Tarafların Kıbrıs Sorunu'na yaklaşımları

Authors : Ertan Efegil, Ayşe Mine Olcay

Pages : 113-122

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Publication Date : 2004-12-01

Article Type : Research

Abstract :The Republic of Cyprus accepted both Turkish Cypriots and  Greek Cypriots as the co - founders. The Republic, founded in 1960,  lived only three years. Since December 1963, the Greek Cypriots  organized illegal paramilitary attacks against the Turkish Cypriots in  order to change radically the existing constitutional structure. New  structure would be based on majority (Greeks) and minority (Turks)  understanding. To find support to their approaches, the Greeks applied  to European Union for full membership. On the other hand until 1974.  Turks supported local autonomy concept. After Turkey' s operation,  they proposed federal system, and then confederation. Theyare also  against the EU membership before finding a lasting solution to the  issue. The United Nations since 1964 involved into the issue by  deploying peacekeeping forces. At the beginning, the United Nations  acting within the framework of good - offices function noted the  parties' demands and concerns. But in several cases they put some  proposals on the table and the parties rejected them. In 2002 with the  encouragement of the United States and the European Union, the UN  Secretary - General Kofi Annan submitted another plan. That plan  was not so much different from the previous ones.
Keywords : Annan Planı, Kıbrıslı RumIar, Birleşmiş Milletler, Kıbrıslı Türkler, Kıbrıs Sorunu