Turkish envoy choice signals tough stance towards TRNC

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12/02/2011 16:37

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=northern-cyprus-launches-protest-for-appointment-of-turkish-grant-maker-2011-02-11



Political parties and trade unions in Turkish Cyprus expressed frustration Friday with Turkey’s appointment as its ambassador to the north of the island of grant-maker Halil İbrahim Akça, the target of protests there Jan. 28.



The appointment of Akça to replace Kaya Türkmen is considered a sign that the Turkish government plans to continue tight fiscal policies that provoked demonstrations on the island, and subsequent tension between Ankara and the Turkish Cypriot administration.



“Ankara has appointed a figure who is highly questioned on the island. Ankara’s attitude seems like a punishment of northern Cyprus. Turkey is practicing an eye-for-an-eye policy toward northern Cyprus,” Mehmet Hasgüler, an associate professor at the European University of Lefke and advisor to Turkish Cypriot President Derviş Eroğlu, told the Hürriyet Daily News &