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Anadolu Agency (1 July 2026)

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'The only reality on the island is the existence of two separate, sovereign and equal states living side by side,' Tahsin Ertugruloglu says.

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Foreign Minister Tahsin Ertugruloglu on Wednesday said that Türkiye's effective guarantorship and its military presence on the island are not only a red line for the Turkish Cypriots but also the strongest guarantee of the Turkish-Greek balance in the Eastern Mediterranean and of regional stability.

Ertugruloglu underlined that more than half a century of Cyprus negotiation history has proven to the entire world that the Greek Cypriot side will not change its mindset and will destroy any possible basis for partnership each time in a written statement, according to the Turkish Cypriot News Agency (TAK).

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