ISTANBUL: Turkey said Tuesday it will defy a European court order to pay 90 million euros ($124 million) in compensation to Greek Cypriots over its 1974 invasion of the island.
“Considering the grounds of this ruling, its method, and the fact that it is a country that Turkey does not recognize, we do not find it necessary to make this payment,” Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said.
Turkey says it won’t pay Cyprus invasion damages
