Erdogan backs two-state Cyprus deal, puts talks in doubt
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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, and Ersin Tatar, Turkish Cypriot President, salute flags-waving people during a ceremony, in Nicosia, Northern Cyprus, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. Erdogan attnded commemorations for the 37th anniversary of a Turkish Cypriot declaration of independence on war-divided Cyprus. (Turkish Presidency via AP, Pool)
People walk at the decorates side in front of the abandoned buildings with a Turkish and Turkish Cypriots breakaway flags, before Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan inspects the newly opened beachfront of Varosha in war-divided Cyprus' in the Turkish occupied area in the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. Erdogan appeared to throw a fresh bid to restart dormant Cyprus reunification talks into doubt, saying that a two-state deal rather than the long-established federal formula is the way forward. (AP Photo/Nedim Enginsoy)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan inspects the newly opened beachfront of Varosha in war-divided Cyprus' in the Turkish occupied area in the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. Erdogan has appeared to throw a fresh bid to restart dormant Cyprus reunification talks into doubt, saying that a two-state deal rather than the long-established federal formula is the way forward. (AP Photo/Nedim Enginsoy)
A police officer checks the car before Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan inspects the newly opened beachfront of Varosha in war-divided Cyprus' in the Turkish occupied area in the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. Erdogan appeared to throw a fresh bid to restart dormant Cyprus reunification talks into doubt, saying that a two-state deal rather than the long-established federal formula is the way forward. (AP Photo/Nedim Enginsoy)
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stands during a wreath-laying ceremony at the monument of Turkey's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, in Nicosia, Northern Cyprus, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. Erdogan attnded commemorations for the 37th anniversary of a Turkish Cypriot declaration of independence on war-divided Cyprus. (Turkish Presidency via AP, Pool)
A police officer use binoculars is seen on a roof of an abandoned building before Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan inspects the newly opened beachfront of Varosha in war-divided Cyprus' in the Turkish occupied area in the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. Erdogan appeared to throw a fresh bid to restart dormant Cyprus reunification talks into doubt, saying that a two-state deal rather than the long-established federal formula is the way forward. (AP Photo/Nedim Enginsoy)
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, his wife Emine Erdogan, left, Ersin Tatar, second right, and his wife Sibel Tatar, greet each other during a welcome ceremony at Ercan Airport, in Nicosia, Northern Cyprus, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. Erdogan will attend ceremonies celebrating the 37th foundation anniversary of the Northern Turkish Cypriot Republic. (Turkish Presidency via AP, Pool)
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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, and Ersin Tatar, Turkish Cypriot President, salute flags-waving people during a ceremony, in Nicosia, Northern Cyprus, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. Erdogan attnded commemorations for the 37th anniversary of a Turkish Cypriot declaration of independence on war-divided Cyprus. (Turkish Presidency via AP, Pool)
