The 39th Anniversary of the Founding of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Was Celebrated...

The 39th anniversary of the founding of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus was celebrated with a reception held at the Hilton İstanbul Bosphorus Hotel.

TÜROB - Association of Turkish Hoteliers President Müberra Eresin attended the event, hosted by the Consul General of the TRNC in Istanbul, Seniha Birand Çınar, which featured numerous guests including TRNC Prime Minister Ünal Üstel, Istanbul Governor Ali Yerlikaya, Commander of the 1st Army and Istanbul Garrison General Ali Sivri, Istanbul Police Chief Zafer Aktaş, Beyoğlu Mayor Haydar Ali Yıldız, İTO Chairman Şekib Avdagiç, Cyprus war veterans, and many guests from the security, public, business, political, civil society and media fields.

Following a moment of silence and the singing of the National Anthem, the Consul General of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in Istanbul, Seniha Birand Çınar, delivered a speech. Stating that it was the 39th anniversary of the proclamation of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Çınar said: "We are in the 144th year of the struggle the Turkish Cypriot people have waged to sustain the Turkish presence on the island that began in 1571; the 59th year of the Turkish Cypriot people's struggle for existence and their journey toward statehood, which began with their expulsion from the Republic of Partnership in 1963; and the 48th year of the just and lawful intervention carried out by the motherland Türkiye to bring peace to both the Turks and the Greeks. Today, we are at a historic turning point in this long and arduous journey. The call by Türkiye for our country to be recognized as an independent state, announced to the world at the United Nations General Assembly, the pinnacle of international diplomacy, has opened an irreversible page in the history of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. In these days when historic steps concerning our future are being taken, I feel great honour and happiness to be celebrating the new age of our Republic together."