What if he becomes president of Turkey, would anything change for TRNC?
Our relations with Turkey are excellent. The relations under the Prime Ministry of Mr. Erdogan, which coincides with my presence in the TRNC Prime Ministry and Presidency, are again perfect. I do not think that these excellent relations will change by any changes in government because they are very deep rooted and extremely crucial. We have deep relations with the government of Turkey now and we will continue to have good relations in the future. TRNC invests heavily in education. Your Excellency was minister of education. All of your country’s main other products, like hallumi cheese and potatoes, for example, are off limits to the international market because of the embargo. Even the education sector, however, is currently threatened with politics and Greek Cypriots are saying that TRNC students hold “illegal” degrees. How can TRNC protect its only thriving sector, that of academia, when most countries in the world refuse to recognize degrees given from TRNC universities, despite the
