
The election of Tufan Erhurman as leader of the Turkish Cypriots raised the mood around the Cyprus problem, after eight years of deadlock that was reconfirmed after every failed attempt to find a way forward. Ersin Tatar, throughout his leadership in the last five years, remained totally committed to the two-state solution, thus ensuring there was no common ground for the resumption of talks.
The two leaders could not even






