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Anadolu Agency (19 July 2026)

Mehmet Kemal Firik, Fatma Zehra Solmaz

1974 Cyprus Peace Operation was 'not beginning of the problem' but 'part of solution,' while reaffirming support for Ankara's intervention rights, Ertugruloglu tells Anadolu.

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Foreign Minister Tahsin Ertugruloglu said the Cyprus issue stems from Greek Cypriot attacks that began in 1963 and the denial of the political equality of the island's two founding partners, stressing that Turkish Cypriots will never give up Türkiye's right to intervene on the island.

Speaking to Anadolu on the 52nd anniversary of the Cyprus Peace Operation, Ertugruloglu said six decades of negotiations had failed to produce a settlement.

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