{"id":1079,"date":"2026-04-15T18:25:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T15:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/?p=1079"},"modified":"2026-05-19T03:54:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T00:54:18","slug":"erdogans-chief-warns-cyprus-for-turkish-cypriots-this-easter-may-be-your-last","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/erdogans-chief-warns-cyprus-for-turkish-cypriots-this-easter-may-be-your-last\/","title":{"rendered":"Erdogan\u2019s Chief Warns Cyprus: \u201cFor Turkish Cypriots, This Easter May Be Your Last\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>Former Turkish Defense Minister and current Chairman of the Defense Committee in the Turkish Grand National Assembly, Hulusi Akar, appeared highly provocative with new, threatening remarks regarding Cyprus.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Specifically, Akar issued a coordinated warning: <em><strong>\u201cTo those dreaming of Easter in the homeland of the Turkish Cypriot\u2026 it will be your last Easter!\u201d<\/strong><\/em> This statement represents an unprecedentedly direct admonition coming from a Turkish official.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"tr\" dir=\"ltr\">K\u0131br\u0131s T\u00fcrk\u00fc\u2019n\u00fcn vatan\u0131nda,<br \/>Paskalya hayali kuranlar\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Son paskalyan\u0131z olur ! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vr6NhEFodx\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/vr6NhEFodx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hulusi AKAR (@hulusiakarmedya) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hulusiakarmedya\/status\/2041546938588225766?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In his post, he accompanied his statements with the song \u201cTanr\u0131\u2019n\u0131n Ordusu\u201d by Ali K\u0131n\u0131k, which extols Turkish identity and faith. The song refers to a \u201choly army\u201d bearing a historical and divine mission, weaving the idea of a nation \u201creborn\u201d through hardships.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"1ITp6rv9qv4\"><noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ali KINIK   Tanr\u0131&#039;n\u0131n Ordusu\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1ITp6rv9qv4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p>On April 2, Akar emphasized that Cyprus is not a Greek island, revealing his position on two sovereign and equal states, expressing the view that this is absolutely inevitable.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"tr\" dir=\"ltr\">K\u0131br\u0131s, Yunan adas\u0131 de\u011fildir !!!<\/p>\n<p>Ada;<br \/>K\u0131br\u0131s T\u00fcrk\u00fc\u2019n\u00fcn, \u015fehit kanlar\u0131yla sulanm\u0131\u015f vatan\u0131d\u0131r. <\/p>\n<p>Bug\u00fcn;<br \/>Egemen, e\u015fit iki devlet ka\u00e7\u0131n\u0131lmaz. <\/p>\n<p>Biriz, beraberiz,<br \/>Azimliyiz, kararl\u0131y\u0131z\u2026<\/p>\n<p>KTC Ankara B\u00fcy\u00fckel\u00e7isi \u0130smet Koruko\u011flu\u2019na nazik ziyareti i\u00e7in te\u015fekk\u00fcr ederiz. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t6okaGxEKN\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/t6okaGxEKN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hulusi AKAR (@hulusiakarmedya) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hulusiakarmedya\/status\/2039699546251399594?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In previous years, Hulusi Akar has not hesitated to express provocative positions regarding Cyprus, emphasizing that the security of the pseudo-state is an uncompromising priority. Through posts and statements, he sent a clear message to those who <em><strong>\u201cdream of the island\u201d<\/strong><\/em>, highlighting the readiness of the Turkish army and warning that <em><strong>\u201cthe Mehmed\u00e7iks are here and waiting.\u201d<\/strong><\/em> He even declared that <em><strong>\u201cthose who cannot swim should not come.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar issued stark warnings over Cyprus, asserting Turkish Cypriot sovereignty and readiness to confront those opposing a two-state solution, escalating regional tensions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1080,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[122],"tags":[213,968,95,969],"nfg_topic":[134],"class_list":["post-1079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-cyprus","tag-hulusi-akar","tag-turkey","tag-turkish-army","nfg_topic-europe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1079","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1079"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1079\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1081,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1079\/revisions\/1081"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1080"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1079"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1079"},{"taxonomy":"nfg_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/nfg_topic?post=1079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}