Ozel: North not a ‘baby homeland’, but a sister country

Turkish opposition political party CHP leader Ozgur Ozel on Thursday evening said the north is not a “baby homeland”, but in fact a “sister country”.

Ozel was speaking at late Cyprus Vice President Dr Fazil Kucuk’s tomb after his arrival in the north to take part in celebrations to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Turkey’s invasion of the island.

The term “baby homeland” is often used by Turkish politicians and commentators to refer to the north, with more nationalist Turkish...