Why is Cyprus not part of Turkey?

That's not a bad question… in a way. You see, it's a little hard to imagine, but the Middle East has been changed by waves of “civilizations”, not over tens of years, or hundreds of years, but over thousands of years. read more

And Turkey along with Greece and UK is a guarantor of Cyprus, it was agreed Cyprus should be an independant state. It would go against Turkey duty to incorporate the North of Cyprus. But I wouldn't be surprised if it happened, Erdogan does not make rational decisions. read more

But Turkey’s intervention, not invasion, undertaken in accordance with the obligation and right, emanating from the 1960 Treaty of Guarantee, prevented the annexation of Cyprus by GR (ENOSIS), and ended the systematic ethnic cleansing of the Turkish Cypriots, which was going on since 1963. read more

Recognised only by Turkey, Northern Cyprus is considered by the international community to be part of the Republic of Cyprus. Northern Cyprus extends from the tip of the Karpass Peninsula in the northeast to Morphou Bay, Cape Kormakitis and its westernmost point, the Kokkina exclave in the west. read more