In his statements in the Turkish city, Eroglu alleged the following: “No one has the right to keep us under the roof of the Republic of Cyprus, which is occupied by the Greek Cypriots. We are exerting efforts for a state which will be composed of two founding states in Cyprus and its citizens will have equal rights”.
Eroglu claimed that the Turkish Cypriots have been excluded by force from the Republic of Cyprus and alleged that this is the reason for which now the Greek Cypriots, who call Turkey “occupier” in Cyprus, are the actual occupiers. Alleging that there are “two separate states” now in Cyprus, Eroglu added:
“We are looking for an agreement at the negotiating table taking into consideration these realities. (…) There will be no return to the pre-1974 period. Turkey’s active and effective guarantees will continue. The citizenship of all those who have taken the TRNC citizenship will remain and they will become citizens of the partnership state, if we can establish it”. Eroglu said that the above are their “red lines”.
