Bahçeli: United Cyprus Federation is a raw dream and a threat to Turkish sovereignty

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli said the United Cyprus Federation is “a raw dream” and “a disaster for Turkish sovereignty.” Speaking at an MHP group meeting in the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM), he said that at a time when the Greek Cypriot administration has taken on Israel’s mission of becoming an outpost on Cyprus, he called on Turkish Cypriot brothers and sisters in the TRNC to stay vigilant.

Bahçeli pointed to reports reflected in the Greek Cypriot press, which he said had not been denied, about the closed Maraş (Varosha) being handed to UN administration and the operation of Famagusta Port under European Commission oversight. He said these claims presented a grave picture for the sovereignty rights of Turkish Cypriots, adding: “Cyprus has been Turkish for centuries and will remain Turkish forever.”

In the same speech, he also discussed the goal of a “Terror-Free Turkey” and announced that the 13th Summit of the Organization of Turkic States will be held in Turkey on 29-30 October 2026.