Bahçeli: “United Cyprus Federation is a pure dream and a disaster for Turkish sovereignty”

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli said at his party’s group meeting in the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) that the “United Cyprus Federation is a pure dream and a disaster for Turkish sovereignty.” He said that as the Greek Cypriot administration takes on the role of Israel’s outpost on Cyprus, Turkish Cypriots living in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) should be vigilant.

Bahçeli pointed to Greek Cypriot press reports, which he said had not been denied. According to these claims, the closed city of Varosha (Maraş) would be handed over to United Nations administration and the Famagusta port would be operated under European Commission oversight. He said this presents a grave picture for the sovereignty rights of Turkish Cypriots, adding that “Cyprus has been Turkish for centuries and will remain Turkish forever.”

In the same speech, Bahçeli said the goal of a “Terror-free Turkey” is linked to a terror-free regional vision and warned that armed structures beyond Turkey’s borders threaten its security. He also reminded listeners that the 13th Organization of Turkic States Summit will be held in Turkey on 29-30 October 2026, and that the 2027 central government budget bill had been submitted to the TBMM Speaker’s Office.