
Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman reacted with bemusement on Thursday to European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen’s speech at the opening ceremony of Cyprus’ six-month term as the holder of the Council of the European Union’s rotating presidency, saying she “ignored” the Turkish Cypriot community.
“ We will not ignore being ignored ,” he began, saying that “there is not a single line in the text [of von der






