Erdoğan: Türkiye won’t leave Turkish Cypriots alone
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on July 20 reaffirmed his support for Turkish Cypriots, pledging that Türkiye would continue to stand by them in what he described as their “just struggle” as Ankara marked the 52nd anniversary of its 1974 military operation on the island.
“I congratulate the Turkish Cypriot people on their 20th July Peace and Freedom Day with my sincerest feelings, and send my greetings to my Turkish Cypriot brothers and sisters,” Erdoğan said in a post on social media.
Commemorative ceremonies, concerts, sporting events, conferences, seminars and symposiums were held across Türkiye and Turkish Cyprus to mark the anniversary.
Erdoğan did not attend the events on the island, marking the third time he has skipped the anniversary commemorations after also being absent in 2016 and 2022.
