Erdoğan Walks Away as Cyprus President Arrives — But the Cypriot Flag Remains in Antalya
A diplomatic incident at COP31 exposes the contradictions of Turkey’s Cyprus policy. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan avoided greeting Nikos Christodoulides, while the United Nations formally welcomed the internationally recognized Republic of Cyprus. Behind the scenes, Brussels and the UN are working to revive negotiations over the island’s future.