
Tatar hits back after Teachers’ Day event hit by protests
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar hit back on Friday after teachers protested his presence at an event to mark the north’s Teachers’ Day on Friday.
Tatar attended a customary ...
Tatar heads to London, parliamentary contacts expected
Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar travelled to London on Thursday.
While in the United Kingdom’s capital city, it is expected that he will meet with contacts at the British ...
Tatar meets Prime Minister of Pakistan
Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar met with Pakistani Prime Minister Anwaar ul Haq Kakar on Wednesday.
The pair met on the sidelines of the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO)’s summit ...
North not invited to Organisation of Turkic States summit
The north did not receive an invite to the 10th summit of the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS), despite its attempts to be admitted to the organisation as an observer ...
UN will do everything so Pyla agreement can be implemented, Lacroix says
The United Nations will do its utmost to implement the Pyla agreement, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix said on Wednesday amidst reactions from the Turkish Cypriot side against ...
Consultations continue for UN envoy appointment, Lacroix says
The UN Secretary-General continues to be in active consultation with both sides on the appointment of an envoy for the Cyprus problem, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix said ...
UN’s Lacroix to meet separately with Christodoulides and Tatar
The UN assistant Secretary General for peace operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, is in Cyprus on Wednesday for a three-day visit.
He is expected to hold separate meetings with President Nikos Christodoulides ...
Tatar: Cyprus should not be involved in Gaza crisis
Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar on Friday urged countries stationing troops and military equipment in Cyprus to “not involve” the island in the ongoing crisis.
Tatar was in the Turkish ...
Tatar tells UN to take action on Palestine
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar told the United Nations to “take action” in Palestine on Wednesday.
Tatar was speaking at a tree-planting ceremony in the Ankara municipality of Altindag in ...
200-strong Turkish Cypriot delegation visits Azerbaijan
A 200-strong Turkish Cypriot delegation arrived in Azerbaijan on Thursday, led by Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar.
Tatar has been joined in Azerbaijan by his wife Sibel, ‘prime minister’ Unal ...
Turkish Cypriot politicians generally supportive of potential ‘north’ name change
Turkish Cypriot politicians have found themselves divided over a potential name change for the north.
The idea gained traction on Wednesday when Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar described the ideas ...
Tatar touts name change for north
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has touted a potential name change for the north, potentially dropping the word “north” from its name altogether.
The north has called itself the ‘Turkish ...
Tatar meets EU rapporteur on missing persons in Cyprus
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar held a meeting with Isabel Santos, the European Parliament’s rapporteur on missing persons in Cyprus, on Thursday.
The meeting was also attended by Confidence ...
Tatar pictured meeting Turkish mafia boss
An image surfaced on Wednesday of Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar meeting with a Turkish gambling mafia boss that was arrested in Switzerland last week.
This is not Tatar’s ...
Tatar: UN did not give the Turkish Cypriot people the right to speak (Updated)
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar met with leaders of the north’s major political parties on Wednesday morning to discuss his trip to New York.
Tatar visited New York on ...
National Council briefed over Cyprob developments in New York
‘Resuming negotiations does not just depend on Greek Cypriots’
President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday briefed the National Council over his contacts in New York and his meeting with UN general-secretary ...
Tatar says he will ‘never accept’ UN special envoy appointment
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said on Monday that he would “never accept” the appointment of a United Nations special envoy to Cyprus.
Tatar was speaking at Ercan (Tymbou) airport ...
Tatar says no to joint meeting, UN envoy
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres received two refusals from the Turkish Cypriot side and one ‘yes’ and one ‘no’ from Turkey to two proposals related to a joint meeting with the ...