土耳其共和国北塞浦路斯（TRNC）外交部长塔赫辛·埃尔图鲁卢周六表示，土耳其裔塞浦路斯人在穆斯塔法·凯末尔·阿塔图尔克的启发下通过斗争建立的国家将继续存在，并将北塞浦路斯土耳其共和国描述为“土耳其民族的荣誉与威望”。在北塞浦路斯土耳其共和国成立43周年之际，埃尔图鲁卢接受了阿纳多卢通讯社采访，回顾了土耳其裔塞浦路斯人民的生存斗争及其国家的未来。
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Foreign Minister Tahsin Ertugruloglu said Saturday that the state established by Turkish Cypriots through a struggle inspired by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk would continue to exist, describing the TRNC as “the honor and prestige of the Turkish nation.”Speaking to Anadolu ahead of the 43rd anniversary of the TRNC’s establishment, Ertugruloglu reflected on the Turkish Cypriot people’s struggle for survival and the future of their state.
他强调了他所称的土耳其裔塞浦路斯人在最艰难环境下对希腊裔塞浦路斯人统治的历史性抵抗，并认为他们的斗争对更广泛突厥世界的未来也具有重要意义。
He highlighted what he described as the Turkish Cypriots’ historic resistance against Greek Cypriot domination, even under the most difficult circumstances, arguing that their struggle was also significant for the future of the wider Turkic world.
他强调塞浦路斯问题仍是土耳其人民的民族事业，表示北塞浦路斯土耳其共和国将继续存在于东地中海，以捍卫整个突厥世界的权利、利益和安全。
Emphasizing that the Cyprus issue remains a national cause for the Turkish people, he said the TRNC would continue to exist in the Eastern Mediterranean to defend the rights, interests and security of the entire Turkic world.
他还指出，在众多争夺东地中海影响力的国家面前进行斗争的意义将在未来几年变得更加清晰。
He also noted that the significance of the struggle against numerous countries competing for influence in the Eastern Mediterranean would become clearer in the coming years.
他敦促突厥国家更加重视北塞浦路斯土耳其共和国，后者是突厥国家组织的观察员成员。
He urged Turkic nations to attach greater importance to the TRNC, which is an observer member of the Organization of Turkic States.
埃尔图鲁卢指出，北塞浦路斯土耳其共和国于1983年11月15日宣布独立，此前经历了多年的抵抗。他强调，由从穆斯塔法·凯末尔·阿塔图尔克汲取灵感的土耳其裔塞浦路斯人建立的国家将长存。
Noting that the TRNC declared independence on Nov. 15, 1983, following years of resistance, Ertugruloglu stressed that the state founded by Turkish Cypriots, who drew inspiration from Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, would endure. “The TRNC is the honor and prestige of the Turkish nation. We have always maintained that the TRNC was not established as some kind of historical joke. We are a people who have always taken pride in our state, our motherland and the Turkic world. We will celebrate November 15 with great enthusiasm,” he said.
“北塞浦路斯土耳其共和国是土耳其民族的荣誉与威望。我们一直坚持认为，北塞浦路斯土耳其共和国的建立绝非某种历史玩笑。我们是一个始终为我们的国家、祖国和突厥世界感到自豪的民族。我们将满怀热情地庆祝11月15日，”他说。
Ertugruloglu argued that Greek Cypriot efforts to remove the Turkish population from Cyprus, as he claimed had occurred on the island of Crete, were resisted by Turkish Cypriots before 1974.
埃尔图鲁卢辩称，正如他声称在克里特岛发生的那样，希腊裔塞浦路斯人试图将土耳其人口从塞浦路斯清除，这一企图在1974年之前遭到了土耳其裔塞浦路斯人的抵抗。
He also asserted that attempts to undermine the influence of Türkiye and the TRNC in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean would ultimately fail.
他还断言，试图削弱土耳其和北塞浦路斯土耳其共和国（北塞浦路斯）在地中海和爱琴海影响力的企图终将失败。
Describing the struggle that led to the TRNC’s establishment as one extending beyond the Turkish nation, he further said it also represented the aspirations of oppressed peoples worldwide.
在将促成北塞浦路斯建立的斗争描述为一场超越土耳其民族本身的斗争时，他还表示，这也代表了全世界被压迫人民的愿望。
“There is an ongoing effort to strip the Turkish nation of its influence in Anatolia, the Mediterranean and the Aegean, to reduce it to a weak and insignificant people and state, and to revive the Treaty of Sevres,” he said.
他说：“目前正有一种持续的努力，企图剥夺土耳其民族在安纳托利亚、地中海和爱琴海的影响力，将其贬低为一个软弱且微不足道的民族和国家，并复活《色佛尔条约》。”
“That is why we say our struggle is not ours alone. It concerns Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and the Uyghur Turks. Our struggle is a symbol of the struggle of oppressed people everywhere.”
他说：“这就是为什么我们说我们的斗争不仅仅属于我们自己。它关乎乌兹别克斯坦、哈萨克斯坦、吉尔吉斯斯坦、土库曼斯坦和维吾尔族突厥人。我们的斗争是各地被压迫人民斗争的象征。”“我们别无选择，只能成功”他强调了与土耳其并肩行动以确保北塞浦路斯未来的重要性。
‘We have no choice but to succeed’He underlined the importance of acting alongside Türkiye to secure the TRNC’s future.
他认为，奉行他所描述的帝国野心的大国，是包括突厥国家组织（OTS）和伊斯兰合作组织（OIC）成员在内的几个国家不愿与北塞浦路斯建立更紧密关系背后的原因。
He argued that major powers pursuing what he described as imperial ambitions were behind the reluctance of several countries, including members of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), to establish closer relations with the TRNC.
他强调，当前确保国家未来的努力仅代表了一场更广泛斗争的一小部分，并表示不应低估土耳其族塞浦路斯人民的成就。
Stressing that current efforts to secure the country’s future represented only a small part of a much broader struggle, he said the achievements of the Turkish Cypriot people should not be underestimated.
他说：“考虑到国际社会针对我们奉行的政策，我们的成就不容忽视。尽管面临种种困难，我们别无选择，只能成功。”
“Considering the policies pursued against us internationally, our success cannot be overlooked. Despite everything, we have no choice but to succeed,” he said.
他还辩称，土耳其族塞浦路斯人的抵抗阻止了塞浦路斯成为一个纯粹的希腊化岛屿。
He further argued that Turkish Cypriot resistance had prevented Cyprus from becoming an exclusively Hellenic island.
他说：“北塞浦路斯建国代表着突厥世界斗争取得胜利的顶点。我们的人民拥有自己的国家和共和国这一事实，未来对突厥世界而言将具有更加重大的意义。”
“The establishment of the TRNC represents the culmination of the Turkic world’s struggle in victory. The fact that our people have their own state and republic will carry even greater significance for the Turkic world in the future,” he said.
埃尔图古鲁洛格鲁对北塞浦路斯的未来表达了信心，并呼吁突厥世界的各个国家加强与这个土耳其族塞浦路斯国家的外交、政治和经济关系。
Expressing confidence in the TRNC’s future, Ertugruloglu called on countries across the Turkic world to strengthen their diplomatic, political and economic relations with the Turkish Cypriot state.