Turkish Cypriots

Turkey insists on two states for ethnically divided Cyprus as the UN looks to restart peace talks

January 8, 2025

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Turkey on Wednesday again insisted on a two-state peace accord in ethnically divided Cyprus as the United Nations prepares to meet with all sides in early spring in…

Turkish president dampens hopes for restarting talks on Cyprus' 50-year ethnic split

July 20, 2024

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Turkey's president on Saturday put a damper on hopes for a quick resumption of talks to heal a half-century of ethnic division on Cyprus, reaffirming his support for…

Cocked rifles and infrared cameras along Cyprus buffer zone stoke tensions that could spread farther

July 15, 2024

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The clang of unseen assault rifles being cocked carries across the United Nations-controlled buffer zone in ethnically cleaved Cyprus, ratcheting up concerns that…