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This book explores the little-known root cause and nature of the Cyprus conflict; fills the huge gaps that have been, over time, airbrushed out of Cyprus s post-colonial history; traces the UN-led settlement process from 1964 to 2025, sharing Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot positions at the talks; identifies the key reasons that have contributed to the failure of the talks; and sheds light on the needs of an equality-based, fair and sustainable settlement in the critical/strategic geography that Cyprus finds itself.
List of contents
.- Chapter I: Nature of the Cyprus Issue and the Establishment of the Bi-communal Republic of Cyprus.- Chapter II: Violation of the Constitutional Order, the Hijacking of the Republic and Exploitation of the Doctrine of Necessity.- Chapter III: UN Involvement and the Implications of Security Council Resolution 186/1964.- Chapter IV: Turkish Cypriot Efforts to Return to the 1960 Constitutional Order.- Chapter V: Years of Suffering and Uncertainty: March 1964 to 15 July 1974.-Chapter VI: Emergence of a New Situation: 15 July 1974 to 12 February 1977.- Chapter VII: Disillusionment and Parting: 12 February 1977 to 15 November 1983.- Chapter VIII: UN Comprehensive Settlement Packages: 15 November 1983 to March 1993.- Chapter IX: CBMs and Derailing: March 1993 to January 1995.- Chapter X: Dark Shadow of the EU Membership Application and the S-300 Missile Crises: January 1995 to June 1999.- Chapter XI: Settlement Pushing and the Proximity Talks: June 1999 to June 2001.- Chapter XII: The UN Comprehensive Settlement Plan: September 2001 to April 2004.- Chapter XIII: Talat and Papadopoulos Era: 24 April 2005 to 24 February 2008.- Chapter XIV: Talat and Christofias Era: 24 February 2008 to 18 April 2010.- Chapter XV: Eroglu and Christofias Era: 18 April 2010 to 17 February 2013.- Chapter XVI: Eroglu and Anastasiades Era: 28 February 2013 to 26 April 2015.- Chapter XVII: Akinci and Anastasiades Era I: Until the end of the Crans-Montana Summit (26 April 2015 to 7 July 2017).- Chapter XVIII: Akinci and Anastasiades Era II: Following the Crans-Montana Summit, 7 July 2017 to 18 October 2020.- Chapter IXX: Evaluation of the Federal Settlement Model and the UN Negotiation Process.- Chapter XX: Tatar and Anastasiades Era: 17 October 2020 to 28 February 2023.- Chapter XXI: Tatar and Christodoulides Era: 28 February 2023 to February 2025.- Conclusion.
About the author
Mustafa Ergün Olgun is the former Turkish Cypriot Chief Negotiator.
Summary
This book explores the little-known root cause and nature of the Cyprus conflict; fills the huge gaps that have been, over time, airbrushed out of Cyprus’s post-colonial history; traces the UN-led settlement process from 1964 to 2025, sharing Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot positions at the talks; identifies the key reasons that have contributed to the failure of the talks; and sheds light on the needs of an equality-based, fair and sustainable settlement in the critical/strategic geography that Cyprus finds itself.
