Turkish-Cypriot Prime minister slams president over comments against Ankara's Syria offensives Turkish-Cypriot Prime minister Ersin Tatar and his ruling National Unity Party (UBP) slam the president of the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), Mustafa Akinci, for rare critical comments he made against Ankara over its military offensives in Syria at a press conference in northern-half of the divided island's capital, Nicosia. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES