Turkish VP: “Turkey Brought Peace to Greek Cypriots”
Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz claimed Monday that Turkey’s 1974 invasion of Cyprus brought peace not just to Turkish Cypriots, but to Greek Cypriots and…
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Erdogan Skips Cyprus Invasion Anniversary, Sends VP Instead
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has pulled out of in-person attendance at this year’s 52nd anniversary celebrations of Turkey’s 1974 invasion of Cyprus…
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Christodoulides: “I Will Not Become the President of Partition”
Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides drew a hard line Monday night, declaring he would “not become the president of partition” and that the continuation of…
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Reuters: Cyprus Sting Linked to Hybrid Attack
A video sting operation targeting Cyprus may have been part of a coordinated hybrid attack against the country, according to an investigator cited by Reuters.
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Turkey Has Occupied Cyprus for 52 Years. The EU Still Can’t End It
Cyprus marked 52 years since Turkey’s 1974 military invasion on Monday, with sirens sounding across the island at 5:30 am, the exact time Turkish forces landed…
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Turkey’s Cyprus Compromise Could Spark Aegean War
A new U.N. proposal for Cyprus, described by Secretary-General Guterres’s personal envoy María Ángela Holguín as a “constructive ambiguity” deal, is drawing…
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Erdogan’s “Borders of the Heart”: Turkey’s New Ottoman Vision Explained
Turkish Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci declared last month that Jerusalem would one day be “liberated” by Turkey, adding, “As in the past, these lands will…
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Netanyahu: “Turkey’s Leader Talks Openly About Conquering Jerusalem”
Benjamin Netanyahu went on Fox and Friends Monday and urged Donald Trump not to sell F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, warning the move would shatter the military…
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France Now Open to Selling Turkey Europe’s Most Advanced Air Defense System
France has quietly shifted its position on selling the SAMP/T air defence system to Turkey, a move being watched closely in Cyprus and Greece. Reuters reported…
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Turkey Rejects EU Security Paper, Calls It “Biased” on Cyprus
Turkey has formally rejected a new European Union security assessment, accusing Brussels of taking a one-sided position on Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean…
