National Unity Party Central Executive Board member Ahmet Savaşan, He also emphasized that voters are likely to take these facts into account in the second round of the presidential election on Sunday.
SOLIDARITY AND COOPERATION WITH TURKEY IS ESSENTIAL
Pointing out that the competition over the Eastern Mediterranean and the island of Cyprus has reached very serious dimensions, Savaşan underlined that the Turkish Cypriot People must be in full solidarity and cooperation with Turkey in order to achieve their rights and protect their freedom.
WITHOUT TURKEY'S SUPPORT WE WOULD NOT SURVIVE...
“When we look at the latest situation, we see that Western states are trying every means to confine Turkey within its own territorial borders.” Ahmet Savaşan, “This attitude concretely shows that they would not let us live on this island without Turkey's support,” he said.
THE ACTIVE PROTECTION OF THE TURKISH ARMED FORCES IS NEEDED...
Pointing out that this attitude shows that there will be no solution to the Cyprus problem unless we agree to a solution as desired by the western states, that is, minority rights and dissolution over the years. Ahmet Savaşan, “This situation demonstrates unequivocally that we need the de facto protection of the Turkish Armed Forces and full cooperation with Turkish diplomacy to defend our rights,” he said.
TURKEY'S SUPPORT IS ALSO NEEDED FOR AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRY, TOURISM AND EDUCATION
Noting that both the public sector and the private sector are standing today with the contributions of Turkey, UBP FMC Member Ahmet Savaşan, “When we talk about Turkey's economic contributions, we are not only talking about the assistance of the Republic of Turkey to the public finances. This is very important and it is a guarantee that the Ministry of Finance will fulfill its obligations to our people. But when we talk about economic cooperation with Turkey, we also have to take into account the hundreds of thousands of people, students and tourists, who come from Turkey, spend here and sustain our businesses. Moreover, we need to trade with Turkey to sustain our core sectors such as tourism, higher education and construction. If we are to produce more, we need Turkey's cooperation to easily market our agricultural and industrial products.”.
OUR PEOPLE WILL TAKE THE TRUTH INTO CONSIDERATION
“While all these facts are obvious, the TRNC President or the government does not have the luxury of fighting with Turkey,” Savaşan said, expressing his belief that the Turkish Cypriot people will take this reality into account in the second round of the TRNC Presidential elections to be held on Sunday.
RESPECT IS ONE THING, COOPERATION IS ANOTHER...
Stating that Akıncı himself and those who speak on his behalf are trying to spread the word that Turkey will respect Akıncı if he is elected Ahmet Savaşan, “Of course it will be respected. But respecting is one thing, cooperating is another.” Pointing out that in order to understand what can happen if Turkey remains passive in protecting the rights of Turkish Cypriots, it is necessary to look at what was done during the pandemic period, Savaşan underlined that if the necessary financial support could not be received from Turkey in this period, many obligations, including the salaries of public officials, could not be fulfilled by the state and the market would be negatively affected by this.
I TRUST THE WILL OF OUR VOTERS
“If we want to sink and beg the Greek side to save us, if we are willing to do that, we can fight with Turkey,” he said. Ahmet Savaşan, said that it is necessary to trust that the Turkish Cypriot electorate will act in the light of these realities, adding that “the Prime Minister Ersin Tatar’will win,” he said.
