‘Provocative’ trip to northern Cyprus angers residents as well as the south and Greece
Turkey’s president has been greeted with protests from Turkish Cypriots denouncing Ankara’s overt meddling in their domestic affairs as he visited northern Cyprus.
In a rare display of opposition for a leader whose tolerance for critics is notoriously thin-skinned, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was met by demonstrators as he flew into the territory for celebrations marking its unilateral declaration of independence 37 years ago.
Continue reading…‘Provocative’ trip to northern Cyprus angers residents as well as the south and GreeceTurkey’s president has been greeted with protests from Turkish Cypriots denouncing Ankara’s overt meddling in their domestic affairs as he visited northern Cyprus.In a rare display of opposition for a leader whose tolerance for critics is notoriously thin-skinned, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was met by demonstrators as he flew into the territory for celebrations marking its unilateral declaration of independence 37 years ago. Continue reading…