Does Turkey claim Northern Cyprus as its own?

Culturally and ethnically? Yes, Turkish Cypriots are in fact very close to Turks and consider them brothers, just like Greeks and Greeks Cypriots. Politically? Not at all. read more

Turkey claims that Northern Cyprus is a separate and legal sovereign state. Turkey spoils this little country as its own child, but does not claim to own it. read more

As a result, Turkey's claims are partly overlapping with Cyprus' EEZ blocks 1, 4, 6, and 7. Turkey also supports Northern Cyprus' claims in blocks 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 12, and 13, including seabed within a few kilometers of the Aphrodite gas field. read more

It was suggested that over 120,000 settlers came to Cyprus from mainland Turkey. [dead link] This was a violation of the Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, which prohibits an occupier from transferring or deporting parts of its own civilian population into an occupied territory. read more