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Erdogan says Turkey ready to build Cyprus naval base 'if necessary'
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/21/erdogan-says-turkey-ready-to-build-cyprus-naval-base-if-necessaryErdogan says Turkey ready to build Cyprus naval base ‘if necessary’
The Turkish president accuses Greece of wanting to establish a naval base of its own in Cyprus.
21 Jul 2024
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey is ready to build a naval base in Cyprus, half a century after its forces invaded the now-divided island.
“If necessary, we can construct a base and naval structures in the north” of Cyprus, Turkey’s official Anadolu news agency quoted the leader as saying on Sunday.
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In 1974, Turkey captured more than a third of the island and expelled more than 160,000 Greek Cypriots to the south.
Cyprus has since been split by ethnicity, with Greek and Turkish Cypriots living on either side of a UN-patrolled border.
The Turkish president accuses Greece of wanting to establish a naval base of its own in Cyprus.
21 Jul 2024
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey is ready to build a naval base in Cyprus, half a century after its forces invaded the now-divided island.
“If necessary, we can construct a base and naval structures in the north” of Cyprus, Turkey’s official Anadolu news agency quoted the leader as saying on Sunday.
[...]
In 1974, Turkey captured more than a third of the island and expelled more than 160,000 Greek Cypriots to the south.
Cyprus has since been split by ethnicity, with Greek and Turkish Cypriots living on either side of a UN-patrolled border.