
By Averof Neophytou
The election of Tufan Erhurman as the new leader of the Turkish Cypriot community has brought the stalled Cyprus issue back into the spotlight.
A number of reasons led most Turkish Cypriots to vote differently this time: the economic situation, Turkey’s interference in education and on secular issues, and Ersin Tatar’s “two-state” policy. A majority of 63 per cent rejected Tatar’s policies over the last five years






