Cyprus

Prof. Dr. Mustafa Aydın, Türkiye ve Yunanistan arasında yaşanan son gerilimler, karşılıklı NAVTEX ilanları, Oruç Reis'in tekrar denize indirilmesi, KKTC'deki cumhurbaşkanlığı seçimlerinin ilk tur sonuçları, CHP'nin erken seçim çağrısı, Koronavirüs'ün ekonomiye etkileri, Kapalı Maraş'ın açılması, Azerbaycan ve Ermenistan arasında yaşanan çatışmalar ve Rusya'nın arabulucuk çalışmaları hakkında görüşlerini paylaştı.

The third installment of the Foreign Policy Talks series focused on “Understanding Developments in Cyprus” where actively engaged Greek and Turkish Cypriots assessed the state of play in the resolution of the Cyprus question as well as the key developments in the region and their impact on Cyprus.

Prof. Dr. Mustafa Aydın 16 Haziran 2020 günü salı günü Ali Değermenci'nin sunduğu Dünyanın Halleri programında Doğu Akdeniz'deki son durumu ve münhasır ekonomik bölge tartışmalarını, Rusya'nın Doğu Akdeniz ve Libya'daki faaliyetlerini, NATO'nun Rusya'nın Libya'daki ve Suriye'deki faaliyetlerinden rahatsızlık duyduğu açıklamasını Türkiye'nin Ulusal Mutabakat Hükümeti'yle beraber Libya'daki etkinliğini değerlendirdi.  

Doğu Akdeniz'de yaşanan son gelişmeler TV100 kanalında yayınlanan Yüz yüze programında değerlendirildi.

After the failure of the Crans-Montana negotiations in July 2017 to finally find an equitable solution to the Cyprus problem and reunify the long-divided island with the support of the United Nations, it was widely thought that a new round of negotiations could not be considered for some time, as repeatedly emphasized…

The land of Aphrodite was again on the news recently; this time with rising concerns over Greek Cypriot moves for off-shore energy exploration and Turkey’s naval move to block them. Although recent upsurge in violence in the Syrian civil war and the U.S.’s announcement to move its embassy in Israel…

The Center for Turkish Studies (CTRS) at Kadir Has University has released the results of its annual Public Perceptions on Turkish Foreign Policy survey last week. It was conducted in 26 cities across Turkey with 1,000 people between June 6-30, and shows the public’s perceptions on foreign policy are generally…

The latest attempt to reunite Cyprus failed intense negotiations in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, on July 7. The quintet talks under the auspices of U.N. Secretary-General was seen as the most promising occasion in years with two solution-minded leaders, Nicos Anastasiades of the Republic of Cyprus (RoC) and Mustafa Akıncı of the…

Kıbrıs sorununa yönelik taraflar arasında BM gözetiminde İsviçre'de yürütülen müzakelerin başarısızlıkla sonuçlanmasının nedenleri ve geleceğe yönelik beklentiler HaberTürk'te yayımlanan Güne Bakış programında değerlendirildi. 

The Turkish and Greek Cypriot leaders, along with foreign ministers of the three guarantor states Turkey, Greece  and Britain, came together for open-ended discussions on the future of Cyprus in the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana on June 28. The five-party talks are a continuation of the attempt that first commenced on Jan.…

Trump’ın ABD başkanlık koltuğuna oturmasıyla başlayan yeni süreçte belirsizlik dönemi halen sürüyor. Henüz seyri tam çizilemeyen Türkiye-ABD ilişkilerini, enerji konusunda öncelikli konu olan ancak tıkanan Kıbrıs görüşmelerini, artan sağ ve sol popülizmin seçimler arifesindeki AB’ye etkilerini, Rusya meselesini, yaklaşan referandum dahil Türk halkının siyasal sosyal eğilimlerini Kadir Has Üniversitesi Rektörü…

The latest talks held between the leaders of the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities in Geneva last week, under the auspices of the U.N., failed to produce desired outcomes. The two solution-oriented leaders, Nicos Anastasiades and Mustafa Akıncı, and their teams tried to hammer out their differences on tricky issues…

The European Parliament adopted a non-binding resolution on Nov. 24, recommending that the European Commission and member states temporarily suspend the already frozen accession negotiations with Turkey. Although any formal decision to officially cease negotiations with Turkey requires consensus at the European Council – something nobody expects at the moment…

