SHOTLIST

ANKARA, TÜRKİYE (NOV. 13, 2025) (TURKISH PRESIDENCY- ACCESS ALL)

1. TURKISH PRESIDENT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN AND TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS' (TRNC) PRESIDENT TUFAN ERHURMAN ON STAGE IN PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM / PRESIDENT ERDOGAN GREETING OFFICIALS AND JOURNALISTS (2 SHOTS)

2. WHITE FLASH

3. (SOUNDBITE) (Turkish) TURKISH PRESIDENT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, SAYING:

“We will resolutely continue our struggle, in close coordination with Mr. Erhurman, to achieve a just, lasting, and realistic solution on the Island of Cyprus, which is our national cause.”

4. OFFICIALS SITTING AND LISTENING TO PRESIDENT ERDOGAN (OUT OF SHOTS)

5. (SOUNDBITE) (Turkish) TURKISH PRESIDENT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, SAYING:

"The main reason the Cyprus issue remains unresolved is the Greek Cypriot side’s refusal to recognize Turkish Cypriots’ equal international status.”

6. WHITE FLASH

7. (SOUNDBITE) (Turkish) TURKISH PRESIDENT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, SAYING:

"The Greek Cypriot side neither wishes to share political power nor economic prosperity with the Turkish Cypriots on the Island; moreover, they never acquiesce to it. The Greek Cypriot side sees the solution for Cyprus as reducing the Turkish Cypriots to a minority status within the partnership state, which they seized by force of arms in 1963 and which is now entirely defunct."

8. WHITE FLASH

9. (SOUNDBITE) (Turkish) TURKISH PRESIDENT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, SAYING:

“We believe that the most realistic solution to the Cyprus issue lies in the coexistence of two states on the Island.” (4 SHOTS)

10. WHITE FLASH

11. (SOUNDBITE) (Turkish) TURKISH PRESIDENT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, SAYING:

"We maintain our position that a solution is possible in which two nations on the island can live side by side in peace, prosperity, and security.”

12. OFFICIALS LISTENING TO PRESIDENT ERDOGAN (OUT OF SHOT)

13. (SOUNDBITE) (Turkish) TURKISH PRESIDENT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, SAYING:

“As the homeland and guarantor, we will never leave the Turkish Cypriot people alone in their just struggle — just as we did not in the past, we will not do so today or in the future.”

14. OFFICIALS LISTENING TO PRESIDENT ERHURMAN

15. (SOUNDBITE) (Turkish) TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS' (TRNC) PRESIDENT TUFAN ERHURMAN, SAYING:

“Not only because of the unshakable bond of brotherhood between us, but also due to Türkiye’s status as a guarantor state — the legal basis for ensuring that the Turkish Cypriots feel secure, especially under the current circumstances where armament is increasing day by day in the south of Cyprus and in the region — Türkiye continues to be one of the most important actors in all efforts toward resolving the Cyprus issue, as in the past.”

16. WHITE FLASH

17. (SOUNDBITE) (Turkish) TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS' (TRNC) PRESIDENT TUFAN ERHURMAN, SAYING:

“The Turkish Cypriot people are one of the two equal founding partners in Cyprus. The status of my people is not open to discussion, negotiation, or bargaining.”

18. WHITE FLASH

19. (SOUNDBITE) (Turkish) TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS' (TRNC) PRESIDENT TUFAN ERHURMAN, SAYING:

“The Turkish Cypriot people, by virtue of this status, possess sovereign rights over the entire Island of Cyprus. It is impossible for the will of the Turkish Cypriot people to be ignored or disregarded by the Greek Cypriot leadership or the international community on matters that concern the whole Island and all its inhabitants — such as energy, hydrocarbons, maritime jurisdiction areas, and trade routes.”

20. PRESIDENT ERHURMAN CONCLUDING HIS SPEEH, SHAKING HANDS WITH PRESIDENT ERDOGAN ON STAGE AS OFFICIALS APPLAUD THEM (2 SHOTS)

ANKARA, TÜRKİYE - NOV. 13: Türkiye believes the most realistic solution to the Cyprus issue lies in the coexistence of the two states on the island, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday, Nov. 13.

"The main reason the Cyprus issue remains unresolved is the Greek Cypriot side’s refusal to recognize Turkish Cypriots’ equal international status," said Erdogan at a joint news conference with the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus' President Tufan Erhurman, who is paying his first visit to Türkiye after having been elected.

The Cyprus issue persists primarily because the Greek Cypriot side refuses to acknowledge the Turkish Cypriots’ equal standing internationally, said Erdogan.

"We maintain our position that a solution is possible in which two nations on the island can live side by side in peace, prosperity, and security," the president added.

Criticizing the Greek Cypriot side of the island, Erdogan said that the Greek Cypriots see the solution for the Cyprus issue as reducing the Turkish Cypriots to a minority within the partnership state, "which today has no remaining validity."

President Erdogan says he finds the TRNC president's remarks "right," in which he stresses there will be no compromise on Turkish Cypriots’ sovereign equality.

For his part, Erhurman hails Ankara's role in solving the Cyprus issue, saying: "Türkiye is one of the most important actors today, as it was yesterday, in all efforts to resolve the Cyprus issue."

Turkish Cypriots’ view of two equal founding partners' status on the island is not open to discussion, negotiation, or bargaining, he added.