US EditionTurkish Cypriots vote in an election seen as a choice on deeper Turkey ties or closer EU relations
About 218,000 Turkish Cypriots voted in a pivotal election reflecting divided views on whether to seek EU integration or closer ties with Turkey, officials said.
- Breakaway Turkish Cypriots on ethnically divided Cyprus cast ballots in an election seen as a choice between deeper alignment with Turkey or closer ties with Europe.
- The main contenders are the incumbent Ersin Tatar, who supports closer ties to Turkey, and Tufan Erhurman, who advocates resuming peace talks with Greek Cypriots for a two-zone federation.
- Cyprus has been divided since 1974 when Turkey invaded after a Greek-backed coup, and only Turkey recognizes the Turkish Cypriot northern third as an independent state.
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Turkish Cypriots vote in an election seen as a choice on deeper
NICOSIA: Breakaway Turkish Cypriots on ethnically divided Cyprus cast ballots Sunday in an election that many see as a choice between an even deeper alignment with Turkiye or a shift toward closer ties with the rest of Europe.There are some 218,000 registered voters. Polls close at 1500 GMT.
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Turkish Cypriots vote in an election seen as a choice on deeper Turkey ties or closer EU relations
Turkish Cypriots on the divided island of Cyprus are casting ballots in an election seen as a choice between deeper ties with Turkey or closer relations with Europe.
North Cyprus elects its president on Sunday. The two most promising candidates, Ersin Tatar and Tufan Erhürman, see the future of their country very differently.
In the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which no state recognizes, with the exception of Turkey, outgoing President Ersin Tatar, a loyal ally of Ankara, will try on Sunday to retain power against the Social Democratic Tufan Erhürman, a supporter of a reunification of the island divided for half a century.
Turkish Cypriots in Cyprus, an island divided by ethnic lines, voted on Sunday in an election that many saw as a decision between narrowing their alignment with Turkey or a shift towards closer ties with the rest of Europe.
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