Ercan airport, Turkey's trump card

Does it make sense to spend half a billion euros to enlarge an airport that is not even recognized by the International Civil Aviation Organization? According to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, yes. And Turkey agrees too. After all, Erdogan knows how to play geopolitics, even with an unrecognized airport of an unrecognized country. 00:00-00:43 Intro 00:44-03:38 The Ercan airport 03:39-05:47 1st reason: tensions between the North and the South 05:48-07:05 2nd reason: strenghten the ties between the TRNC and Turkey 07:06-11:13 3rd reason: send a message 11:14-11:50 4th reason: bring tourists 11:51-12:28 Conclusions