The nature of Turkey’s democracy is a matter for Turkish citizens to decide, whether it’s a presidential system or a strong parliamentary system
Some people are unhappy with the “negotiator” pick of new Turkish Cypriot President Mustafa Akıncı
On the telephone, the voice of new Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akıncı was rather energetic, determined and to the point: “Enough my friend… Few things were said; it is over. No merit in continuing discussion.”
It is difficult to grow up on an island. It is even more difficult if that island is a bi-communal one and you belong to the numerically smaller community.
Everyone, from Greek Cypriot counterpart Nikos Anastasiades and party leaders to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, and the diplomatic community stationed in Cyprus, celebrated president-elect Mustafa Akıncı of Northern Cyprus
The election of Mustafa Akıncı as the president of northern Cyprus will usher the island into a new and challenging phase.
Turkey marking National Sovereignty and Children’s Day yesterday. As for the Children’s Day, there was no problem.
The combined vote of the two leading candidates in April 19’s inconclusive first round of voting in the Turkish Cypriot presidential race hardly made up 55 percent of the valid votes.
Some 177,000 Turkish Cypriots went to the polling booths April 19 to vote to elect a president that would lead the tiny Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in talks with Greek Cypriots, expected to resume next month, to achieve a federal resolution
