Breaking Points in the Cyprus Policy Beginning with the Annan Blueprint
Journal Title: Gazi Akademik Bakış - Year 2007, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
The Cyprus conflict and its stages have reached today gaining an international dimension by Greece’s application to the UN in 1954 in order to give the “People of Cyprus” a self determination right. The basis of this conflict is the ENOSIS struggle of Greece and the Greek Cypriots. Turkey’s stance against this policy has been to provide the Cypriots political equality and sovereignty in safety and peace, prevent the Island from being used against Turkey and to maintain the Greek –Turkish balance. There have been ruptures in the Cyprus policy after to the introduction of the Annan Plan and the EU focused initiative driven new policy that the new Turkish government has been pursuing since. One specific breaking point has been the acceptance of the Annan Plan by the Turkish government and its forcing the acceptance of the same plan in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). Furthermore, the Loizidou case decision of the European Court of Human Rights, EU Council’s Brussels decision and the addendum made in 17th December 2004, the Negotiating Framework For Turkey acceptance on 3rd October 2005 have all been unfavorable breaking points for Turkey. Following the aforementioned breaking points, the January 2006 Action Plan, the Gambari Agreement (8 July 2006 procedure), and the acceptance of the 2006 Finnish suggestions as principles by the Turkish Foreign Ministry are all accepted as serious concessions given by Turkey regarding its Cyprus policy. As of November 2002, the Cyprus policies accepted by Turkey have shown some very basic mistakes and errors. Due to these policies, there have been serious choking points between the Turkey-EU relations and further friction in the Cyprus conflict with Greece and the Southern Greek Cypriot Administration. At the stage reached today, in order to reach a sustainable and realistic agreement regarding Cyprus, the realities in Cyprus must be taken into attention. The only way for this to happen is to agree that the two people of Cyprus are two politically equal masses, and that to establish a dualsoveriegn country, the nature of it has to accept a balance of Turkish and Greek influence where Turkey’s rights and influence on the island will continue as it is today.
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Ahmet Bulunç
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