#Tufan Erhurman

To the surprise of absolutely no-one, the two-day visit by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres produced no substantive results, beyond the possibility of a 5+1 conference in the near future if adequate ...

First coined by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and adopted frequently by Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman ever since, the phrase “this time must be different” has become one of ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Friday stressed the need for the implementation of confidence building measures, both between the island’s two sides, and between the Turkish Cypriot community ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Wednesday said that he is now “more hopeful” that a solution to the Cyprus problem can be achieved than he was before United Nations ...

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday announced plans for a new enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem to be convened “after adequate progress” is achieved on the matters of ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Tuesday told United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that he is most likely “aware of the Turkish Cypriot people’s strong will” for a solution ...

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres meets the leaders of Cyprus’ two communities on Tuesday, becoming the first sitting UN secretary-general in 16 and a half years years to visit the island. ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Monday promised to “contribute” to ensure that the forthcoming Cyprus problem meetings involving United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres are “fruitful”, after meeting UN envoy ...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrives in Cyprus on Monday evening in the framework of efforts to solve the Cyprus problem, with the government saying it was “reservedly optimistic”. Earlier on ...

President Nikos Christodoulides affirmed on Sunday that he would press Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman to allow excavations at suspected missing persons burial sites in military areas in the north ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Friday said that United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ forthcoming visit to the island will allow the island’s two sides to “understand each other ...

Both President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman have demonstrated their “commitment to building a relationship based on trust” in recent months, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres wrote ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman was discharged from hospital on Saturday morning, having remained under observation overnight, after having fallen ill at an art exhibition on Friday. His office said ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman was on Friday evening taken by ambulance to hospital after falling ill at an art exhibition.  An ambulance had been called to the Quirini bastion ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Friday evening extolled the “harmony” of his cooperation with the Turkish government, as he met Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz at his official residence ...

Tufan Erhurman dismissed social media rumours claiming that the Turkish Cypriot man seriously injured in an assault in Ayia Napa had died, confirming that he remains alive but in critical ...

Turkish Cypriot political figures have condemned the attack on a 47-year-old Turkish Cypriot man in Ayia Napa, who remains intubated at Nicosia general hospital following the assault. Turkish Cypriot leader ...

The Greek Cypriot leadership continues efforts to instrumentalise the law for political purposes in matters relating to property, Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman said on Saturday. “The property issue is ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Thursday stressed his support for United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ efforts to bring about a resumption of negotiations in earnest on the Cyprus problem, ...

Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Thursday said that only Turkey must demonstrate that it intends to be constructive with regard to the next steps to be taken on the Cyprus ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Thursday blasted as “baseless” claims being made in the media regarding the direction and progress of discussions on the Cyprus problem, suggesting that they ...

The Turkish Cypriots’ will for a solution to the Cyprus problem is “clear”, Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman said on Monday, with reports of a “looser” solution to the Cyprus ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Friday met three of his four living predecessors, Mehmet Ali Talat, Mustafa Akinci, and Ersin Tatar, as efforts continue both on the island and ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Thursday said there is no “lack of understanding” between himself and Turkey, as efforts aimed at bringing about a resumption of negotiations to solve ...