President of the Republic of Türkiye and the leader of the Justice and Development Party Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke at the Expanded Provincial Chairs Meeting.

He said “We will not take the slightest step back in protecting our Blue Homeland. We will continue to defend the rights of Türkiye and the Turkish Cypriots until the end.”

Speaking at the meeting the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan touched upon the Cyprus issue.

He criticized the Republican Peoples Party (CHP) for remarks it made during the 20th of July Peace and Freedom Day celebrations in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

“We will not take the slightest step back in protecting our Blue Homeland, which is an integral part of our motherland. We will continue to defend the rights of Türkiye and Turkish Cypriots until the end” said Erdoğan.