Turkey says it ‘will not hesitate’ to act over Cyprus as regional conflict continues

Turkey “will not hesitate” to act against “hostile attitudes” shown towards the Turkish Cypriots as the conflict in the region widens, the country’s defence ministry’s spokesman rear admiral Zeki Akturk said on Thursday.

“Turkey, as it was yesterday, is today by the side of and a supporter of the TRNC. Turkey will not hesitate to use the powers granted to us by our guarantor status against hostile attitudes which threaten the security of the Turkish Cypriots,” he told a press conference.