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“Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti’nin devamlılığının “dokunulmaz bir kırmızı çizgi” olduğunu söyleyen Cumhurbaşkanı, Cumhurbaşkanı ola...
31/07/2026

“Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti’nin devamlılığının “dokunulmaz bir kırmızı çizgi” olduğunu söyleyen Cumhurbaşkanı, Cumhurbaşkanı olarak bu dokunulmaz kırmızı çizgiyi aşmayacağını ve “bölünmenin Cumhurbaşkanı” olmayacağını vurguladı.”

Pambos Charalambous’un PENNA'da en son yayınlanan makalesini okuyabilirsiniz.




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Bu köşe yazısının tercümesi ve sesli anlatımları, Avrupa Birliği tarafından finanse edilen ve Kıbrıs Diyalog Formu tarafından yürütülen 'Diyalog ve ortak bilgi üretimi için katılımcı alanların güçlendirilmesi' projesi kapsamında hazırlanmıştır. Köşe yazısının içeriği tamamıyla orijinal yazara ait olup, Avrupa Birliği’nin veya Kıbrıs Diyalog Formu’nun görüşlerini yansıtmak zorunda değildir.

Cumhurbaşkanı, Türkiye’nin işgalinin ellinci yıldönümünde—ki bu tam olarak iki yıl önceydi—tarihe geçmeye hazır olduğunu ve önümüzdeki aylarda kritik ve cesur kararlar almak zorunda kalabileceğini açıkladığında, 2024 yılının son aylarında tarihi bir seçimle karşı k...

“The continuation of the Republic of Cyprus is an “inviolable red line”, he said, stressing that he would not, as Presid...
31/07/2026

“The continuation of the Republic of Cyprus is an “inviolable red line”, he said, stressing that he would not, as President, cross that inviolable red line and become “the President of partition”.”

Read the latest article by Pambos Charalambous in PENNA.




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The translations and audio narrations of this article were prepared within the framework of the project “Strengthening collaborative spaces for dialogue and shared knowledge creation”, funded by the European Union and implemented by the Cyprus Dialogue Forum. The contents of this article are the sole responsibility of the original author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union or of the Cyprus Dialogue Forum.

When the President declared, on the fiftieth anniversary of the Turkish invasion — already two years ago — that he was ready to make history and that, in the months ahead, he might have to take critical and courageous decisions, he clearly expected the final months of 2024 to confront him with a...

«Χρειαζόμαστε λύση. Για να συνδεθούμε με τον κόσμο…Για μια νέα Κύπρο…Για μια κοινή πατρίδα και ένα κοινό μέλλον…Για να γ...
30/07/2026

«Χρειαζόμαστε λύση. Για να συνδεθούμε με τον κόσμο…
Για μια νέα Κύπρο…Για μια κοινή πατρίδα και ένα κοινό μέλλον…Για να γίνουμε μέρος του κόσμου…»

Διαβάστε εδώ το τελευταίο κείμενο του Cenk Mutluyakalı στην PENNA.

#Κύπρος


Οι μεταφράσεις και οι ηχητικές αφηγήσεις του παρόντος άρθρου ολοκληρώθηκαν στo πλαίσιo του έργου «Eνδυνάμωση των χώρων για συνεργατικό διάλογο και ανάπτυξη συλλογικής γνώσης», το οποίο χρηματοδοτείται από την Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση και υλοποιείται από το Κυπριακό Φόρουμ Διαλόγου. Το περιεχόμενο του άρθρου συνιστά αποκλειστική ευθύνη του εκάστοτε αρθρογράφου και δεν μπορεί να θεωρηθεί ότι αντιπροσωπεύει τις θέσεις της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης ή του Κυπριακού Φόρουμ Διαλόγου.

Πρέπει για ακόμη μία φορά να αποδείξουμε πόσο αποφασισμένοι είμαστε να βρούμε λύση…

“We need a solution. To connect with the world...To a new Cyprus...To a shared homeland, a shared future...To the world....
30/07/2026

“We need a solution. To connect with the world...To a new Cyprus...To a shared homeland, a shared future...To the world...”

