Mr Erdogan has even gained the moral high ground over Cyprus, by persuading previously obdurate Turkish-Cypriots in 2004 to endorse a UN unification plan that was rejected by Greek-Cypriots.

• 埃尔多安先生甚至还在对塞浦路斯事件的处理中占据了道德高地，2004年，他劝服了一度执拗的土耳其裔塞浦路斯人同意了一项联合国统一计划。该计划曾为希腊裔塞浦路斯人所反对。