This book aims to shed light on some little know facts about the Cyprus issue since it is considered to be a complex question involving multiple dimensions ranging from history,  international law, justice, dispute settlement and United Nations’ involvement to Turkey-EU relations. The Cyprus question is not only a sensitive issue for Turkish citizens but also one of the most important barriers to Turkish membership to the European Union. Therefore this publication aims to provide clear and comprehensive information on the Cyprus issue in order to enlighten Turkey’s accession process and the difficulties encountered by Turkey during this process.

Within this framework, it has been deemed useful to break down this complex issue into a series of simple questions:

1. Do Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots have a common perspective regarding the history of Cyprus?
2. Is the separation of Turkish- and Greek Cypriot communities the result of Turkish Intervention in 1974?
3. How did the European Union react when Cyprus was divided along ethnic lines in 1964 due to EOKA terror campaign?
4. Are Turkish settlers in the TNRC after 1974 a foreign element in Cyprus, as claimed by Greek Cypriot authorities?
5. Have the Greek Cypriots always constituted a majority in Cyprus?
6. Turkish- and Greek Cypriot attitudes prior to the referendum on the Annan Plan (or: Was the EU justified in admitting the Greek Cypriot Administration as the legitimate government of entire Cyprus?)
7. Did the European Union play a role in improving Turkish-EU relations and the situation of Turkish Cypriots after the Greek Cypriot accession?
8. Has Greek Cypriot Membership in the EU so far contributed to the solution of the Cyprus problem?
9. Can the recent rapprochement between Turkey and Greece contribute to the solution of Cyprus problem?
10. Does the European Union have a Cyprus policy of its own?

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Publication number: 260