Read the latest article by Cenk Mutluyakalı in PENNA.




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The translations and audio narrations of this article were prepared within the framework of the project “Strengthening collaborative spaces for dialogue and shared knowledge creation”, funded by the European Union and implemented by the Cyprus Dialogue Forum. The contents of this article are the sole responsibility of the original author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union or of the Cyprus Dialogue Forum.

We must once again demonstrate our strong determination for a ‘solution’...We must sit down at the negotiating table.With courage...With self-confidence...Without drowning in a sea of victimhood...

“Antonio Guterres, Genel Sekreterlik görevinden ayrılmadan önce bir miras bırakmaya yönünde çok istekli olabilir. Ancak ...
29/07/2026

“Antonio Guterres, Genel Sekreterlik görevinden ayrılmadan önce bir miras bırakmaya yönünde çok istekli olabilir. Ancak sorun şu ki, doğrudan ilgili tarafların şu anda başka öncelikleri var gibi görünüyor.”

Giorgos Kaskanis’in PENNA'da en son yayınlanan makalesini okuyabilirsiniz.




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Bu köşe yazısının tercümesi ve sesli anlatımları, Avrupa Birliği tarafından finanse edilen ve Kıbrıs Diyalog Formu tarafından yürütülen 'Diyalog ve ortak bilgi üretimi için katılımcı alanların güçlendirilmesi' projesi kapsamında hazırlanmıştır. Köşe yazısının içeriği tamamıyla orijinal yazara ait olup, Avrupa Birliği’nin veya Kıbrıs Diyalog Formu’nun görüşlerini yansıtmak zorunda değildir.

Umarım Antonio Guterres buraya gelişiyle bizi yanılttığını kanıtlar. Ve umarım ziyaretinin sonunda her zamanki gibi “kuzeylilere ve güneylilere iyi şanslar” denmez…

“Antonio Guterres may be fully willing to leave a legacy before stepping down as Secretary-General. The problem, however...
29/07/2026

“Antonio Guterres may be fully willing to leave a legacy before stepping down as Secretary-General. The problem, however, is that those directly involved seem to have other priorities at the moment.”

Read the latest article by Giorgos Kaskanis in PENNA.




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The translations and audio narrations of this article were prepared within the framework of the project “Strengthening collaborative spaces for dialogue and shared knowledge creation”, funded by the European Union and implemented by the Cyprus Dialogue Forum. The contents of this article are the sole responsibility of the original author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union or of the Cyprus Dialogue Forum.

I hope Antonio Guterres will prove us wrong with his presence here. And I hope the conclusion of his visit won’t be accompanied by the familiar “good luck to the northerners and the southerners”…

«Πριν από την πρωτοβουλία του Γενικού Γραμματέα του Οργανισμού Ηνωμένων Εθνών—η οποία έχει δημιουργήσει προσδοκίες όσον ...
28/07/2026

«Πριν από την πρωτοβουλία του Γενικού Γραμματέα του Οργανισμού Ηνωμένων Εθνών—η οποία έχει δημιουργήσει προσδοκίες όσον αφορά τη λύση του Κυπριακού—κάθε ομάδα που διατυπώνει πολιτική θέση επί του θέματος αυτού πρέπει να επανεξετάσει τη στάση της.»

Διαβάστε εδώ το τελευταίο κείμενο του Ferdi Sabit Soyer στην PENNA.

#Κύπρος


Οι μεταφράσεις και οι ηχητικές αφηγήσεις του παρόντος άρθρου ολοκληρώθηκαν στo πλαίσιo του έργου «Eνδυνάμωση των χώρων για συνεργατικό διάλογο και ανάπτυξη συλλογικής γνώσης», το οποίο χρηματοδοτείται από την Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση και υλοποιείται από το Κυπριακό Φόρουμ Διαλόγου. Το περιεχόμενο του άρθρου συνιστά αποκλειστική ευθύνη του εκάστοτε αρθρογράφου και δεν μπορεί να θεωρηθεί ότι αντιπροσωπεύει τις θέσεις της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης ή του Κυπριακού Φόρουμ Διαλόγου.

