Ersin Tatar
Oil leak from Syria carries no risk to Cyprus: Turkish VP
Turkey's vice president said on Sept. 3 that pollution in the Mediterranean Sea caused by an oil leak from Syria is now only on the surface and carried no risk to Cyprus.
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Oil leak from Syria may pass by N Cyprus: Official
An oil slick in the Eastern Mediterranean originating from Syria may pass by Northern Cyprus, a senior Turkish Cypriot official said on Aug. 31.
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Turkey working to keep Syrian oil slick from reaching Northern Cyprus: VP Oktay
Turkey is taking all measures to prevent an oil slick from Syria from spreading to the Karpas coast of Northern Cyprus, the Turkish vice president said on Aug. 30.
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"We are taking the necessary measures by mobilizing every means available that we have without giving any chance to the spill to turn into an environmental disaster," Fuat Oktay told Anadolu Agency.
Turkish Cyprus calls on Greek side to focus on 2-state solution
The Greek Cypriot administration leader should work on ways to realize a two-state solution and institutional cooperation on the island, said the Northern Cypriot president on Aug. 29.
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Ghost town in Cyprus welcomes over 200,000 visitors
More than 200,000 tourists have visited Varosha in Turkish Cyprus since the coastal region was partially reopened to the public in 2020.
Varosha had virtually become a ghost town as it remained cut off from the world for some 47 years.
Tatar slams Greek Cypriot decision to revoke passports
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has slammed the Greek Cypriot administration's decision to revoke the passports of Turkish Cypriot officials, calling the move "racist and unlawful."
After paying price, Turkish Cypriots can never give up their independence: Tatar
After paying such a high price, Turkish Cypriots can never give up their independence, freedom, or sovereignty, said the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) president on Aug. 8.
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Leaders extend condolences to Turkey over massive forest fires
Officials from Azerbaijan, Ukraine and Turkish Cyprus offered their condolences to Turkey on July 29 over the massive forest fires in its southern provinces which have claimed the lives of three people.
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Turkish Cyprus rejects UNSC statement on Varosha
The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) on July 24 condemned an "unprincipled" recent statement by the U.N. Security Council on the reopening of the town of Varosha in Turkish Cyprus.
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Ankara rejects UN Security Council's statement on Varosha
Turkey's Foreign Ministry on July 23 rejected the U.N. Security Council's statement as well as "unfounded claims" of several countries on reopening of Maras in Turkish Cyprus.