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CTP's Sila Usar Incirli outlined her party's priorities at a youth discussion moderated by LDH Political Relations Secretary Hakkı Çinkılıç. On public finances, she said the budget her party would take over carries about 1 billion dollars in debt, and pledged that public services would be run on merit, transparency and accountability.
Republican Turkish Party (CTP) Leader Sıla Usar İncirli said that once in power, her party would address problems in the water and energy sectors. Stating that her party is the people’s hope, İncirli said the CTP is ready for the 6 December elections.
Türkiye has responded with a counter-NAVTEX to Greece’s notice for the Eunomia exercise, which Greece is conducting in the eastern Mediterranean with four countries. Ankara said the area falls within Türkiye’s jurisdiction and under the responsibility of the Antalya station.
Prime Minister Ünal Üstel said a draw to determine candidates’ positions on the ballot paper will be held tomorrow, while quota candidates will be announced in the coming days. Noting that the UBP, the country’s largest party by membership, has also shown its strength in candidate applications, Üstel said the large number of people who applied to run was a sign of trust in the party.
The Politis newspaper reported that Maria Angela Holguin, the UN Secretary-General's Personal Envoy on Cyprus, has written an article addressed to the leaders. Holguin notes that over recent months Cypriots have encountered the terms "methodology", "substance" and "confidence-building measures" almost every day.
UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy on Cyprus Maria Angela Holguin said she believes a comprehensive solution to the Cyprus issue is still possible. In a letter, she called on the leaders to take concrete steps on confidence-building measures and lay the groundwork for negotiations to resume.
President Tufan Erhürman has said he received neither directly nor indirectly, through the UN, the document containing the “19-point ideas” of Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Christodoulides. He made the remarks in an interview with the Greek Cypriot newspaper Politis.
Northern Cyprus's ruling National Unity Party (UBP) is continuing its candidate selection ahead of the general election set for 6 December. Prime Minister Ünal Üstel announced the names of 72 applicants who applied to the party. According to a UBP statement, the 50-person list will be determined by party members on 24 October. Üstel called on thousands of members to travel to Nicosia (Lefkoşa) for the preliminary vote.
Taçoy said the strike at K-Pet will not cause any fuel shortage in the country. He said the fuel and gas the market needs is being supplied by an alternative supplier.
Turkey's Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek said legal regulations to strengthen the fight against capital market crimes, including coordinated fund transactions, are planned to be completed by early 2027. In a social media post, he said regulations by the Capital Markets Board had increased transparency and strengthened investor confidence, citing the Fund Guide announced at the end of August.
Ünal Üstel, leader of the National Unity Party (UBP) and prime minister, said a list of 72 prospective MP candidates had been approved by the party assembly, adding: “On October 24 we will give the country a democracy festival.”
Mehmet Kale Kişi, General Secretary of the Republican Turkish Party (CTP) in Northern Cyprus, said allegations of corruption and irregularity have caused serious unease in society and shown a strong will for change. Speaking on the BRT programme Açık Konuşalım, hosted by Levent Kutay and Baykan Gürses, he said the party is preparing for elections with the goal of a stable five-year government.
Prime Minister Ünal Üstel has thanked Numan Kurtulmuş, Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye (TBMM), for presenting historical facts in response to Greek Cypriot claims and bringing the just cause of the Turkish Cypriot people onto the European agenda. Üstel made the remarks in a written statement referring to Kurtulmuş's statements at the Conference of Presidents of European Parliaments, where he defended Turkish Cypriot rights.
Greece will hold a drill in the Eastern Mediterranean on 19 October together with France, Italy and the Greek Cypriot Administration (GKRY). According to a Ta Nea report carried by Haber Kıbrıs, the exercise, called “Eunomia”, will largely take place along the route of a planned electricity interconnector project (GSI) linking Greece, GKRY and Israel.
Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Christodoulides announced that a high-level meeting between the European Union and Turkey will be held before the end of October. Speaking in Brussels on the second day of the European Council summit, he said the meeting will take place at the request of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. He said he received this information after contacts in New York and expressed satisfaction with the decision.
Semih Kolozali, president of the Revolutionary Workers' Trade Unions Federation (Dev-İş), which is affiliated with the Turkish Cypriot Petroleum Workers' Union, said the indefinite strike by Petrol-İş at K-PET will continue until an agreement is reached.
According to the website Sigmalive, Greek Cypriot administration leader Nikos Christodoulides said in a statement in Brussels that the European Union will meet with Turkey this month to discuss resuming negotiations on the Cyprus problem.
UBP Member of Parliament Yasemin Öztürk assessed possible government models after the 6 December elections on the Seçim Özel programme hosted by Bahadır Ayna on Haber Kıbrıs. Öztürk said that as long as the election threshold remains at its current level, it would be difficult for a single party to come to power alone.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said authorities have brought a problem in part of the fund market under control through decisive steps taken since 17 September. Speaking at the TİM 13th Innovation Week Program at the Haliç Congress Center, he said a Fund Coordination Board with full authority had been set up quickly.
Turkish Grand National Assembly Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş strongly rejected the claims made by Annita Demetriou, Speaker of the Greek Cypriot Administration’s House of Representatives, at the Conference of European Parliament Presidents in Rome. The event was hosted by the Italian Chamber of Deputies, and Demetriou spoke after Kurtulmuş.
The National Unity Party (UBP) in Northern Cyprus (TRNC) will hold a candidate selection vote for parliamentary seats on 24 October. A total of 72 aspiring candidates are competing across six electoral districts.
The District Court of Kyrenia has ordered nine suspects arrested over the sinking of a passenger ship that killed 27 people and left one person still missing to be held in custody for seven more days. The suspects face charges of "causing death through negligence and carelessness." The case is being heard in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).
Foreign Minister Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu was received by Iraqi officials in Baghdad upon arriving to attend the 52nd session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), according to a statement from the ministry.
Maria Angela Holguin, the UN Secretary-General's Personal Envoy on Cyprus, is expected to visit the island at the end of this month. Citing Politis, the report says she plans to stay about a week to meet the two leaders separately, and a trilateral meeting with the leaders is also being sought if possible.
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