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Erhurman Forms Negotiating Team for Cyprus Talks

Published January 8, 2026, 09:27
Erhurman Forms Negotiating Team for Cyprus Talks

Tufan Erhurman, the Turkish Cypriot leader, has formed a negotiating team for the Cyprus issue. The team includes Ali Tunçai, co-chair of the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage, Mehmet Dana, Erhurman's representative, Ipek Borman, an academic, and two "diplomats", Cize Zekai Faruk and Seniha Birand Ciran, who previously coordinated the Technical Committees during Ersin Tatar's leadership. Erhurman announced a preliminary meeting of the team on social media. Until now, only Mr. Dana had been publicly named as a member of the team. This development signals the start of preparations for potential negotiations regarding the Cyprus dispute.