Cyprus Dispute

The Cyprus Dispute is a conflict between the Turkish Cypriots and the Greek Cypriots over the island country of Republic of Cyprus . Cyprus was divided in 1974 in response to a coup by the Cypriot National Guard on the President of Cyprus Makarios III. In 1983, The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus declared itself independent from the Republic of Cyprus. The country was condemned by the United Nations, and is not recognized by any countries other than Turkey. In 2002 Kofi Annan proposed a resolution were both Cypriot states would be merged with a shared federal constitution, a collective presidential council, and individual constitutions as well as federal constitution. The Annan Plan was revised five times, and the Greek Cypriots voted 'no' because they felt it was excessively pro-Turkish.

1. President of Republic of Cyprus: Tassos Papadopoulos
2. Republic of Cyprus Population: 788,457
3. Military of Cyprus: Cypriot Nation Guard
4. Republic of Cyprus entered the EU in 2004
5. President of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Mehmet Ali Talat
6. TRNC declared independence on November 15, 1983
7. TRNC Population: 264,172
8. 75% of Greek Cypriots voted against Annan's Plan
9. Greek Cypriots make up 77% of the Cyprus population
10. Turkish Cypriots make up 18% of Cyprus population
11. Greek Cypriot Religion: Cypriot Orthodox
12. Turkish Cypriot Religion: Muslim

• United Nations
  • CYPRUS MINISTRY OF INTERIOR: Fact Sheets - Cyprus and the United Nations
  • Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in Washington D.C.: UN Resolutions On Cyprus 1960-2006
  • Wikipedia: United Nations Security Council resolutions concerning Cyprus | Annan Plan for Cyprus
  • Turkish Embassy.org: Annan Plan, Referenda and Today: What has happened?
  • BBC News: Cyprus leaders seek fresh talks (February 25, 2008)
• European Union
  • Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in Washington D.C.: A Historical Overview of Cyprus -EU Relations
  • Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in Washington D.C.: The European Union and the Cyprus Question
  • Wikipedia: Accession of Turkey to the European Union: Cyprus
  • International Herald Tribune: "EU drops bid to end Cyprus dispute" (November 11, 2006)

• Kofi Annan
  • Wikipedia: Annan Plan for Cyprus: Proposal
  • The New York Times: " Cyprus Greeks and Turks Agree On Plan to End..." (February 14, 2004)
  • BBC News: Cyprus papers divided over Annan plan (November 12, 2002)