Özgürgün: “Turkish Cypriot people have repeatedly proven their constructive and self- sacrificing manner for a fair and permanent solution in Cyprus”

Prime Minister Hüseyin Özgürgün stated that Turkish Cypriot people have repeatedly proved their constructive and self-sacrificing manner for a fair and permanent solution in Cyprus.

In a statement to mark the 21-25 December National Struggle and Martyrs Week, Prime Minister Özgürgün mentioned the Cyprus problem.

“We commemorate all of our martyrs who lost their lives for the sake of their motherland. The date of 21 December 1963 passed into the history as a “Bloody Noel” and it is a reality for the Turkish Cypriots which could not be forgotten. Many Turkish Cypriots were massacred by force of arms by the Greek Cypriot-Greek duo with the aim of uniting the island to Greece, and many people were forced to emigrate and were exposed to inhumane treatment. Despite these miseries and separation from loved ones, many of whom are still missing, as the Turkish Cypriot people, we never lost our belief. We have continued our determination to become a more powerful state for the next generations.”

Özgürgün added, “The Turkish Cypriot people have proved their constructive and self-sacrificing manner at every opportunity for a fair and permanent solution in Cyprus. The best solution for the Turkish Cypriots will be under the full and effective guarantee of Turkey and equality of the two sides.”