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Fifty years after the division of Cyprus, Greek Cypriots in the south of the Mediterranean island are resisting Turkish demands for a two-state solution. “We are under no circumstances discussing a two-state solution,” Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides told dpa shortly before the anniversary of the division on Saturday. Despite many mediation attempts, reunification is not in sight. Recently, the leader of the Turkish Cypriot community in the north of the island, Ersin Tatar, and also Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan have once again insisted on two sovereign states. A two-state sol…

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