CTP Hosts Panel on «Cyprus and Earthquake: A Roadmap»
The Republican Turkish Party organized a panel named “Cyprus and Earthquake: A Roadmap”. During the opening speech, Birol Karaman, CTP Central Executive Board Member, Press and Propaganda Secretary, warned that there are increasing efforts towards deregulation in development in the TRNC, and further stated that there is need to control the Zoning Law to prevent the painful consequences of unsupervised zoning. Tufan Erhürman, CTP Chairman, also spoke at the panel and highlighted the importance of listening to the voice of science in preventing such disasters. Erhürman emphasized that their duty as CTP should be to ensure people do not forget what happened, and to memorize the sentence of listening to the voice of science. The presentations started after the opening speeches. The pain of those who were lost in the earthquake will never pass, and CTP is pushing for increased awareness and scientific backing in preventing a future tragedy.