These resolutions condemn the 1983 unilateral declaration of the so-called "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" and reaffirm the sovereignty of the Republic of Cyprus over the entire island.

The endorsement was made official during the EU–Central Asia summit in Samarkand on April 3–4, where the Central Asian countries issued a joint declaration explicitly backing the UN’s long-standing position: that Turkey’s military presence and attempts to legitimize the separatist regime in northern Cyprus are illegal under international law.

This marks a dramatic shift within the Organization of Turkic States, as fellow Turkic nations now openly oppose Ankara’s decades-long occupation of northern Cyprus—an occupation that began with the 1974 Turkish invasion and continues in defiance of international condemnation.

Three of the countries—Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan—have taken concrete diplomatic steps by appointing ambassadors to the Republic of Cyprus, recognizing Nicosia as the sole legitimate government on the island. Kyrgyzstan, while not yet establishing formal diplomatic representation, also reaffirmed its support for UNSC Resolutions 541 and 550, isolating Turkey even further on the global stage.

The move is a clear repudiation of Turkey’s push for a two-state solution and a diplomatic recognition of the illegality of its military control over northern Cyprus. 

It also reflects a growing willingness among Turkic nations to side with international law and the European Union, which has strongly backed the territorial integrity of Cyprus.

Turkey has not yet issued an official response, but the decision by its closest cultural and linguistic allies to denounce its occupation could further erode Ankara’s already diminished international credibility regarding the Cyprus issue.