Simon Aykut's Detention Extended

Simon Aykut, known for his investments in the Famagusta region, was arrested in southern Cyprus on charges of building and selling properties on Greek Cypriot land.

"I was forgotten and left to die in the Greek Cypriot side"

Aykut, who is detained in southern Cyprus for allegedly selling properties in the north, appealed to Turkish and Turkish Cypriot officials, highlighting his health and safety concerns. He stated, “I was forgotten and left to die on the Greek Cypriot side.”

Born in Izmir and a citizen of Turkey and the TRNC, Aykut made his appeal from the prison in the Greek Cypriot side, reaching out to various officials through his lawyer. Among those he called for help were Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, the Turkish Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Ambassador to Nicosia Yasin Ekrem Serim, TRNC President Ersin Tatar, Speaker of the Parliament Zorlu Töre, Prime Minister Ünal Üstel, and Foreign Minister Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu.

Aykut emphasized that he was facing serious health and safety issues in southern Cyprus, noting that the court had ignored these facts and that he was being politically punished. He stated that southern Cyprus authorities were well aware of his assets there and were applying a double standard.

"This is the biggest proof that this is not a real court case. They are simply trying to punish me as a political entity. They don’t care about my human rights and legal rights," Aykut added. He also stated that he had been kidnapped and used as a hostage to improve the Greek Cypriot side’s negotiating conditions.

“If you want to live peacefully with a country, you don’t arrest and punish its citizens illegally,” Aykut concluded.

Source: Yenidüzen