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Erdoğan Reaffirms Two-State Path for Cyprus After Meeting New Northern Cypriot Leader

Ankara’s partition stance now sits against a Turkish Cypriot leadership that favors renewed reunification talks.

Bundeskanzler Merz empfängt am Freitag Zyperns Präsidenten Nikos Christodoulides mit militärischen Ehren in Berlin. Das Treffen dient vor allem dem Austausch über die Schwerpunkte der im Januar 2026 beginnenden EU-Ratspräsidentschaft Zyperns.
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Overview

  • The Turkish president said the solution lies in the coexistence of two states on the island, repeating his long-held position on Cyprus.
  • He made the remarks in Ankara after talks with Tufan Erhürman, the newly elected Turkish Cypriot leader who intends to resume negotiations with the Greek-speaking south.
  • Erhürman, an opposition-backed candidate who won nearly 63% of the October vote, defeated incumbent Ersin Tatar, whom Erdoğan had supported.
  • Turkey remains the only country to recognize the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, while the Greek Cypriot side largely rejects a two-state outcome.
  • Reunification efforts last collapsed in 2017, though UN-brokered contacts in July in New York were described by Secretary-General António Guterres as constructive.