During an international conference on Russia and Ukraine on Monday in Prague, the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye Mustafa Sentop took the floor to respond to Annita Demetriou, the Speaker of the Parliament of the Cypriot Greek Government, who characterized Türkiye's Cyprus Peace Movement as an "occupation".
Turkish Parliament Speaker described Demetriou's statement as “groundless and unlawful accusations of the representatives of the Greek Cypriot administration against Türkiye,” at the Summit of the European Union (EU) Parliament Chairs, SIA refers to foreign media.
The speaker went on to say that Turkey had acted lawfully based on international agreements in Cyprus, referring to his country’s guarantor power status stemming from the 1959 Zurich-London agreements and adding that Ankara intervened to protect Turkish Cypriots.
“As we have repeatedly stated, comparing Türkiye’s 1974 peace operation in Cyprus to an invasion by Russia is nothing but a cheap distortion of the facts,” Sentop said.
Sentop stated that the Peace Movement is a requirement of the guarantor power given to Türkiye by the Zurich and London Agreements of 1959 in accordance with international law.
"Today, many Cypriot Romanians say that the massacre and genocide suffered by the Turks before 1974 is wrong. In the subsequent process, both Türkiye and the Turkish Cypriots expressed to their interlocutors that they are ready for a fair solution.
In fact, as seen in the UN-sponsored referendum in 2004, the Turkish Cypriots approved the solution, while the Greek side rejected the will of the two communities for peace and coexistence. In the meantime, I would like to state that the EU has not fulfilled its obligations towards the Turkish Cypriots.
The fact that these claims are still being discussed here is proof of my words that the EU meetings are captive to such unrealistic approaches and prevent the EU from developing its strategic perspective," said Sentop.
The Turkish official went on to say that Ankara responded in 1974 after a pro-Greek coup in Cyprus, while also making reference to massacres of thousands of Turkish Cypriots years earlier.
"Those who participated in the coup were members of Enosis, who aimed to unite the island of Cyprus with Greece. Türkiye was forced to intervene in the killing of thousands of Turks based on international agreements and laws."
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