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TURKISH CYPRIOTS ELECT MUSTAFA AKINCI AS THEIR NEW PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC
Turkish Cypriots elected independent left-wing candidate Mr. Mustafa Akıncı (68) as their fourth President of the Republic in the second round of Presidential elections yesterday. Mr. Akıncı got 60 % of the votes against
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ASSESSMENT OF TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY IN 2014
It might be a good idea to make an objective general assessment of Turkish Foreign Policy in 2014 during the last days of the year. This year Turkish Foreign Policy had some successes as well
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2015 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS
After the decision of President of the Cyprus Republic, Mr. Nicos Anastasiades to end the negotiation talks for a possible settlement, now the current agenda in the island is concentrated mostly on the Presidential
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CYPRUS GOES TO THE POLLS: WILL THIS TIME ALSO BE DIFFERENT FOR TURKISH CYPRIOTS?
From May 22 to May 25, 400 million Europeans are called to vote for a new European Parliament (EP). This will be the third time that Cypriots will vote in the EP elections, ten
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BIDEN’S HISTORIC VISIT AND CYPRUS SETTLEMENT TALKS
US Vice President Mr. Joe Biden is making a historic visit to Cyprus during the settlement talks that restarted on this February. The visit is historic because Biden is the most senior US official
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INTERVIEW WITH DR. DEMETRIOS NICOLAIDES ON CYPRUS DISPUTE
UPA writer Ali Üncü conducted an interview with Greek Cypriot academic Dr. Demetrios Nicolaides on the Cyprus Dispute and new negotiation process on the island that started in February. You may find the interview
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CYPRUS DISPUTE IN TERMS OF ENERGY POLITICS
There is no denying that “energy politics” has become a significant part of the regional and global economy as well as geopolitics and international relations in the last decades. While energy policy is about the
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RELIABILITY AND RECOGNITION OF TURKISH CYPRIOT POLITICS & POLITICIANS
CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION “Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.”[1] Turkish Republic of North Cyprus, as a micro-state, has many advantages and disadvantages.
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TURKISH SPEAKING CYPRIOTS
Who are Turkish speaking Cypriots? Let me go through… Turkish speaking Cypriots are essentially socially active, environmental, fun, calm and less materialist people. They have less to think about the tomorrow. They care more
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