TRNC Minister of Foreign Affairs Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu received the President of the Turkish Peace Forces Veterans Association Nusrettin Yuca and his accompanying delegation.   Minister Ertuğruloğlu expressed his pleasure to host the veterans at the Ministry and said that the martyrs and veterans showed the greatest sacrifice by giving of their lives to make the lands we [...]

TRNC Minister of Foreign Affairs Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu separately received students from the Faculty of Political Sciences of Newcastle University in the UK and the Girne American University (GAU) in the TRNC. Minister Ertuğruloğlu gave a briefing on Cyprus to the delegation of students and academicians at the Uğur Umar Conference Hall of the TRNC Ministry [...]

Foreign Minister Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu delivered a speech at the conference entitled “the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in the Context of International Law” organised by the International Relations Community of Bursa Uludağ University (BUU). In his speech at the conference, Ertuğruloğlu said, “There is only one way to use the natural resources of the Blue [...]

Foreign Affairs Minister Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu assessed recent developments to Türk Ajansı Kıbrıs. Stating that the Greek Cypriot administration has been engaged in unilateral activities violating the status of the buffer zone for a long time, Ertuğruloğlu expressed: “despite our objections, the Larnaka-Dikelya-Ayia Napa road; the Pile-Kingsfield road, and the Pile-Oroklini road, which were built by [...]

Minister of Foreign Affairs Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu emphasized in his speech at the meeting on Israel-Palestine that the issue in Gaza can only be resolved through a two-state solution. Minister Ertuğruloğlu attended and delivered a speech at the Extraordinary Session of the Islamic Conference of Information Ministers of the Member States of the Organization of Islamic [...]

Mr. Hulusi Akar, Chairman of the National Defense Commission of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye, and his accompanying delegation, who came to our country to hold official contacts, made a visit to our Minister, H.E. Mr. Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu. During the meeting, the importance of cooperation between TRNC and Türkiye, and support for a two-state [...]

TRNC Minister of Foreign Affairs Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu received the President of the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) Serkan Kayalar and TİKA’s Coordinator in Lefkoşa Havva Pınar Özcan. Kayalar gave information about the activities of TİKA and during the meeting the views were exchanged on the activities in the TRNC. [...]

The 34th Regional Planning Council Meeting of the Organisation of Economic Cooperation (ECO) was held in Tehran, the capital of Iran, on 22-25 January, 2024. The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus was represented by Mustafa Kemal Beyazbayram, Director of Relations with the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation of the TRNC Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Third Secretary [...]

Minister Ertuğruloğlu emphasized that the definition of the Cyprus problem is “the recognition of the Greek Cypriot side as the ‘Republic of Cyprus’ ” and said, “It is never realistic to talk about the solution of the Cyprus problem as long as there is no consensus of the relevant parties on this definition.” Minister of [...]

TRNC Minister of Foreign Affairs Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu strongly criticised Irfan Siddiq, the British High Commissioner to Southern Cyprus. The Minister noted that Siddiq, who not only exceeded the limits of diplomatic courtesy, but also made a habit of exceeding the limits of decency, started to perceive insulting the TRNC and the Turkish Cypriot as a [...]