Zorlu Töre: We Await Azerbaijan to Take the First Step Towards Recognizing Cyprus

Töre highlighted that while 146 countries recognize Palestine, Israel continues its attacks, and currently, only Turkey recognizes the TRNC. He emphasized Turkey's strength, stating, “Turkey and the Turkish army are very powerful.”

Regarding the possibility of a federal structure between the Greek and Turkish Cypriots, Töre noted that such an arrangement is no longer feasible. Referring to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's statement advocating for the recognition of the TRNC, Töre added, “We first await this recognition from Azerbaijan, and then we look for similar steps from other Turkish Republics and friendly countries to Turkey.”

Töre underscored that the TRNC is the national state of the Turkish Cypriot people, particularly for those who identify with the motto "How happy is the one who says I am a Turk."

He remarked that the TRNC and the territory created by the July 20 Peace Operation were not gifts from Americans, Greeks, British, French, or Greeks, but were instead the gifts of the sacred martyrs and heroic veterans.

Töre also commented on Turkey's potential establishment of military bases in the TRNC, responding to Greece's base-building efforts. He supported President Erdoğan's suggestion of establishing both air and naval bases in the TRNC as a deterrent. Töre assured that Turkish forces are vigilant and prepared.

On the issue of the Greek Cypriot administration’s efforts to establish a naval base in Mari and Israel's use of southern Cyprus as a logistics base, Töre stated, “If countries supporting Israel use these bases and Israel also utilizes them, some bases in southern Cyprus will certainly become targets. They need to abandon these plans.”