Why growing US-Cyprus defense cooperation spooks Turkey

On Sept. 9, Cyrus and the United States inked a defense cooperation agreement, sparking angry reactions from Turkey. The agreement was signed as Turkey’s relations with Washington remain essentially on the rocks. Turkey charges that the United States is using Cyprus to ship weapons to Israel, an accusation that Cyprus denies. However, what goes on at two sovereign British bases on the island remains unknown to the public. Amberin Zaman speaks to Zenonas Tziarras, a lecturer of Turkish and Middle Eastern studies at the University of Cyprus, on the latest.