Erhürman and Christodoulides Share a Table at Pile Peace Festival

On 17 October 2026, the 6th Pile Peace Festival was held in Pile with the participation of President Tufan Erhürman and Greek Cypriot administration leader Nikos Christodoulides. The event was organised by the Turkish and Greek Cypriot village headmen of Pile together with the Pile Office of the UN Peacekeeping Force (UNFICYP).

Christodoulides arrived first at 19:30 and visited the stalls, chatting with residents and posing for photos. Erhürman arrived at around 19:45 and also toured all the stands. His wearing of a neck brace due to a health issue drew attention. The two leaders held a brief conversation and then dined at the same table with former president Mehmet Ali Talat, CTP leader Sıla Usar İncirli, UN Special Representative Khassim Diagne and others.

The Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot village headmen, Simos Mytides and Veysal Güden, gave opening speeches stressing coexistence. Songs in Turkish and Greek were performed, Cypriot traditional folk dances were shown, and the festival ended with a live music performance by Grup Otantik. It was recorded as the first social event the two leaders attended together.