The move was in protest of Turkey's refusal to open its ports and airports to traffic from Cyprus, which joined the EU in 2004, but whose administration is not recognised by Ankara.
Taj korak poduzet je u znak prosvjeda zbog odbijanja Turske da otvori svoje morske i zračne luke za promet s Cipra, koji se priključio EU 2004. godine, ali čiju administraciju Ankara ne priznaje.