Greek Cypriot side quoted as saying the trip was 'absolutely condemnable and unacceptable'. The TRNC is recognized internationally only by Turkiye

Khan said other MPs had previously visited Northern Cyprus, like these last year..

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Turkish sources again stating willingness to provide training, consultancy + technical support as requested by Syria for its defense and security

Six deals agreed during that visit. Bukele also has Ottoman ancestry, his forbears emigrated from Jerusalem when it was part of the empire.

Erdoğan says: 'I have no plans for such a visit to the south.'

'Because just as they do not recognize the TRNC as a state, we do not recognize Southern Cyprus as a state.'

Fidan also met Vladimir Medinsky, the head of the Russian delegation that came to Istanbul for the Ukraine talks

Meeting expected with Russian FM Lavrov tomorrow

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- Trump says unlikely to much be movement until he speaks to Putin

Fidan was head of the Turkish intelligence agency MIT at the time.

For President Erdoğan, that’s more meetings than with any other leader during those 2.5 years

Tanker was in the port to unload cargo. Officials say it's still seaworthy + is waiting to leave (group controlling the area has not allowed this so far)

Situation calm. 74 people died in strike, believed to be most deadly by US since it started hitting Houthis last year

Officials also say the Montreux Convention will remain implemented in its current form until a peace agreement is signed - and is also being taken as a basis for current planning