For the record, Cypriot Turks may have elected a promising president…

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Is Mustafa Akinci the best hope yet for a solution to the Cyprus problem? | George Kyris

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After 40 years of separation, the election of a moderate to lead the Turkish Cypriots gives cause for optimismWhen Mustafa Akinci took to the podium for his first speech as the new leader of the Turkish Cypriots waving an olive branch, it became obvious that his victory was a clear message of reconciliation from the northern part of Cyprus. With negotiations with Greek Cypriots restarting soon, the change in Turkish Cypriot leadership raises the question one more time: can the Cyprus problem be resolved?

Akinci’s victory: a salute to Cypriot reunification

…y of Mustafa Akinci with a 60.3 percent of the vote brought renewed hopes for the settlement of the Cyprus problem. Rightly so, but to be successful both leaderships in Cyprus should avoid the mistakes of past failures to reunifyCyprus. Akinci is widely known for serving as the mayor of the Turkish Cypriot sector of divided Nicosia. In the early 1980s, him and Lellos Demetriades resorted to an ad hoc set of arrangements to address the city’s impending environmental disaster in the absence of a

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What does the leftist victory in northern Cyprus mean?

…ng to the victory rally last Sunday held by Mustafa Akinci, the newly elected president of Northern Cyprus, he sounded full of hope. “The spirit […

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Moderate politician wins Northern Cyprus election

A leftist moderate promising to press for a peace deal in ethnically-splitCyprus swept to victory in a Turkish Cypriot presidential election runoff yesterday (26 April). Mustafa Akıncı, standing as an independent, won 60.3% of the votes. His rival was incumbent president Derviş Eroğlu, a conservative elected five years ago. Akıncı, 67, has said he would work with fresh urgency to find a peace deal on Cyprus, split in a 1974 Turkish invasion that was triggered by a short

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Yes we can? Mustafa Akıncı and a new hope for Cyprus

… by both Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots. After 40 years of separation, could a solution to the Cyprus dispute finally be within reach? Mustafa Akinci – the new President of Northern Cyprus. Wikimedia. Public domain.A carnivalesque celebration prevails in the dusty streets of northern Nicosia this evening. It is the 26th of April and people who have been anxiously waiting for the election results in front of the office of the presidential candidate Mustafa Akıncı finally let their hair d

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MAIN FOCUS: Hopes of peace for Cyprus | 28/04/2015

Mustafa Akıncı won Sunday’s presidential election in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which is not internationally recognised as a state. Akıncı is widely regarded as a proponent of dialogue with the Greek Cypriots. This is precisely why he was elected, commentators conclude. They argue that Northern Cyprus is tired of Turkey telling it what to do and predict that Akıncı will face heavy opposition from Ankara

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Turkish Cypriot leader to meet Greek Cypriot counterpart, mends fences with Erdoğan

Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Anastasiades will meet newly elected Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akıncı on May 2 to push stalled peace talks forward, a Cypriot government spokesman has said. Meanwhile, Akıncı has mended fences with President Erdoğan.

Towards new horizons in Cyprus

The presidential election held on April 26, 2015, in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) brought a moderate leftist politician to the presidenc

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Newly elected Turkish Cypriot president pays first visit to Turkey

…a war of words with PresidentErdoğan over the status of the relationship between Turkey and Turkish Cyprus

Akinci’s victory: a salute to Cypriot reunification

…y of Mustafa Akinci with a 60.3 percent of the vote brought renewed hopes for the settlement of the Cyprus problem. Rightly so, but to be successful both leaderships in Cyprus should avoid the mistakes of past failures to reunifyCyprus. Akinci is widely known for serving as the mayor of the Turkish Cypriot sector of divided Nicosia. In the early 1980s, him and Lellos Demetriades resorted to an ad hoc set of arrangements to address the city’s impending environmental disaster in the absence of a

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Cyprus talks to resume, says Turkish Cypriot president

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Negotiations between the Turkish Cypriot government and the Greek Cypriot administration to find a solution to the ongoing dispute over the divided island are to resume, the recently elected Turkish Cypriot president has announced

Cyprus taboo in Turkey

The Cyprus issue has long been a taboo in Turkey, and Cyprus is still a matter of national interest that is not to be discussed freel

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US supports Cyprus talks, congratulates Akıncı

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry congratulated Turkish Cypriot President-elect Mustafa Akıncı for his victory in last week’s elections on April 30

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