Πριν από την πρωτοβουλία του Γενικού Γραμματέα του Οργανισμού Ηνωμένων Εθνών—η οποία έχει δημιουργήσει προσδοκίες όσον αφορά τη λύση του Κυπριακού—κάθε ομάδα πο...

“Ahead of the UN Secretary-General’s initiative—which has raised expectations regarding a solution to the Cyprus problem...
28/07/2026

“Ahead of the UN Secretary-General’s initiative—which has raised expectations regarding a solution to the Cyprus problem—every group taking a political stance on this issue must reassess its position.”

Read the latest article by Ferdi Sabit Soyer in PENNA.




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The translations and audio narrations of this article were prepared within the framework of the project “Strengthening collaborative spaces for dialogue and shared knowledge creation”, funded by the European Union and implemented by the Cyprus Dialogue Forum. The contents of this article are the sole responsibility of the original author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union or of the Cyprus Dialogue Forum.

Ahead of the UN Secretary-General’s initiative—which has raised expectations regarding a solution to the Cyprus problem—every group taking a political stance on this issue must reassess its position. In Cyprus, certain groups—including Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot politicians who have m...

“Dolayısıyla, önümüzdeki yılların asıl ikilemi, bir referandumda sadece bir başka “evet” ya da “hayır” oyu vermek olmaya...
24/07/2026

“Dolayısıyla, önümüzdeki yılların asıl ikilemi, bir referandumda sadece bir başka “evet” ya da “hayır” oyu vermek olmayacaktır. Asıl mesele, Kıbrıs’ın ortak bir siyasi ve Avrupalı geleceğe kavuşup kavuşmayacağı ya da ateşkes hattının önce halkın bilincinde, ardından da resmi olarak kalıcı bir sınıra dönüşüp dönüşmeyeceğidir.”

Dionysis Dionysiou’nun PENNA'da en son yayınlanan makalesini okuyabilirsiniz.




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Bu köşe yazısının tercümesi ve sesli anlatımları, Avrupa Birliği tarafından finanse edilen ve Kıbrıs Diyalog Formu tarafından yürütülen 'Diyalog ve ortak bilgi üretimi için katılımcı alanların güçlendirilmesi' projesi kapsamında hazırlanmıştır. Köşe yazısının içeriği tamamıyla orijinal yazara ait olup, Avrupa Birliği’nin veya Kıbrıs Diyalog Formu’nun görüşlerini yansıtmak zorunda değildir.

Asıl seçim, sıkı Avrupa garantileriyle yeniden birleşme ve her yıl daha da derinleşen bir bölünme arasında yapılmaktadır.

“The real dilemma of the coming years, therefore, will not simply be another "yes" or "no" in a referendum. It will be w...
24/07/2026

“The real dilemma of the coming years, therefore, will not simply be another "yes" or "no" in a referendum. It will be whether Cyprus regains a common political and European future, or whether the ceasefire line is transformed, first in people's consciousness and then officially, into a permanent border.”

Read the latest article by Dionysis Dionysiou in PENNA.




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The translations and audio narrations of this article were prepared within the framework of the project “Strengthening collaborative spaces for dialogue and shared knowledge creation”, funded by the European Union and implemented by the Cyprus Dialogue Forum. The contents of this article are the sole responsibility of the original author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union or of the Cyprus Dialogue Forum.

The discussion of a new United Nations initiative on the Cyprus problem began, almost reflexively, in the same tiresome way as all the previous ones. Before any official text even existed, the denunciations began about a "Turkish plan", a "sell-out" and "treason". The recent press reports that the S...

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