EU disconnects from truth on Cyprus issue: Turkey's Foreign Ministry

Foreign Ministry spokesperson calls on bloc to see realities in Cyprus, end policy of ignoring Turkish Cypriots

NEWS IN ENGLISH 21.07.2021, 20:08 ALP ERMIYA

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EU disconnects from truth on Cyprus issue: Turkey's Foreign Ministry

Turkey's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that a statement by the European Union’s foreign policy chief on the Turkish president's recent visit to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) is fresh proof of the bloc's disconnect from the truth on the Cyprus issue.

In a statement, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tanju Bilgic cited Josep Borrell's remarks on the visit by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the TRNC.

The remarks, made solely for the sake of EU solidarity and which are null and void for Turkey, do not go beyond being those of the spokesperson and advocate of the Greek Cypriot administration and Greece, which abuse their veto right in the EU, he noted.

Bilgic went on to say that it is not possible for the EU to play any positive role in the resolution of the Cyprus issue with this attitude.

Emphasizing that the TRNC has Turkey’s full support for its decisions regarding the town of Maras, he said these decisions aim to protect the rights of property owners in the town, as Erdogan has stated that the decisions will not create new grievances but will eliminate old ones.

Bilgic also called on the EU to see the realities in Cyprus and to end the policy of ignoring the Turkish Cypriots and their rights.

Touching further on Maras, which was partially reopened to the public in 2020 after 47 years, Tatar stressed that this decision was an "extremely important initiative" that will enable the return of former residents and the rightful holders of properties, who have not been able to go to their properties for years.

In 1974, a Greek Cypriot coup aiming at Greece's annexation led to Turkey's military intervention as a guarantor power to protect Turkish Cypriots from persecution and violence.

The TRNC was founded in 1983.

It has seen an on-and-off peace process in recent years, including a failed 2017 initiative in Switzerland under the auspices of guarantor countries Turkey, Greece and the UK.

The Greek Cypriot administration entered the European Union in 2004, the same year that Greek Cypriots thwarted a UN plan to end the decades-long dispute.

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1. Galatasaray	34	93
2. Fenerbahçe	34	89
3. Trabzonspor	34	58
4. Başakşehir	34	52
5. Beşiktaş	34	51
6. Kasımpasa	34	49
7. Rizespor	34	49
8. Alanyaspor	34	48
9. Sivasspor	34	48
10. Antalyaspor	34	45
11. A.Demirspor	34	41
12. Kayserispor	34	40
13. Samsunspor	34	39
14. Ankaragücü	34	38
15. Karagümrük	34	36
16. Konyaspor	34	36
17. Gaziantep FK	34	34
18. Hatayspor	34	33
19. Pendikspor	34	30
20. İstanbulspor	34	16

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1. Eyüpspor	32	72
2. Göztepe	32	66
3. Sakaryaspor	32	57
4. Kocaelispor	32	55
5. Ahlatçı Çorum FK	32	55
6. Bodrumspor	32	53
7. Boluspor	32	50
8. Bandırmaspor	32	47
9. Gençlerbirliği	32	47
10. Erzurumspor	32	44
11. Keçiörengücü	32	39
12. Manisa FK	32	37
13. Ümraniye	32	37
14. Şanlıurfaspor	32	34
15. Tuzlaspor	32	34
16. Adanaspor	32	33
17. Altay	32	15
18. Giresunspor	32	7

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1. Arsenal	35	80
2. M.City	34	79
3. Liverpool	35	75
4. Aston Villa	35	67
5. Tottenham	33	60
6. M. United	34	54
7. Newcastle	34	53
8. West Ham United	35	49
9. Chelsea	33	48
10. Bournemouth	35	48
11. Wolves	35	46
12. Brighton	34	44
13. Fulham	35	43
14. Crystal Palace	35	40
15. Everton	35	36
16. Brentford	35	35
17. Nottingham Forest	35	26
18. Luton Town	35	25
19. Burnley	35	24
20. Sheffield United	35	16

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1. Real Madrid	33	84
2. Barcelona	33	73
3. Girona	33	71
4. Atletico Madrid	33	64
5. Athletic Bilbao	33	58
6. Real Sociedad	33	51
7. Real Betis	33	49
8. Valencia	33	47
9. Villarreal	33	45
10. Getafe	33	43
11. Osasuna	33	39
12. Deportivo Alaves	33	38
13. Sevilla	33	38
14. Las Palmas	33	37
15. Rayo Vallecano	33	34
16. Mallorca	33	32
17. Celta Vigo	33	31
18. Cadiz	33	26
19. Granada	33	21
20. Almeria	33	14