Call to lift sports embargoes imposed on Turkish Cypriot youth

National Unity Party Secretary General Ahmet Savaşan reacted to the sports embargoes imposed on the Turkish Cypriot youth, demanding that political disagreements not be paid for by children as a price and that isolations be brought to an end.

The reflection of political disagreements on sports

National Unity Party Secretary General Ahmet Savaşan criticized the sports embargoes faced by the Turkish Cypriot youth in a social media post and stated that children should not be made tools of political wrangling.

Drawing attention to the friendship match and isolations

It was stated that the friendship match held between the Assembly of the Republic Football Team and the TBMM Parliamentarians Sports Club Football Team was organized to draw attention to the sports isolations experienced by the youth.

The cancellation process of the Barça Academy camp

It was reported that the Barça Academy football camp, planned through the initiatives of Near East University, was first postponed and then rendered impossible to hold as a result of lobbying activities and pressures carried out by the Greek Cypriot side.

Appeal made to the international public opinion

Emphasizing that Turkish Cypriot youth, like their peers around the world, have the right to play sports, compete, and be included in the international community, Savaşan made a call to the international community.