Quo Vadis, Cyprus?

Quo Vadis, Cyprus?

With respect to what has been said so far, it is clear that such a peculiar and sensitive issue as the Cyprus problem calls for a peculiar and sensitive solution. It is also clear that such a solution should it be viable, cannot be found based on only one side’s reality. Taking into consideration the actualities of the entire island and the entire Eastern Mediterranean, as well as the constantly changing international environment, the author sees the way paved by the Annan Plan, which was rejected by an overwhelming majority of the Greek Cypriots in the April 2004 referendum, as one of utmost achievable equilibrium.

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Riskleri ve Fırsatları ile Türkiye’nin Dış Politikası | TÜSİAD Görüş Dergisi

Riskleri ve Fırsatları ile Türkiye’nin Dış Politikası | TÜSİAD Görüş Dergisi

Türkiye 2012 yılına çevresini saran önemli sorunlarla girdi. Arap Baharı metaforu ile özetlenen değişim komşusu Suriye’yi sarmakta, bu zamana kadar uygulanan politikaları değişime zorlamaktaydı. Ayrıca Türkiye de değişmiş, beklide tarihinde ilk kez insan haklarını ve demokrasiyi bu denli savunur hale gelmişti. Böylesi bir savunma ve bölgesel değişim, fırsatlar kadar riskleri de beraberinde getirmekteydi.

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Turkey’s Broken Path to EU Membership | Turkish Review

Turkey’s Broken Path to EU Membership | Turkish Review

Dr. Sylvia Tiryaki wrote an article for Turkish Review’s
October-December 2011 edition with the title of “Turkey’s broken path to
EU membership.” The article argues the following: “As the oil and gas exploration commences off the East Mediterranean island of Cyprus, Turkey’s foundering EU negotiators are again likely to come under the spotlight, despite a lack of interest in the issue.” The article is an examination of the issues faced by Turkey on the road to EU membership, the waning importance of the European bloc in the country’s future and the possible impact of potential hydrocarbon reserves.

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 To read the whole article online, please visit the website of its original source here.

KKTC’nin Posta Kodu: Mersin 10 Ya Da Ekonomik Bağımsızlığın Anlamı | TÜSİAD Görüş Dergisi

KKTC’nin Posta Kodu: Mersin 10 Ya Da Ekonomik Bağımsızlığın Anlamı | TÜSİAD Görüş Dergisi

Çok değil bir yıl öncesine kadar, Türkiye’deki gazetelerde Kıbrıs hakkında birşey yazmak o makalenin okunma ihtimalini azaltacağı anlamına geliyordu. Editörler yazıyı yine de başardı belki, ama okunma oranlarının düşme riskini de göze almış olurlardı. Okuyucu da, gazeteci de Kıbrıs sorunundan hoşlanmazdı. Klişelerin arasına sıkışmış olan Kıbrıs sorunu en popüler konular arasında değildi. Bir sohbette Kıbrıs konusunu açtığınızda da verilecek tepkiler muhtemel tepkiler “Kıbrıs’tan hala sıkılmadın mı? Hala orasıyla mı uğraşıyorsun? Artık bırak, orada birşeyin değişeceği yok” olurdu. İhtilafin “olaysızlığına” dair görüşler sadece Kıbrıslı Türk ve Rumların arasındaki görüşmelere değil, Birleşmiş Milletler ve Avrupa Birliği’nin hiçbir şey yapmayışına da gönderme yapardı.

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Makalenin devamını okumak için buraya tıklayınız (s. 57-59).

Freedom Flotilla: Before and Aftermath

Freedom Flotilla: Before and Aftermath

Sylvia Tiryaki’s analysis on the Turkish-Israeli relations entitled “Freedom Flotilla: Before and Aftermath” was published in the issue 3, volume 1 of the Middle East Observer (MEO), a journal featuring articles on Middle East and Persian Gulf Unit, published by Athens-based Institute for Security and Defence Analysis. Check out her analysis here.

Intro

After more than sixty one years, the Israeli – Turkish relations have entered a phase that some observers are prone to see as the final one. It is the least to say that, had such an assumption been correct, it would not have been the happiest end; and certainly not a desirable one.

A Forgotten Promise: Ending the Isolation of Turkish Cypriots

A Forgotten Promise: Ending the Isolation of Turkish Cypriots

Sylvia Tiryaki and Mensur Akgün wrote an article about the isolation of the Turkish Cypriots. The analysis is available in Insight Turkey, Vol. 12, No. 1/2010. You can read the online version here.

Abstract

Despite repeated calls and promises, Turkish Cypriots live in economic, political and humanitarian isolation. This paper tries to address one aspect of it and elaborates on the legal basis of these isolationist practices imposed on one side of the island. It challenges the international legal validity of the de facto sanctions. Furthermore, it claims that lifting economic isolation will also serve as a confidence building tool between Greek and Turkish Cypriots as well as between Turkey and the Republic of Cyprus represented by the Greek Cypriots since such an act will lead to Turkey’s reciprocation and the normalization of relations with the Republic of Cyprus. It also argues that neither the UN, nor the EU has ever imposed any sanctions on Turkish Cypriots and the policy of isolation, as such, has only been practiced by the Greek Cypriots and the Greeks.is paper intends to clarify the distinction between sanctions and non-recognition. It also highlights the promises made by the EU to the Turkish Cypriots, in particular, the one made on April 26, 2004, when the Council of the EU proclaimed its commitment to end the isolation of the Turkish Cypriot community.