We, as GPoT Center, appreciate the message delivered by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, on the 23rd of April. Today, the 24th of April, we acknowledge the 99th anniversary of the suffering endured by the Armenian population in 1915 and are hopeful that the future holds warmer neighborly relations for Turkey and Armenia's governments and societies, respectively.

GPoT Center hosted Mr. Michalis Sophocleous, Chief of Glafkos Clerides Institute and Ms. Anna Andreou, a journalist at CYBC TIK TV Cyprus. The meeting comprised multi-faceted discussions on the Cyprus question and how a viable solution could be implemented through diplomatic dialogue and social change.

When we first convened the Heybeliada Talks in July 2008, we did not anticipate the meetings would last for so long. By now, it has been more than five years during which we have had fourteen rounds and several side meetings.

Following the resumption of the official Cyprus negotiations under the auspices of the United Nations in February 2014, GPoT Center organised the 15th round of the Heybeliada Talks to allow the Greek Cypriots, Turkish Cypriots and participants from Turkey and Greece to meet and exchange views and opinions on the current developments on the island in parallel with the high-level track.

GPoT Center's project officers Duygu Alpan and Mehmet Akgoz, together with intern Omar Sheira, attended a political meeting at the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNS) Turkey, in Istanbul. Duygu presented domestic Turkish politics, Mehmet spoke on Turkey-EU Relations, and Omar discussed Turkish foreign policy. GPoT members engaged in a dialogue with members of the 3H Movement and Young Liberals.