The Turkish president was particularly challenging Recep Tayyip Erdogan In today’s (20.07.2025) speech at the Occupiedon the occasion of the 51 -year period from the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, which he had earlier described as a “peace enterprise”.
Erdogan was in favor of the “two -state solution” for the Cyprus issue, while arguing that “Turkish Cypriots have undergone injustices for decadesThat is why diplomatic, political and economic contacts must start to end, “something that the Turkish president” believes will happen “as he said.
Initially, Erdogan said: “Every step we take here, every stone we put in, every building, every road, is not just an infrastructure project, it is also a symbol of our brotherhood, our solidarity and our common faith for the future. We are here for the unity, the security, the tranquility of the Turkish Cypriots and we will always be hereยป.
The Turkish president then added: “Whatever door they close to prevent the Turkish Cypriot road, we always find new doors to open, new paths to follow and I would like to say this with great satisfaction. The circles that tried to bend the resistance of Turkish Cypriotsshowing as an example the level of prosperity in the southern part of the island years ago, They have been silent today. “
He then stressed: “We had to do what was appropriate for a Turk and we did. We can do it, we brought water from Turkey under the sea. We are proud to have brought about various projects, investments and plans from transport to health, technology to education, urbanization to irrigation, agriculture to TRNC energy. “
At this point, Erdogan supported Ankara’s firm position on the Cyprus issue for a “two -state solution”, noting that this can be achieved with the data that has been “shaped in the field” and that “it is a reality with which the international community must be reconciled and accepted”.
The Turkish president said in detail: “We say” crescent and we are on the same road. ” We fully support Ersin Tatar’s vision for a two -state solution. It’s time the international community to reconcile with reality in the field. Diplomatic, political and economic relations with the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus should be established and the injustice that has been imposed on Turkish Cypriots for decades should be terminated. We sincerely believe that this will eventually happen. “