Ustel hits back at defector Altugra: We ‘became the bad guys’ after sacking her

Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel returned fire in the direction of his former ‘health minister’ Izlem Gurcag Altugra, who left his political party the UBP on Wednesday saying there is “no longer any hope” of the UBP “recovering” from his leadership.

He instead chose to criticise her performance as ‘health minister’ and said that when he relieved her of her duties in 2023, he had no choice but to do so.

“The member of parliament who resigned today was like our daughter, and I was like her big brother.