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With the self-proclamation of the internationally unrecognized "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus", the Buffer Zone became its de facto southern border. [citation needed] Traffic across the buffer zone was very limited until 2003, when the number of crossings and the rules governing them were relaxed. [citation needed]
The Cyprus problem, also known as the Cyprus conflict, Cyprus issue, Cyprus dispute, or Cyprus question, is an ongoing dispute between the Greek Cypriot and the Turkish Cypriot community in the north of the island of Cyprus, where troops of the Republic of Turkey are deployed. This dispute is an example of a protracted social conflict.
There are seven border crossings between Northern Cyprus and the Republic of Cyprus. [75] Since May 2004 some tourists have taken to flying to the Republic of Cyprus directly then crossing the green line to holiday in Northern Cyprus. [76] [needs update] On 21 September 2011, Turkey and Northern Cyprus signed an EEZ border agreement in New York ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 29 January 2025. Proposed diplomatic solution for the Cyprus dispute For other uses, see Two-state solution (disambiguation). Part of a series on the Cyprus dispute Cyprus peace process History Establishment of UN peace force in Cyprus 1964 UNSC resolution 355 1974 Annan Plan for Cyprus (UNSC resolution ...
The present maritime zones dispute touches on the perennial Cyprus and Aegean disputes; Turkey is the only member state of the United Nations that does not recognise Cyprus, and is one of the countries which are not signatory to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which Cyprus has signed and ratified. Turkey claims a portion of ...
Varosha, as seen from outside the military fence Abandoned hotels in Varosha Varosha viewed from Paralimni in 2017.. Varosha (Greek: Βαρώσια, romanized: Varósia, locally; Turkish: Maraş or Kapalı Maraş [2] [3]) is the southern quarter of Famagusta, a de jure territory of Cyprus, currently under the control of Northern Cyprus.
The Turkish invasion of Cyprus [26] [a] began on 20 July 1974 and progressed in two phases over the following month. Taking place upon a background of intercommunal violence between Greek and Turkish Cypriots, and in response to a Greek junta-sponsored Cypriot coup d'état five days earlier, it led to the Turkish capture and occupation of the northern part of the island.
The roots of the close relationship between Northern Cyprus and Republic of Turkey can be traced back to the Cyprus conflict and subsequent events. Following intercommunal violence between Greek and Turkish Cypriots in the 1960s and the coup d'état by Greek nationalists in 1974, Turkey intervened militarily on the island, leading to the de facto division of Cyprus into the Greek Cypriot ...