In the middle of a turbulent region, a glimmer of hope has appeared for a solution of the Cyprus problem after five decades of division. The next rounds of talks to hammer down the details of the most difficult issues in the negotiations - i.e. security, territory and the guarantees…

Amidst the ongoing peace negotiations to finally find an equitable and a fair solution to the age-old Cyprus problem, Turkish Cyprus has been facing a governmental crisis in recent months. The National Unity Party (UBP), the smaller partner in the coalition government, withdrew from the coalition led by the Republican…

The negotiations between Turkey and the European Union regarding the future of refugees flocking to Europe via Turkey was finalized on March 18, with a reconfirmation of the Joint Action Plan agreed to earlier on Nov. 29, 2015. According to the plan, the two sides aim to step up their…

Looking through the recent punditry on Cyprus, one inevitably feels a sense of déjà vu, as there appears to be nothing new regarding the age-old problem of the Eastern Mediterranean. So far, we have witnessed countless the best and the last hopes/chances before the inescapable train crash in the long,…

The parliamentary election on June 7, 2015, ended the 13-year single-party rule of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Turkey. Yet, it was inconclusive in that no party obtained a majority in parliament, which opened the way for discussions on the possibilities of a coalition or minority government. Although…

The presidential election in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) in late April once again revitalized the hopes for finding an equitable, fair and comprehensive solution to the longest running unresolved international dispute in the eastern Mediterranean, the Cyprus imbroglio. Although it has become a sort of a long-neglected…

Bu yazı 07.05.2015 tarihinde Hurriyet Daily News Gazetesi'nde yayımlanmıştır. The presidential election held on April 26, 2015, in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) brought a moderate leftist politician to the presidency. Mustafa Akıncı, who ran as an independent, became the fourth president of the TRNC with 60.5 percent of…

Efforts to find a just solution to the age-old Cyprus problem are on hold yet again. This time, the tension emerged in early October as a result of the exploration activities by a Bahamian-registered ship, the SAIPEM 10.000, on the behalf of the Republic of Cyprus (RoC). The exploration area…

Amid the burning problems of Iraq, Syria, Gaza, Ukraine, and others, surrounding Turkey, not many people noticed that this year marked the 40th anniversary of the Cyprus Peace Operation of July 20, 1974. Once described as the “national issue” in Turkey, it no longer occupies the center stage in public…

Bu yazı 29.05.2014 tarihinde Hurriyet Daily News Gazetesi'nde yayımlanmıştır. The negotiations to find a fair and equitable solution to the Cyprus problem was resumed on February 11 after a two-year hiatus with a Joint Declaration of the Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders that provided an outline and main principles of the…

Bu yazı 21.02.2013 tarihinde Hurriyet Daily News Gazetesi'nde yayımlanmıştır. One of the most crucial elections in southern Cyprus was held Feb. 17 under the shadow of economic crisis rather than the traditional focus on the “Cyprus issue.” Nicos Anastasiades, head of the center-right Democratic Rally Party (DISY), won 45.4 percent of…

Prof. Dr. Mustafa Aydın, Prof. Dr. Çağrı Erhan ve Dr. Nihat Ali Özcan tarafından hazırlanan Görünmeyenler programı, 2004-2008 yılları arasında SKY TÜRK TV’de pazar sabahları canlı ve Salı akşamları banttan yayımlanmıştır.

Prof. Dr. Mustafa Aydın, Prof. Dr. Çağrı Erhan ve Dr. Nihat Ali Özcan tarafından hazırlanan Görünmeyenler programı, 2004-2008 yılları arasında SKY TÜRK TV’de pazar sabahları canlı ve Salı akşamları banttan yayımlanmıştır.

On the face of it, things have rarely looked less promising between the two sides in the Cyprus dispute. In his farewell statement in December, the outgoing UN Secretary-General, Mr Kofi Annan, singled out the failure to achieve a settlement on the divided island as one of the biggest disappointments…

 Kıbrıs konusu 1964 Johnson Mektubu’ndan beri Türk dış politikasının temel yönelimlerini etkileyen, dönemsel değişimlerini hızlandıran ve genel olarak başarı veya başarısızlığını test edebileceğimiz önemli nirengi taşlarından birisi olmuştur. Türk dış politikasının bu tarihten sonraki hemen her önemli dönüm noktasında karşımıza çıkan Kıbrıs, bugün bir kez daha Türkiye’yi önemli bir seçim…