The leader of the main opposition party – Republican Turkish Party (CTP) – Tufan Erhiurman, opened fire on Ersin Tatar and Turkey, accusing them of not giving up on a federation solution, but in fact a comprehensive solution to the Cyprus problem. He even pointed out that the Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, with the percentage he received in the contest for being the leader of the Turkish Cypriot community, does not represent the will of the Turkish Cypriots in the Cyprus issue, referring again to the interventions made by Turkey.
According to a Diyalog article, citing the WTO newsletter, Tufan Erhiurman said that when you look at the statements made by Turkey and Tatar, they have not given up on a federation solution, but in fact a comprehensive solution.
In a press conference organized by the CTP on Monday, Erhurman criticized the statements of Tatar and Turkish officials, who are in favor of a two-state solution in Cyprus, emphasizing that with the 52% that Tatar won in the “elections” he does not interpret that he represents the will of the Turkish Cypriot “people” for a solution. “As everyone knows about the interference in the presidential elections, no one can claim that these elections were of the type of referendum on the kind of solution to the Cyprus problem. With all this, 48% of the rest of the population lives. “They claim that they are speaking on behalf of the entire Turkish Cypriot people,” Erhiurman said.
Regarding the solution of the Cyprus problem, Erhiurman stated that the views of the CTP were always clear and that they always express the view that the island is too small to be divided and the pandemic has proved this in terms of economy, health and relations. with the EU.
Arguing that the Turkish Cypriot “people” have rights as well as the right to speak not only on half the island in the north, but also in the south, Erhiurman said: “It does not matter where the hydrocarbons are extracted from. All the wealth of the island, wherever it is mined, is a common source for the Turkish Cypriot people, as one of the two founding partners, in the context of political equality. That is why the CTP calls for a comprehensive solution as soon as possible. “
Criticizing the gossip of the last few days about “traitors”, for those who want to become a “patch”, which began with the initiative of Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, Erhurman said: “I am trying to save my friends from the language of the Stone Age. Because this language is so comical, there is no need to resist it. We want them to understand that they are comedians and to resign. “
Stressing that they do not accept the future of the Turkish Cypriot “people” being dragged into an unpredictable future with adventurous attitudes, Erhiurman noted: “The federation does not die because they say it is dead. “The EU, Anastasiadis and Britain have started to think like us about a two-state solution, but the reports and recent statements of these officials do not show that,” Tatar said in a statement.
According to Yeni Bakış, Erhiurman, in the same statements, noted that they note that they have returned to the politics of the past, “non-solution is solution”, adding that his party always states that non-solution is not solution. “We say that the status quo will not win us anything. That is why we support a comprehensive solution as soon as possible, “he added.
There is no realistic two-state formula
Tufan Erhiurman stressed in his statements, according to Yeni Bakış, that there is no realistic side to the two-state formula in the context of sovereign equality, which has been expressed as a new position and reiterated that the only realistic solution model is bi-zonal federation on the basis of political equality and that they will continue to work in this direction.
Otherwise, when the informal 5 + 1 conference is held, it will be presented that “Anastasiadis is the side that wants a solution in the context of the UN Security Council resolutions, while the Turkish Cypriot side does not want a solution and is outside the UN Security Council resolutions. Erhurman stated, arguing that this result is not worthy of the Turkish Cypriot “people”, since they have put on the table their will for a solution to the Annan plan and Crans Montana.
