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 je preduzet u znak protesta zbog odbijanja Turske da otvori svoje luke i aerodrome za saobraćaj sa Kipra, koji se pridružio EU 2004. godine, ali čiju administraciju Ankara ne priznaje.