Cyprus PIO: Turkish Cypriot and Turkish Media Review, 17-01-24

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[A] TURKISH CYPRIOT / TURKISH PRESS

[01] Debates on the map submitted by Akinci during the Cyprus talks are continuing

[02] British PM to visit Turkey on Cyprus talks and ISIL

[03] Deputy Chairman of Felicity Party: "There are two states in Cyprus. Nothing beyond this exists"

[04] Caglar and Ozcenk attend the meetings of the European Parliament

[05] "Amnesty deadline for illegal immigrants and workers ends on January 27"

[06] Cakici calls on the displeased members of the CTP to join his party

[07] The manufacturers of dairy products say their input costs increased by 30% due to the foreign exchange rate

[08] The number of the cell phone subscribers reportedly doubles the number of the population living in the occupied area of Cyprus

[09] The Mufti of Montenegro is visiting the breakaway regime for developing co-operation with the "Religious Affairs Committee"

[10] The "2nd International Bicycle Tour of Northern Cyprus" will take place in February

[11] Surveys on the upcoming referendum on constitutional changes in Turkey

[A] TURKISH CYPRIOT / TURKISH PRESS

[01] Debates on the map submitted by Akinci during the Cyprus talks are continuing

Huseyin Angolemli, "deputy" with the Social Democracy Party (TDP), noted that a map providing for 29+% had been approved by the "assembly" in 1986, when he was also a "deputy", with the votes of all "deputies" including those of the National Unity Party (UBP).

Angolemli and Ferdi Sabit Soyer from the Republican Turkish Party (CTP), who are the oldest "deputies" in the "assembly", said that 29+% was registered as a decision of the "assembly" on 29 March 1986 upon a demand by the then UNSG Perez de Cuellar who had asked the Turkish Cypriot side to fall below 30% in the territory. Noting that Denktas was also at the "assembly" and everybody voted in favor of 29+%, Angolemli called upon the "deputies" to open the "minutes" of the "assembly".

"The rotating presidency was not in that document. It was an agreement providing for a president from the south and a vice president from us. And the territory was 29+%", he added.

Replying to Angolemli's criticism, Tahsin Ertugruloglu, "deputy" with the UBP and self-styled foreign minister of the breakaway regime in the occupied area of Cyprus, claimed that the allegation (by Angolemli and Soyer) that Denktas had accepted 29+% in the territory is "political forgery". He claimed that after a request by the then UNSG, Denktas passed from the "assembly" the percentage of 29+%. He alleged: "How had 29+% come onto the agenda? Perez de Cuellar requested from Mr Denktas. Go below the magical number of 30%. If they reject it, this percentage will cease to exist. And Mr Denktas has cleverly said 29+. […] 35 is also 29+. The president says that there is a map. There is the Denktas map. I have not seen such a map. Moreover, in 29+ neither the four freedoms were included like now nor Greek Cypriots would come among us. […]"

(I/Ts.)

[02] British PM to visit Turkey on Cyprus talks and ISIL

May is expected to visit Turkey on Jan. 26 or 28, diplomatic sources told the Hurriyet Daily News.

The trip comes amid the ongoing series of talks in Geneva for a settlement in Cyprus, with Ankara voicing disappointment on the recent stance of the U.K., which has been a guarantor country in the dispute for decades. Following a five-party conference on Cyprus in Geneva on Jan. 12, a working group with the participation of the three guarantor powers met in Mont Pelerin in Switzerland on Jan. 18.

[03] Deputy Chairman of Felicity Party: "There are two states in Cyprus. Nothing beyond this exists"

"They are participating in the Geneva talks. We are concerned that a period with difficulties will start again in Cyprus. Cyprus is so important that cannot be left in the mercy of the west. There are two states in Cyprus. Nothing beyond this exists", he alleged.

According to Ankara Anatolia news agency, Oztek claimed that "peace came in Cyprus in 1974 and now some people are trying to create uneasiness".

(CS)

[04] Caglar and Ozcenk attend the meetings of the European Parliament

(DPs)

[05] "Amnesty deadline for illegal immigrants and workers ends on January 27"

The self-styled minister of labour and social security Hamza Ersan Saner warned that that the "amnesty" was the last one to be issued by the "ministry" and that those eligible should apply before the Friday deadline.

