For verbal altercation at an event attended by a delegation of the Turkish Medical Association in occupied Nicosia, involving the Turkish Cypriot leader and a Turkish scientist, was reported by the Turkish Cypriot media at noon.
According to the Turkish Cypriot press, Ersin Tatar was confronted by a delegation of Turkish doctors visiting the occupied territories on the occasion of the "Day of Medicine."
Mr. Tatar participated in an event organized by the Turkish Cypriot Medical Association, to which members of the Turkish Medical Association were invited. The Vice President of the Turkish Association, Dr. Ali Ihsan Okten made a speech at the event.
In his speech, Mr. Okten referred to the problems faced by Turkish doctors in modern Turkey and during the pandemic. According to him, Turkish doctors on the one hand face violent attacks and on the other hand they are confronted with a President of the Republic who states that any Turkish doctor who wishes to do so can go abroad.
According to the Turkish press, Mr. Tatar intervened in Mr. Ochten's speech by stating that issues concerning Turkey's internal affairs should not be discussed in the occupied territories. "This is tdvk, we are not here to listen to the problems of your country," Mr Tatar said to the Turkish guest.
Mr Tatar's intervention resulted in a reaction from Turkish doctors, who supported Mr Oqten with their applause and asked for the continuation of his speech.
It is noteworthy that Mr. It is noteworthy that in the course of his speech, Ochten compared the occupied territories to Turkey, stating that "as far as I understand, the same practices exist here as well".
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