In message to mark UDI, Tatar says north will not be abandoned
In a message to mark 38 years since the unilateral declaration of independence in the north, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Sunday said the people there live in their own ...
Tatar says he is not Turkey’s puppet
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has always coordinated with Turkey on important issues but is not Ankara’s puppet, he was reported as having said on Monday.
In an interview ...
Tatar says if their proposals accepted negotiations can begin
Though there is no common ground for official negotiations on the Cyprus problem, both sides agreed to strengthen cooperation and bicommunal technical committees for the improvement of life on the ...
Turkish Cypriots will clarify their positions in New York
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said he would decide on any unofficial meetings with the Greek Cypriot side on the Cyprus problem after a possible meeting in New York with ...
Decision to revoke passports is racist and anachronistic, Tatar says (update 3)
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Tuesday that the Turkish Cypriot ‘officials’ who have had their passports rescinded can seek recourse in the courts of the Republic if they so ...
Tatar says attempts to open Varosha will not be abandoned
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said they will never abandon efforts for a two-state solution nor the opening of Varosha, as the breakaway state in the north prepared to welcome ...
Tatar says will assess UNSG’s proposals
A proposal to appoint a Special Envoy to speed up efforts to find common ground was made by the UN secretary general during meetings in Brussels last week, Turkish Cypriot ...
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 citizen of the Republic of ...
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 his Turkish Cypriot “compatriots”.
Tatar, ...
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 take place later on Saturday, ...
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 equal and separate sides on ...