“…The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus was formally established in 1983 but has largely remained unrecognised diplomatically and has been relatively less developed until more recently when the Turkish government began to invest significantly in mass tourism (Warner, 1999;Altinay, 2000;Altinay et al, 2002;Scott, 2003;Bramwell, 2004;Alipour and Kilic, 2005). However, throughout this period Turkish Cypriots have struggled to gain recognition for their national identity (Ghosh and Aker, 2006). Moreover, although exact numbers remain elusive, successive Turkish governments have actively encouraged tens of thousands of mainland Turkish citizens to settle in Cyprus (Loizides, 2011).…”