Prime Minister Tufan Erh\u00fcrman paid a one-day working visit to Ankara yesterday (28th March). During his visit, Erh\u00fcrman met with Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay and the President of the Council of Higher Education (Y\u00d6K) Prof. Dr. Yekta Sara\u00e7.<\/p>\n
Within the framework of his other contacts in Ankara, Erh\u00fcrman participated in a ceremony where service medals were awarded to veterans who took part in the 1974 Peace Operation in Cyprus.<\/p>\n
In his speech at the ceremony, Erh\u00fcrman stated that the Cyprus problem started in 1963, not in 1974, and that the days when the veterans came to the island were the darkest days as a result of the coup carried out by the fascist junta. He stressed that each veteran had helped the Turkish Cypriots overcome the great difficulties they faced. Erh\u00fcrman emphasized that while the negotiations on the Cyprus problem continue, Turkish Cypriot people will never give up the political equality and added that the TRNC will continue its economic and social development with the assistance of the Republic of Turkey.<\/p>\n
Giving the struggle waged by the war veterans and martyrs as an example, he said \u201cThe best example is the struggle that was put forward by them. They paid the heaviest price during those bitter times\u201d.<\/p>\n
Erh\u00fcrman said that the Turkish Cypriot people, like other people in the world, were demanding equal representation within the international community.<\/p>\n
Stating that they will enable the social and economic development of the TRNC by working all together, Erh\u00fcrman stressed that the Turkish Cypriot people will continue to exist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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