TURKEY-NORTH CYPRUS-TALAT

TRNC (self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus) soldiers march 15 November 2006 in Nicosia during ceremonies marking the 23rd anniversary of the foundation of TRNC. Turkey refuses to recognise the Cypriot government and is the only state to endorse Turkey refuses to recognise the Cypriot government and is the only state to endorse Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat’s self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). AFP PHOTO/STR