The Cyprus Crisis of 1967 and its Effects on Turkey's Foreign Relations

Göktepe, Cihat

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“…4 The Press and Information Office (PIO) is a government agency that falls under the jurisdiction of the Interior Ministry of the Republic of Cyprus (https://www.pio.gov.cy/). 5 The National Guard of the Republic of Cyprus was formed in June of 1964 and consisted of Greek-Cypriot recruits, and military officers who were primarily of Greek origin (Dodd 2010;Göktepe 2005;Kıralp 2019).…”

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Hyphenated Identities: Voices from the Watchtower During the Cypriot Civil War

Lamnisos

2022

Nationalities Papers

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As an implication of the ethnically and nationally diverse nature of Mediterranean polities, identification-driven boundary-making strategies bear considerable relevance for their political processes, both in the contemporary context and in the historical past. By utilizing a Discourse-Historical Approach (DHA), this study provides an interpretative exploration of Greek-Cypriot elite discursive framing strategies regarding Turkish-Cypriot and Greek-Cypriot ethno-national identity during the Cypriot Civil War (1963–1967). The available historical interpretations of this period lead us to expect an exclusionary strategy of boundary contraction to be more prevalent than the inclusionary one of boundary expansion in the discourse of Greek-Cypriot elites. Through an examination of a sample of primary textual sources, the analysis disconfirms such an expectation, as elite figures primarily constructed broader, inclusive frames of ethno-national identity during the civil war. The relative absence of boundary contraction and the prevalence of boundary expansion indicate the applicability of Wimmer’s (2008) universalist approach to ethnic boundary-making, in contrast to the expectations that are built by the Cyprus-specific historical evidence. This study thus lays the groundwork for future research to delineate the discursive framing strategies of elite figures in Cyprus and beyond the ethno-nationally divided island.

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Hyphenated Identities: Voices from the Watchtower During the Cypriot Civil War

Lamnisos

2022

Nationalities Papers

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“…This government collapsed, and in 1963, crisis started. "Greek Cypriots called this 'a withdrawal' and Turkish Cypriots" (Göktepe, 2005). The Crisis goes back to date 1955 when the analyzed:…”

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Pakistan-Turkey Relations During Cold War Decades: Beyond Religion and Cultural Dimensions

Shah

2020

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This study explores the bilateral relationship between Pakistan and Turkey during the Cold War, in which the bilateral relationship had developed gradually. To understand why it had developed? We must transcend cultural and religious factors. The study argues that the development of bilateral relations was mainly due to the interest of the Western Allies and the strategic consensus between Islamabad and Ankara. Although the Cold War was dominated by bipolarity, in which two superpowers pursued their power and influence globally including the Middle East, it is by no means that other regional powers acted nothing role. Turkey had played a central role in getting Pakistan to join the regional pact, which was in West's strategic interest. Besides, Pakistan and Turkey stood out prominently in terms of the strategic consensus since 1965. Strategic consensus between them has helped to forge cooperation on key issues such as Kashmir and Cyprus. Our analysis shows that relationship between the two countries was caused by these two factors, in which cultural and religious factors are either ineffective or have little impact.

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“…As Mehmet Ali Aybar, the leader of the socialist TİP (Workers Party of Turkey), discussed in parliament, the Soviets, though still against foreign military presence on the island, adopted a policy supporting a bicommunal solution in Cyprus (MMTD 1965). Due to these improving relations, there was almost no reference to the Soviet Union as a threat during the 1967 Cyprus crisis (Göktepe 2005).…”

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Turkey and Cyprus: A Poliheuristic Analysis of Decisions during the Crises of 1964, 1967, and 1974

Özdamar

Erciyas

2019

Foreign Policy Analysis

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The Cyprus problem is one of the most protracted and complex conflicts in the world. This article uses poliheuristic (PH) theory to analyze Turkey's decision-making during the Cyprus crises of 1964, 1967, and 1974. We utilize the PH model (Mintz 1993, 2004) and its method to systematically examine the decision-making process and outcomes during the three crises. We present primary evidence from governmental archives and secondary from media sources. The two hypotheses derived from the PH literature are supported by evidence. Results confirm Turkish decision-makers employed two-stage decision-making during each crisis. In the first stage, Turkish leaders followed the noncompensatory rule and eliminated options that could incur losses. In the second stage, their calculations were more in line with expected utility maximization. Implications of the case study in terms of PH model, foreign policy analysis, and international relations theory are discussed in the conclusion.

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The Cyprus Crisis of 1967 and its Effects on Turkey's Foreign Relations

Cited by 11 publications

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Hyphenated Identities: Voices from the Watchtower During the Cypriot Civil War

Hyphenated Identities: Voices from the Watchtower During the Cypriot Civil War

Pakistan-Turkey Relations During Cold War Decades: Beyond Religion and Cultural Dimensions

Turkey and Cyprus: A Poliheuristic Analysis of Decisions during the Crises of 1964, 1967, and 1974

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