The Importance of the Cyprus Issue in terms of the Accomplishment of the ESDP
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METU INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT IRS 3140558 The Making of European Security Prof.Dr.Mustafa TÜRKES 'CYPRUS-TURKEY-EU TRIANGLE' The Importance of the Cyprus Issue in terms of the Accomplishment of the ESDP BURCU SEÇKINER 1458595 April 2006 Abstract....................................................................................... 3 Introduction................................................................................... 4 EU- TURKEY- CYPRUS TRIANGLE................................................... 5 I. History of the Conflict and the EU's Intervention * Living in Disharmony II. Cold War Times................................................................ 7 * NATO vs. WEU III. Post-Cold War and the EU.................................................... 8 * The transformation process of EU's stance............................. 9 * Helsinki Summit........................................................... 11 IV. Positions of the Related Countries with regard to the Security Perspective of Turkey's Candidacy and the EU's Enlargement........................ 12 * Turkey's Position * Greece's Position........................................................... 13 * The European Union's Position.......................................... 14 Conclusion.................................................................................... 15 Bibliography.................................................................................. 16 ABSTRACT The Cyprus issue is a matter of intense dispute between the Greek and Turkish Cypriots. It is also a major matter of dissension between Turkey and Greece, standing alongside other matters at stake between the two states in the Aegean,...

