Turkish Cypriots Push Two-State Deal Before Greece-Turkey Talks

The leader of Turkish-controlled northern Cyprus said any future settlement for the divided island has to be based on the creation of two separate states, underscoring the divide between Turkey and Greece in a key conflict in the eastern Mediterranean.

“If a solution is to be found, it’s got to be realistic, fair and practical,” Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said in an interview in New York Tuesday with Bloomberg News. “That’s why we are asking for two equal neighbor states.”