Should Turkey stop the occupation of Cyprus?

No, it should not. There are people ready to kill others on that island. Both on Turkish side and the Greek side. Turkish army acts like a strong enforcer that keeps both of these groups at bay. If they leave, there will be a power vacuum. read more

Turkey's only current role in the story it's the only country in the world that recognizes Northern Cyprus as an independent state and there are some troops from Turkey on the Northern Cyprus, though the number decreases every year. read more

The Cyprus story is complex, rooted in the Ottoman occupation, British annexation and colonisation, the ethnic cleansing of Greeks from Constantinople and Western Turkey, the Greek Cypriot rise against British colonisation, the cold war and the USA. read more

The reasons for Turkey’s occupation of northern Cyprus are, at this point, basically about Turkey’s domestic politics and geopolitics, and have nothing to do with the people of Cyprus. Turkish Cypriots are happy being Cypriot citizens. read more