{"id":254,"date":"2024-11-14T15:23:47","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T15:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/14\/turkey-to-celebrate-41-years-since-declaring-occupied-cyprus-a-turkish-republic\/"},"modified":"2024-11-14T15:23:47","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T15:23:47","slug":"turkey-to-celebrate-41-years-since-declaring-occupied-cyprus-a-turkish-republic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/14\/turkey-to-celebrate-41-years-since-declaring-occupied-cyprus-a-turkish-republic\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey to celebrate 41 years since declaring occupied Cyprus a \u2018Turkish republic\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1253556\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ozturk-1-320x200.jpg?v=1731594894\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ozturk-1.jpg?v=1731594894\" alt=\"Turkey to celebrate 41 years since declaring occupied Cyprus a \u2018Turkish republic\u2019\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ozturk-1-960x600.jpg?v=1731594895\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n                                                        <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Turkey has announced events to mark the \u201c41st anniversary of the establishment of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zeki \u00d6zt\u00fcrk, spokesperson for the Turkish Ministry of Defense said on Thursday\u00a0that the celebrations will include aerobatic demonstrations by the Turkish Air Force during a parade in Nicosia. Additional events will feature demonstration flights over Kyrenia, and naval ships\u2019 visits to Famagusta.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Turkish Armed Forces will continue their fight against terrorism until our borders are fully secure,\u201d \u00d6zt\u00fcrk stated. He emphasized the military\u2019s commitment to protecting Turkey\u2019s rights and interests in the \u201cBlue Homeland\u201d and \u201cHomeland of the Skies\u201d while contributing to international peace and stability.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cBlue Homeland\u201d doctrine promotes Turkish control over extensive areas of the Mediterranean, often at the expense of neighboring countries\u2019 rights. Coined in 2006 by senior Turkish naval officers, the concept challenges Greek sovereignty and Greek-Cypriot rights in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean, advocating for a wide Turkish exclusive economic zone (EEZ).<\/p>\n<p>Occupied Cyprus\u2019 status as a separate political entity is recognized only by Turkey, with the international community considering it occupied territory.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/politics\/foreign-policy\/1253556\/turkey-to-celebrate-41-years-since-declaring-occupied-cyprus-a-turkish-republic\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Turkey has announced events to mark the \u201c41st anniversary of the establishment of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).\u201d Zeki \u00d6zt\u00fcrk, spokesperson for the Turkish Ministry of Defense said on Thursday\u00a0that the celebrations will include aerobatic demonstrations by the Turkish Air Force during a parade in Nicosia. 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