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Bahceli Urges Turkish Cyprus to Vote for Union with Turkey
10/21/2025
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- Devlet Bahceli, an ally of President Tayyip Erdogan, called for a parliamentary vote in the Turkish Cypriot state to join Turkey.
- The move follows the election of Tufan Erhurman, a center-left Turkish Cypriot politician seeking to restart peace talks with Greek Cypriots after eight years.
- Bahceli rejected federal solutions, declaring "Cyprus is Turkish" and saying the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus must decide to join Turkey.
