Turkish Union

Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides said he discussed Turkish activities in the Cyprus' exclusive economic zone and statements regarding the fenced-off city of Varosha in a meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in Geneva on Monday.

SYRIZA MP Nina Kasimati announced in parliament that she would be voting against an amendment concerning the Turkish Union in Ksanthi. Speaking before the members of parliament, Mrs. Kasimati said the amendment could have been better and declared she would not be supporting it.

Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Şimşek has sought to ease concerns over Turkey's democratic rule in the post-referendum era, claiming that the country "is not turning into an authoritarian regime" in a meeting with senior representatives from leading Western companies in Washington, D.C.

Turkish Union of Bars head Metin Feyzioğlu has defied President-elect Recep Tayyip Erdoğan by saying he will attend the ceremony to mark the new legal year.