Akıncı denies interference in Greek Cyprus elections

President of the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus, Mustafa Akıncı has denied interfering in Greek Cyprus election slated for today.

Denying such claims, Akinci said that attempts to present his latest statement regarding the retraction of the Turkish Cypriot side’s map submitted to the UN in Geneva as interfering in the elections in the South was unacceptable.

Akinci in a series of tweets on Friday said that he was watching with amazement how conspiracy theories were being created over the issue.

The second round of presidential elections which will be held in South Cyprus on the 4^th of February is an internal issue which concerns only the Greek Cypriots. Just as Turkish Cypriots decide and vote for their own leader and TRNC President, it is only natural that the Greek Cypriots too decide on who their own leader will be. Our interference in the elections in the South is out of the question” he said.

Basının son günlerdeki sorusu üzerine bu gelişme kamuoyu ile de paylaşılmıştır. Bu durumun Kıbrıs Rum tarafının seçimlerine müdahale olarak takdim edilmeye çalışılmasını anlamak ve kabul etmek mümkün değildir.

— Mustafa Akinci (@MustafaAkinci_1) February 2, 2018

KKTC Cumhurbaşkanı ve dolayısıyla Kıbrıs Türk liderinin kim olacağına Kıbrıs Türk toplumu karar verdiği gibi, Kıbrıs Rum liderinin kim olacağına da Kıbrıs Rum toplumunun karar verecek olması gayet doğaldır. Bizim buna herhangi bir şekilde müdahil olmamız söz konusu bile olamaz.

— Mustafa Akinci (@MustafaAkinci_1) February 2, 2018

Akıncı said that the Turkish Cypriot side’s request from Mr. Eide in July following the developments in Crans-Montana and Mr. Anastasiades had only be fulfilled in December and that the map had been returned to the Turkish Cypriot side.

This issue was only made public recently following the inquiry of the media. It is out of the question to accept attempts made to present this issue as interference in the elections in the South” he added.

Harita ile ilgili durumun duyurulmasının Rum tarafında seçimleri etkilemeye yönelik bir müdahale olarak takdim edilmesini ve çeşitli komplo teorileri üretilmeye çalışılmasını hayretle izlemekteyim.
Pazar gün yapılacak seçimler, Kıbrıs Rum toplumunun iç meselesidir.

— Mustafa Akinci (@MustafaAkinci_1) February 2, 2018