#Tufan Erhurman

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday that “a lot will become clear,” particularly regarding the future of efforts to resolve the Cyprus issue, following his upcoming meeting with the new ...

Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz and Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Saturday both called for a “just, lasting, and sustainable solution” to the Cyprus problem, as the north celebrated the 42...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman called for “peace and friendship with the Greek Cypriot people” in his message marking the 42nd anniversary of the Turkish Cypriots’ unilateral declaration of independence. “...

Turkish Cypriots reacted largely positively on Friday to the first meeting of Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday, following the former’s election ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan continued to insist on a two-state solution to the Cyprus problem after his first meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman following the latter’s ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Wednesday evening departed Cyprus for Turkey ahead of his first meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan since being elected to the role last ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Wednesday offered his well wishes in both of Cyprus’ official languages – Turkish and Greek – as well as in English, as two strong earthquakes struck ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Monday confirmed that he will on Thursday travel to Ankara for the first time since undertaking the role. During that visit, he will meet ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Sunday reacted to Norway’s decision to lift its arms embargo on Cyprus by saying that “what is needed in this period is not ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Wednesday said the European Commission’s latest annual report on Turkey “demonstrates a disregard for the legitimate rights and interests of the Turkish Cypriot ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman’s first trip to Turkey since being elected to the office is expected to take place between Tuesday and Friday next week, the Cyprus Mail ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Wednesday called for a new crossing point to be opened to link the two sides of Cyprus’ divided capital, Nicosia, during a visit to ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Tuesday offered criticism for President Nikos Christodoulides, whom he accused of “ignoring” the Turkish Cypriots over plans to construct a pipeline to transport Israeli ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday repeated his demand for a two-state solution to the Cyprus problem during a speech to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)’s standing ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Friday penned a letter to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, declaring that he looks forward to “working closely and resolutely” with him “to achieve ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Friday announced that he will meet United Nations envoy Maria Angela Holguin for the first time in December, most likely on December 5. He made ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday he was ready to meet new Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman as soon as possible, with the latter replying he would be getting back ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Monday called for more frequent and more local discussions to be held regarding the Cyprus problem and related confidence-building measures. He was asked about ...

Federalism is back on the agenda after the election of Tufan Erhurman as “TRNC president” by a landslide comparable to the resounding approval Turkish Cypriots gave the UN-EU sponsored bicommunal ...

By Averof Neophytou The election of Tufan Erhurman as the new leader of the Turkish Cypriot community has brought the stalled Cyprus issue back into the spotlight. A number of ...

The election of pro-reunification candidate Tufan Erhurman as Turkish Cypriot leader was a vote “against those who oppressed” the Cypriot people, Turkish opposition political party CHP leader Ozgur Ozel said ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday said the election of pro-reunification candidate Tufan Erhurman as Turkish Cypriot leader is a “positive development”. “I believe this was a positive development but we ...

Turkish Cypriot leader-elect Tufan Erhurman on Tuesday said his “greatest pride is seeing our people smiling” in his first public statement since Sunday night. “I am continuing to listen to ...

Former Turkish Cypriot leaders Mehmet Ali Talat and Mustafa Akinci on Monday congratulated Turkish Cypriot leader-elect Tufan Erhurman on his landslide victory in Sunday’s election. “Conflict, alienation, polarisation, and ...