Eroglu alleged that the breakaway regime is a “state” with its “government”, “parliament” and “laws

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 “We protect our rights”, Turkish Cypriot daily Gunes (25.08.11) reports that the Turkish Cypriot leader, Dervis Eroglu met yesterday with a delegation of the association of the Turkish settlers from the area of Gaziantep headed by Mesut Ayar.

In his statements, Ayar expressed their support to Eroglu in the negotiations for reaching a solution to the Cyprus problem and pointed out to the importance of strengthening their unity and solidarity. Ayar noted that their association has sent a letter to the United Nations (UN) showing their reaction to the fact that the UN considers them as “third class citizens”.

In his statements, Dervis Eroglu argued that everyone who have been given the “citizenship” of the “TRNC”, breakaway regime in the occupied area of the Republic of Cyprus, are equal and “first class citizens” in front of the “constitution”. He noted that he carries out the negotiations in this direction. Pointing out that the Greek Cypriot side continues “not to accept as normal” the “citizenship” given by the breakaway regime, Eroglu alleged that the “TRNC” is a “state” with its “government”, “parliament” and “laws”.

Eroglu noted that in spite of the economic difficulties which the Greek Cypriot side faces, it continues to want the same things at the negotiations. He alleged the following:

“We consider ourselves to be as right as they consider themselves to be right, because we are the ones who have been excluded from the partnership state, we are the ones who lived as refugees for years facing so many difficulties. Therefore, we try to protect the rights we have gained until today”.

Eroglu said that in October they will see whether an agreement is possible in the end of the negotiations process.