Tatar says would return his Cypriot ID and passport if he could
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said he would return his Cypriot ID and passport if he could after it emerged he too was a registered...
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Tatar slams Anastasiades’ ‘anachronistic’ mentality
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Monday criticised President Nicos Anastasiades for having an “anachronistic and domineering mentality” over references in his Easter message to...
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar’s father passes away
Rustem Tatar, the father of Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, passed away early on Saturday morning. According to reports from the north his funeral will...
Tatar reiterates two-states rhetoric in call with UNSG
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar spoke with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres by teleconference late Monday, telling him it was a reality that there were two...
Tatar warns Anastasiades not to chase dreams that can’t become a reality
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Sunday warned President Nicos Anastasiades to “not chase dreams that will not become a reality”, adding that a two-state...
Tatar says return of Varosha properties a priority
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said on Tuesday that the return of Varosha properties is a priority, since they have not been given to anyone....
Coalition ‘government’ forged in the north
The ruling Turkish Cypriot National Unity Party (UBP) has formed a minority ‘government’ coalition in the north, with talks, however, of early elections in October...
Both leaders confirm willing to attend five-party summit
The two leaders on Tuesday conveyed their willingness to participate in an informal five-party summit to discuss the way forward on the Cyprus problem to...
Tatar explains his position to UN’s Lute
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said he explained his position on a two-state solution to the Cyprus problem and the need for a five-party summit...
Spehar discusses Varosha with Tatar
The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative in Cyprus Elizabeth Spehar recalled the UN position on Varosha during her meeting on Thursday with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin...
Tatar says Turkey’s guarantees not up for discussion
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said a five-party meeting is the last chance to reach an agreement with the Greek Cypriot side, as he rejected...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: The EU Sherpa and spoof announcements
I WOULD like to apologise to the royal couple and particularly the wife of our foreign minister for referring to her as Mrs Philippa Christodoulides...
UBP leader tasked with forming ‘government’ in the north
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has assigned the formation of the new ‘government’ to secretary-general and deputy leader of the National Unity Party (UBP) Ersan...
Tatar says opening Varosha part of a policy to boost ‘TRNC’
Refugees from Varosha can apply to return there via applications to the immovable property commission (IPC), Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said Saturday. In a...
Turkish Cypriot politicians attack Tatar for not knowing what is going on in Varosha
The Turkish Cypriot opposition on Tuesday harshly grilled Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar over the opening of part of the fenced area of Varosha, with...
Anastasiades-Tatar ‘determined’ to respond positively to UNSG for meeting (update 4)
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said he was willing to participate in an informal five-party summit but that other solutions ought to be put on...
Anastasiades to meet Tatar next week
President Nicos Anastasiades and newly elected Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar will meet for the first time on November 3, the UN spokesman in Cyprus...
Ersin Tatar is more middle-class Nicosia than Black Sea
ERSIN Tatar did not win in Nicosia last Sunday but he is as much a Nicosia man as Akinci and Anastasiades are Limassol guys. Which...
Tatar says working hard to get diplomatic recognition
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said on Sunday he would fight to bring a two state solution to the table, in which two equal states...
Anastasiades, Tatar to meet as soon as possible
President Nicos Anastasiades and the new leader of the Turkish Cypriot community, Ersin Tatar, will meet at the UN premises in Nicosia as soon as...