Turkish Cypriot poised to win seat in European parliament elections
‘Watershed’ moment for island as Niyazi Kızılyürek campaigns on reunification ticket
A Turkish Cypriot candidate is set for the first time to win a seat in next month’s European parliament elections in what is already being hailed a watershed moment for the partitioned island.
In a country riven physically and psychologically by ethnic division, polls show widespread support for Niyazi Kızılyürek, a prominent Turkish Cypriot academic who is being fielded by Akel, the main opposition leftist party in the Greek-controlled south.