‘Turkish Cypriots are equal founding partners in Cyprus’

The Turkish Cypriots are “one of two equal founding partners in Cyprus”, Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman stressed on Saturday, as he took to the stage at the Antalya diplomacy forum.

He was interviewed by Turkish public broadcaster TRT’s Yusuf Erim, who asked him whether he, like his predecessor Ersin Tatar, supports a two-state solution to the Cyprus problem.

“I am a lawyer. I have spent a significant part of my life working with the law and teaching law courses. Concepts are very important in law...