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Statement: New York Trilateral Talks

27 September, 2025

Statement on the UN Trilateral Meeting in New York

The Freedom and Fairness for Northern Cyprus campaign welcomes President Ersin Tatar’s constructive participation in the latest round of discussions held in New York under the auspices of the United Nations.

President Tatar has once again reaffirmed the unwavering position of the Turkish Cypriot side – a settlement based on two sovereign, equal states with equal international status. After more than fifty years of failed and exhausted federal negotiations, it is clear that a new, realistic, and sustainable model is needed to ensure peace, stability, and cooperation on the island.

The two-state solution proposed by President Tatar offers the most practical path forward: one that reflects the realities on the ground and provides a foundation for good neighbourly relations, mutual respect, and genuine partnership between the Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot peoples.

We express serious concern over the recent actions of the Greek Cypriot leadership, including the militarisation of the South through Israeli missile systems, the arbitrary arrests of Turkish Cypriots, and measures designed to damage the Turkish Cypriot economy and deepen isolation. Such steps only escalate tensions and undermine the prospects for lasting peace.

The Turkish Cypriot people deserve security, dignity, and international recognition. We stand firmly with President Tatar’s vision, which represents not only the will of his people but also the only viable and fair path toward stability and coexistence in Cyprus.

Freedom and Fairness for Northern Cyprus

Türkiye is now a geopolitical kingmaker the West can no longer overlook

18 October, 2023

Çetin Ramadan, Comment Central

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Turkey stands as a pivotal bridge between the West and East, projecting its influence globally across Europe, the Mediterranean, the Middle East, the Caucasus, and North Africa. Turkey’s stance on global matters, including the prolonged Syrian humanitarian crisis and issues in the Sahel and North Africa, must be acknowledged owing to the repercussions each has for Europe.

The Cyprus issue is no different, with President Erdoğan calling upon the international community to acknowledge the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus as an independent state and a two-State solution akin to the UN and EU’s backing of Israel and Palestine. Additionally, the reintegration of Nagorno-Karabakh into Azerbaijan is regarded as a step towards heightened stability in the Caucasus. Furthermore, the international recognition of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is deemed conducive to fostering a peaceful settlement in the eastern Mediterranean.

UN hypocrisy and double-standards are to blame for increased Cyprus divisions

16 October, 2023

Professor Hasan Ünal, Fair Observer

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The construction of the Pile-Yiğitler road should have been hailed as a much needed humanitarian project specifically designed to enhance the lives of Greek and Turkish Cypriots living in the buffer zone. However, when the United Nations began blocking and assaulting Turkish Cypriot workers involved in the project it served only to highlight its own double standards.

The UN made no efforts to prevent the construction of an entire university by Greek Cypriots in the buffer zone – yet when it comes to one single road to help in the transport of food, medicine, and fresh water to this integrated community it shows its prejudices.