{"id":154732,"date":"2026-11-02T12:27:07","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T09:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pio.mfa.gov.ct.tr\/?p=154732"},"modified":"2026-11-02T12:27:07","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T09:27:07","slug":"ertugruloglu-addresses-ots-council-of-foreign-ministers-meeting-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pio.mfa.gov.ct.tr\/en\/ertugruloglu-addresses-ots-council-of-foreign-ministers-meeting-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Ertu\u011frulo\u011flu addresses OTS Council of Foreign Ministers Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"

Minister of Foreign Affairs Tahsin Ertu\u011frulo\u011flu addressed the Council of Foreign Ministers Meeting held in ankara within the framework of the 13th Summit of the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS).<\/span><\/p>\n

Minister Ertu\u011frulo\u011flu emphasised that their stance on the Cyprus issue was very clear and unambiguous, stating: \u201cWe, as the Turkish Cypriot side, in line with the policy jointly determined with our motherland, the Republic of T\u00fcrkiye, remain committed to an agreement based on the sovereign equality and equal international status of two separate states.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Speaking at a conference held in Ankara to mark the 103rd anniversary of the founding of the Republic of T\u00fcrkiye under the theme \u201cTurkic Century: Unity in Language, Thought and Deed\u201d, Ertu\u011frulo\u011flu emphasised that the TRNC is an integral part of the Turkic world.<\/span><\/p>\n

Referring to the TRNC\u2019s observer status within the OTS granted at the 2022 Samarkand Summit, Ertu\u011frulo\u011flu highlighted the progress made in strengthening institutional ties with organisations such as TURKPA, TURKSOY, the Turkic Academy and the Union of Turkic Universities.<\/span><\/p>\n

Stressing that the Turkish Cypriot people have endured unjust isolation and restrictions for many years, Minister Ertu\u011frulo\u011flu stated that solidarity within the OTS is of vital importance in preventing young people, athletes, artists, academics and businesspeople from encountering obstacles on the international stage.<\/span><\/p>\n

Reiterating the clarity of the Republic of T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s position on the Cyprus issue was very clear and unambiguous, Ertu\u011frulo\u011flu recalled that they had withdrawn from the federation model in 2021 due to the Greek Cypriot side\u2019s intransigent approach. He further underlined that the reality on the island is \u201cone island, two states\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Recalling President Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan\u2019s historic calls for the recognition of the TRNC at the United Nations General Assembly sessions, Ertu\u011frulo\u011flu urged OTS member states to take concrete steps towards this objective.<\/span><\/p>\n

Addressing developments in the Eastern Mediterranean, Foreign Minister Ertu\u011frulo\u011flu emphasised that, disputes concerning energy and maritime jurisdiction in the region, should be addressed through international law, dialogue and good neighbourly relations rather than unilateral actions.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Minister of Foreign Affairs Tahsin Ertu\u011frulo\u011flu addressed the Council of Foreign Ministers Meeting held in ankara [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":154729,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-154732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-headlines"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pio.mfa.gov.ct.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154732","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pio.mfa.gov.ct.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pio.mfa.gov.ct.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pio.mfa.gov.ct.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pio.mfa.gov.ct.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=154732"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pio.mfa.gov.ct.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154732\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":154733,"href":"https:\/\/pio.mfa.gov.ct.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154732\/revisions\/154733"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pio.mfa.gov.ct.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/154729"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pio.mfa.gov.ct.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=154732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pio.mfa.gov.ct.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=154732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pio.mfa.gov.ct.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=154732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}