Erdogan’s Push for Cyprus Partition Reveals Turkey’s Persistent Threat to Regional Stability and American Interests

On the somber anniversary marking over five decades since Turkey’s military invasion carved Cyprus into two ethnically divided parts, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan doubled down on supporting a controversial two-state deal. This proposal would cement the island's partition—an act that defies international law and perpetuates instability in a strategically vital region. Why Does Turkey Refuse to Accept Reality on Cyprus? For years, international efforts under U.N. auspices have sought a reunified Cyprus respecting the sovereignty of all Cypriots. Yet Ankara remains resolute in backing Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar’s call for formal recognition of a breakaway Turkish state in northern...