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Provocative Statements from Tatar: Claims of Greek Aspirations for a “Greater Greece” and Cyprus as the 13th Island

In a recent interview, Ersin Tatar, the Turkish Cypriot leader, claimed that Greeks view Cyprus as the “13th island” of Greece and are pursuing the goal of creating a “Greater Greece,” while asserting that this expansionist ideology extends their sovereign rights in the Mediterranean. He marked July 20, 1974, as a significant date for Turkish Cypriots, linking their independence to a historical Turkish military intervention.