Stating that a total of 237 employers had applied for "amnesty" since it came into "force" on the 29th of November 2016, Saner said that a total of 274,797 Turkish Liras had been paid to the "state" in fines.

He added that a total of 5,248 people had benefited from the "amnesty".

Saner argued that no tolerance will be shown to "illegal workers" after the deadline. He explained that "those residing in the TRNC illegally can benefit from the amnesty by exiting the country and paying one minimum wage upon their return or acquiring a 45 day visitor's permit by paying one minimum wage plus 250 Turkish Liras to the immigration department without having to leave the country".

[06] Cakici calls on the displeased members of the CTP to join his party

According to the paper, rumors has it that after the three members of CTP from occupied Famagusta Sonay Adem, Ali Gulle and Ibrahim Korhan, who left CTP and joined TKP-NF, the 78 CTP members who resigned from the party last week will also join Cakici's party.

Cakici stated to Kibris Postasi that his party is "in the administrator of the forces that are pro-solution" adding that with the constitution that they wrote they prepared the ground for parties' union and for forming new alliances. He also said that new developments will take place in the coming days on the issue.

(CS)

[07] The manufacturers of dairy products say their input costs increased by 30% due to the foreign exchange rate

In a written statement, Avunduk said also that the purchasing power of the "people" decreased by 30% and all sectors have become poorer. He further noted that the purchasing power of the borrowers in foreign exchange and those who have not borrowed in foreign exchange has been decreased by one third.

Replying to a statement made by the "government" saying that those who do not have an income in foreign exchange should not borrow money in foreign exchange, Avunduk recalled that everything in the occupied area of Cyprus is paid in sterling pounds and added that the "government" should ban the internal borrowing and doing business in foreign exchange.

(I/Ts.)

[08] The number of the cell phone subscribers reportedly doubles the number of the population living in the occupied area of Cyprus

A "population census" held by the "state panning organization" ("DPO") in 2011 showed that the population living in the occupied area of Cyprus was 294,600. Data of the same "organization" say that the population increased to 342,587 in 2016. The above data, writes the paper, show that the number of the active cell phone subscribers doubles the population.

Turkey is in the first place on the list of the countries, to which calls were made, followed by Britain, Nigeria, Pakistan and Turkmenistan.

(I/Ts.)

[09] The Mufti of Montenegro is visiting the breakaway regime for developing co-operation with the "Religious Affairs Committee"

According to the paper, the aim of the visit is the development of co-operation with the so-called Religious Affairs Committee.

Feyzic and his delegation will leave the breakaway regime on January 27th.

(CS)

[10] The "2nd International Bicycle Tour of Northern Cyprus" will take place in February

According to the paper, 18 groups with 250 athletes from 13 countries are expected to participate in the tour.

As the paper reports, there will also be local and world media covering reaching a target of 500 million persons which will help towards promoting the tourism of the breakaway regime.

(CS)

[11] Surveys on the upcoming referendum on constitutional changes in Turkey

The public survey was carried out between 11 and 17 of January in 26 districts with the participation of 2,240 persons.

According to the results, the 65.1% of ruling Justice and Development (AKP)'s voters will say "yes" at the referendum, the 13.2% will vote "no", the 13.2% have not decided yet and the 11.2% will not vote.

The 84.8% of the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP)'s voters will say "no" to the constitutional changes and only the 0.9% will vote "yes".

Meanwhile, the 70.4% of the Kurdish – Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) voters will say "no" to the constitutional changes, the 10.7% have not decided yet and the 18% will not even vote.

On the same issue, Turkish daily Sabah newspaper (24.01.17) reports that according to a latest survey by the A&G Research Company, which was the only firm to correctly predict the results of the Nov. 1 elections back in 2015, the current level of support for the presidential system government is around 53%.

The head of the research firm, Adil Gur, revealed that with an effective campaign, the "Yes" could amount up to 60% of the total votes in the referendum for the presidential system. Highlighting that the approval rating for the presidential system is increasing by the day, Gur said the research conducted by his firm two weeks ago revealed an increase by 1%, compared to the previous month's findings. Gur also added some of his insights on the oncoming referendum process, as he expected the referendum campaigns to witness some harsh discourse.

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