In a major setback for Turkey, three Central Asian republics and members of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS), Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, have come out in support of Cyprus’s sovereignty, effectively ending Ankara’s efforts to use the OTS as a vehicle for recognition of the occupied north Cyprus. In a joint declaration following the … Continue reading BIG Setback For Turkey As Three Central Asian Nations Support Cyprus’s Sovereignty; End Of Road For Erdogan’s ‘Pan-Turkism’?