Türkiye criticizes EU stance after Cyprus envoy appointment
Türkiye has described the European Commission’s decision to appoint a special envoy for Cyprus as an internal EU matter, while criticizing the bloc’s approach to the island.
“We regard the European Commission’s decision to once again appoint a ‘Cyprus special envoy,’ as in the case of similar appointments in the past, as an internal matter of the European Union,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Öncü Keçeli said in a statement on X.
Keçeli said Türkiye maintains that the EU lost its neutrality on the Cyprus issue in 2004, when it admitted the Greek Cypriot administration as a member despite its rejection of a U.N.-backed comprehensive settlement plan.
He said EU institutions, particularly the European Parliament, have continued to take what Ankara sees as a biased approach toward the Cyprus issue.
