Recently, Mevlut Cavusoglu raised a few eyebrows in both Athens and Brussels. Following a few tensionless months in Eastern Mediterranean, the Turkish foreign minister threatened to use all available means, unless Cyprus’s resources were fairly distributed among its ethnic communities [1]. For someone unfamiliar with the Cyprus dispute, this seems like a reasonable request with a straightforward solution. However, modern day Cyprus is much more complicated than that.
We are nearing the semi-centennial anniversary of the Turkish invasion and the subsequent partition of the island into two states. In the south, the Republic of Cyprus has been a member of the European Union since 2004 and constitutes the sole legitimate state entity on the island. In the north, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is a legally invalid de-facto state and is technically considered as an occupied part of Cyprus by the international community.[2]
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[1] “We disregard perception of Turkish Cypriots as minority: FM Çavuşoğlu”, Daily Sabah, July 1, 2021. https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/eu-affairs/we-disregard-perception-of-turkish-cypriots-as-minority-fm-cavusoglu
[2] United Nations Security Council Resolution 550, May 11, 1984. https://undocs.org/S/RES/550(1984)
