President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan congratulated Tufan Erhürman, who was elected in the presidential elections in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Erdoğan expressed his wishes for the elections to be beneficial for the Turkish Cypriot people.

Erdoğan highlighted that this election once again demonstrated the democratic maturity of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. He stated that the elections reflected the will of the Turkish Cypriots in the ballot box.

President Erdoğan emphasized that Turkey will continue to defend the sovereignty rights of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. He reiterated the commitment to stand by the Turkish Cypriots.

Tufan Erhürman stated after the election that foreign policy would be conducted in close consultation with Turkey. This highlights the importance of relations between the two countries.

Following the election results, other Turkish officials also congratulated Tufan Erhürman. The Speaker of the Grand National Assembly, Numan Kurtulmuş, and Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz shared supportive messages during this process.