The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) has been admitted as an observer member to the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) during the leaders-level summit held in Uzbekistan on November 10 and 11.

Referring to Türkiye’s efforts to have TRNC recognised as an independent state by other countries and international organisations, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan thanked member states for displaying solidarity.

Cyprus has been mired in a decades-long dispute between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots. Ethnic attacks starting in the early 1960s forced Turkish Cypriots to withdraw into enclaves for their safety.

In 1974, a Greek Cypriot coup aimed at annexing the whole island led Türkiye to intervene militarily as a guarantor power in order to protect Turkish Cypriots from persecution and violence. As a result, the TRNC was founded in 1983.

Established in 2009 to expand co-operation between Turkic-speaking countries, OTS includes Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Türkiye and Uzbekistan and observer states TRNC, Hungary and Turkmenistan.
The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) has been admitted as an observer member to the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) during the leaders-level summit held in Uzbekistan on November 10 and 11. Referring to Türkiye’s efforts to have TRNC recognised as an independent state by other countries and international organisations, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan thanked member states for displaying solidarity. Cyprus has been mired in a decades-long dispute between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots. Ethnic attacks starting in the early 1960s forced Turkish Cypriots to withdraw into enclaves for their safety. In 1974, a Greek Cypriot coup aimed at annexing the whole island led Türkiye to intervene militarily as a guarantor power in order to protect Turkish Cypriots from persecution and violence. As a result, the TRNC was founded in 1983. Established in 2009 to expand co-operation between Turkic-speaking countries, OTS includes Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Türkiye and Uzbekistan and observer states TRNC, Hungary and Turkmenistan.
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