NICOSIA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan redoubled his call on Monday (Jun 12) for the international recognition of northern Cyprus, making the Mediterranean statelet his first port of call since his re-election. Erdogan met the north's leader Ersin Tatar, whose rule is recognised only by Türkiye,
NICOSIA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan redoubled his call on Monday for the international recognition of northern Cyprus, making the Mediterranean statelet his first port of call since his re-election.
Cyprus has been divided since 1974 when the Turkish army invaded the northern third of the island in response to a coup that had sought to unite the entire island with Greece. Nearly 144,000 voters were registered in northern Cyprus, including Turkish settlers and troops and Turkish Cypriots who hold Turkish citizenship.
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