North Cyprus prime minister, president compete in runoff election
Turkish Cypriots in the breakaway northern Cyprus voted in a tight presidential runoff that pits two different views of ties with the rest of the island, and that could influence a broader territorial dispute in the Mediterranean. Career politician and current president Mustafa Akinci, 72, supports reuniting the island, which split after a 1974 Turkish invasion in response to a brief Greek-inspired coup. Only Ankara recognises Northern Cyprus as an independent state. Other countries consider it part of Cyprus. The latest United ...
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