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Erdogan says Turkish-Cypriot rights cannot be ignored

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday that any initiative ignoring the sovereign rights of Turkish Cypriots was doomed to fail, after UN chief Antonio Guterres visited divided Cyprus.

Erdogan said the Cyprus question could not be reduced to a debate over power-sharing between two communities. He said it concerned recognition of the sovereign equality and international status of Turkish Cypriots.

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Erdogan said the Cyprus issue cannot be reduced to power-sharing between two communities.

Erdogan said it concerns recognition of the sovereign equality and international status of Turkish Cypriots.

The remarks came after UN chief Antonio Guterres visited divided Cyprus.

Source note: AFP news report published on 29 July 2026 at 17:16:15 UTC.

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