Turkey will “not abandon” the Turkish Cypriots and will “continue to defend” what it considers their rights in the Levant, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres concluded talks in Cyprus aimed at advancing the peace process.
Speaking after a cabinet meeting in Ankara, Erdogan said Turkey was closely watching developments concerning Cyprus and warned against initiatives which, in Ankara’s view, excluded the Turkish Cypriot
