WNAM Monitoring: The President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) said Thursday that Turkish Cypriots must live independently to be the castle of the Turkic world in the Mediterranean region.
“If we are to walk stronger together into the future, Turkish Cypriots must live independently. It must be the castle of the Turkish world in the Mediterranean. We are a castle there for the entire Turkic world,” Ersin Tatar said at a conference in Türkiye’s northeastern Ardahan province.
Tatar said the Eastern Mediterranean, where energy resources intersect, is a very important center for the national interests of an independent TRNC.
Emphasizing that the Turkish Cypriots should live independently forever, he said “the enemies will not be given an opportunity regarding the Cyprus issue.”
“The Cyprus issue is a national cause, a national value, the result of a national cause and will live forever,” he said, adding that the TRNC wants to act together with Türkiye to further strengthen the historical ties between the countries.
