Tunay, appearing on HaberGlobal's live broadcast on October 19, 2025, stated that Israel's economic interest in Southern Cyprus has increased and that they have purchased 4,000 properties. He added that Russians are still the primary beneficiaries, adding that the real issue isn't Israel, but the hypocritical European Union. He added that we must raise the issue of how the southern part became a member of the EU, a position it couldn't have achieved on its own, according to the 1959 and 1960 guarantor agreements.