Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | News & Updates

[hyperman]

Contradicting yourself again?

By minority I don't mean some sort of minor people who live in a Greek State that isn't theirs, I mean they are equal stakeholders. Cyprus does not belong to the Greeks, it belongs to the Turkish Cypriots as well.

 

[Foinikas]

By minority I don't mean some sort of minor people who live in a Greek State that isn't theirs, I mean they are equal stakeholders. Cyprus does not belong to the Greeks, it belongs to the Turkish Cypriots as well.

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[Eşbah]

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This is how Turkish Cypriots lived between 1963–1974.

After being forced out of the partnership Republic of Cyprus - destroyed by Greek Cypriot paramilitaries under the orders of Archbishop Makarios - over 100 villages were attacked, destroyed or emptied, and up to 30,000 Turkish Cypriots became refugees in their own homeland.

This was nothing short of ethnic cleansing. For the next 11 years, Turkish Cypriots were left to live without equal, political, or constitutional rights, isolated in enclaves and deprived of their most basic freedoms.

Never again. Today, Turkish Cypriots live with independence and security. This must never be jeopardised.

 

[Foinikas]

After being forced out of the partnership Republic of Cyprus

While Makarios is a controversial figure and disliked by many even here,Turks weren't "forced out" of partnership,they left on their own. Because they couldn't accept the fact that as a minority,they would have less power under the new proposed amendments by Makarios.

destroyed by Greek Cypriot paramilitaries under the orders of Archbishop Makarios - over 100 villages were attacked, destroyed or emptied, and up to 30,000 Turkish Cypriots became refugees in their own homeland.

You forgot to mention that there was already intercommunal violence brewing and the Turkish Cypriots retreated to their enclaves,heavily fortified them and kept receiving more and more weapons.

You also forgot to mention TMT.

You also skipped mentioning this:

Between 8–9 August 1964 the Turkish Air Force was given free rein to attack multiple targets within Tillyria, including a number of Greek Cypriot villages. As such heavy bombing caused also significant casualties among the civilian population.

Cypriot civilian casualties were reported as a result of heavy air attacks against several populated locations, including Kato Pyrgos dropping incendiary napalm bombs.

Turkish planes also attacked sites controlled by the Cypriot National Guard, killing civilians and a number of military personnel and destroying a Marmon Herrington Mk-IVF armoured car.

This was nothing short of ethnic cleansing

No,man. This isn't ethnic cleansing. This is:

General Mahmut Şevket Paşa (1856-1913), the Ottoman Commander-in-Chief, tells Orthodox Patriarch Ioakeim III (1834-1912), Greek Patriarch of Constantinople, in June 1909:


"We will cut off your heads, we will make you all disappear. Either we will survive or you."

According to an Austro-Hungarian agent, on 31 January 1917 Talaat Bey (1874-1921), the Minister of the Interior, declared:


"... I see that time has come for Turkey to have it out with the Greeks the way it had it out with the Armenians in 1915."

On 26 November 1916 Rafet Bey (or Paşa) informs Dr. Ernst von Kwiatkowski, the Austro-Hungarian consul in Samsoun:

"We must at last do with the Greeks as we did with the Armenians..."4

Two days later, 28 November 1916, Rafet Bey informed Consul Kwiatkowski:

"We must now finish with the Greeks. I sent today battalions to the outskirts to kill every Greek they pass on the road."

Damad Ferid Paşa (1853-1923), the Ottoman Turkish Grand Vizier, described Turkey's policy of extermination against the Christians in June 1919 at the Paris Peace Conference as crimes:

"... such as to make the conscience of mankind shudder with horror for ever."

 

[Oublious]

While Makarios is a controversial figure and disliked by many even here,Turks weren't "forced out" of partnership,they left on their own. Because they couldn't accept the fact that as a minority,they would have less power under the new proposed amendments by Makarios.


You forgot to mention that there was already intercommunal violence brewing and the Turkish Cypriots retreated to their enclaves,heavily fortified them and kept receiving more and more weapons.

You also forgot to mention TMT.

You also skipped mentioning this:

Between 8–9 August 1964 the Turkish Air Force was given free rein to attack multiple targets within Tillyria, including a number of Greek Cypriot villages. As such heavy bombing caused also significant casualties among the civilian population.

Cypriot civilian casualties were reported as a result of heavy air attacks against several populated locations, including Kato Pyrgos dropping incendiary napalm bombs.

Turkish planes also attacked sites controlled by the Cypriot National Guard, killing civilians and a number of military personnel and destroying a Marmon Herrington Mk-IVF armoured car.



No,man. This isn't ethnic cleansing. This is:

General Mahmut Şevket Paşa (1856-1913), the Ottoman Commander-in-Chief, tells Orthodox Patriarch Ioakeim III (1834-1912), Greek Patriarch of Constantinople, in June 1909:


"We will cut off your heads, we will make you all disappear. Either we will survive or you."

According to an Austro-Hungarian agent, on 31 January 1917 Talaat Bey (1874-1921), the Minister of the Interior, declared:


"... I see that time has come for Turkey to have it out with the Greeks the way it had it out with the Armenians in 1915."

