FILE PHOTO: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan meets with Ersin Tatar, prime minister of the breakaway state of Northern Cyprus, in Ankara, Turkey October 6, 2020. Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Ersin Tatar, prime minister of the breakaway state of North Cyprus, won a presidential election runoff on Sunday with almost 52% of votes, in a result which could further strain ties with the Cypriot government.
Tatar is a supporter of separate administrations on the Mediterranean island which split after a 1974 Turkish invasion in response to a brief Greek-inspired coup.
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