On 26 November 1916 Rafet Bey (or Paşa) informs Dr. Ernst von Kwiatkowski, the Austro-Hungarian consul in Samsoun:

"We must at last do with the Greeks as we did with the Armenians..."4

Two days later, 28 November 1916, Rafet Bey informed Consul Kwiatkowski:

"We must now finish with the Greeks. I sent today battalions to the outskirts to kill every Greek they pass on the road."

Damad Ferid Paşa (1853-1923), the Ottoman Turkish Grand Vizier, described Turkey's policy of extermination against the Christians in June 1919 at the Paris Peace Conference as crimes:

"... such as to make the conscience of mankind shudder with horror for ever."

irrelevant text, you started the war of Cyprus, if you do not have argument do not fill it with bs.

 

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Major, major loss for Erdoğan.

This election might signal the end of his political journey. The overwhelming, landslide victory of the anti-AKP opposition took everyone by surprise.

This is a historical loss for the government parties.

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[Eşbah]

DISGRACEFUL DECISION FROM THE EU

The European Parliament, with a 71% vote in favor, decided to erect a monument to commemorate the Greeks who died and the Greek missing in the 1974 Peace Operation

However, the approximately 850 Turks abducted from the streets and lost since 1963, as well as the around 2500 Turks who were massacred, were excluded from the scope of the decision

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[Eşbah]

NEW/IMPORTANT — TRNC President Erhürman:

"I have always said throughout the election. If negotiations are to start or proceed, all of these are always done in consultation with Turkey."
"Anything else is simply not possible. Putting everything aside, the Republic of Turkey is our brotherly country, and we have very special relations."
"Our relationship with the Republic of Turkey is unlike that of any other two states. Our relationship with Turkey is very special. Moreover, the Republic of Turkey is already a guarantor state in Cyprus."
"No negotiations, no moves regarding the Cyprus issue, and no steps in foreign policy have ever been taken without consultation with the Republic of Turkey, nor will they be in the future."
"Furthermore, improving relations with the Republic of Turkey to a much better level is something I personally consider a duty and a mission."

"Israel has come to the south, the USA has come to the south, France has come, the European Union is already there, and the British already have their sovereign bases."
"With all this happening, I assume (GCA leader) Christodoulides is not thinking of opening up a discussion about the Republic of Turkey’s guarantorship over the entire island, at least I think so on my own behalf."
"Because it is no longer meaningful to discuss this issue at this point. It is absolutely not a topic open for discussion. The Republic of Turkey is, yes, the guarantor of the entire island, and it will remain so, and in today’s conditions, this has become even more important. Because it is becoming increasingly difficult for us to feel secure day by day."

"In the end, Israel was killing children in Gaza. Meanwhile, Paphos Air Base reached a point where it granted privileged usage rights to Israel."
"The guarantor country Turkey is the guarantor of the entire island of Cyprus. Therefore, the city of Paphos is not outside Turkey’s jurisdiction. Its location in the south does not render Turkey without authority."
"As I mentioned in my speech; (GCA) both bypasses us, acting as if we don’t exist, and behaves as if the Republic of Turkey’s guarantor powers do not exist."

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[Foinikas]

The guarantor country Turkey is the guarantor of the entire island of Cyprus. Therefore, the city of Paphos is not outside Turkey’s jurisdiction. Its location in the south does not render Turkey without authority."

I think we're way past the point of having "guarantors" anymore. Especially with the creation of a seperate State in the north.

It's funny saying Turkey is the guarantor of the entire island,while advocating when you've been advocating for the partition of the island for decades.

Because it is becoming increasingly difficult for us to feel secure day by day."

Victim card again. The TRNC has bigger forces on the island with Turkey right next to it and yet not feeling "secure".

 

[Eşbah]

NEW — Greek Administration of Southern Cyprus Foreign Minister Kompos:

"We are under an existential threat from Turkey."

"There is an occupying power on the island, and the existence of the Republic of Cyprus is being questioned."

"There is a completely different Turkey in front of us compared to previous years. Its role is increasingly strengthening."

"Turkey is the world's number one drone exporter, and overall ninth in arms exports."

"It holds 60% of the market in certain drone categories, and also employs soft power through religious and educational institutions."

"Turkey cannot join the SAFE program; our stance is very clear. If it wants to join, it cannot threaten the vital interests of member states."

"We are working to make our diplomatic footprint more comprehensive in order to prevent Turkey's efforts to expand its occupation on the island."

"Turkey is showing a very active presence in Africa and is engaged in intensive activities. We have declared this year as the Africa year and established an Africa Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs."

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for those who want to know what the SAFE programme is :

SAFE | Security Action for Europe

Adopted by the Council of the European Union on the 27th of May 2025, Security Action for Europe (SAFE) is the EU’s new financial instrument designed to support Member States in joint investments in defence industrial production, with a focus on closing critical capability gaps.

defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu

SAFE: Council adopts €150 billion boost for joint procurement on European security and defence

The Council adopted a regulation setting up the Security Action for Europe instrument, which will provide EU member states financial assistance for up to €150 billion euros, with the aim of strengthening the European security and defence industry.

www.consilium.europa.eu