TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS

Marmara Group Foundation, with its civil society identity, has paid attention to the peace, tranquility and unity of the people of the island in its Cyprus policy from the past to the present. Again, in international platforms, Marmara Group Foundation gave great value to the efforts for the peace and tranquility of Cyprus. And it continues to do so.

The Greek Cypriot side, which ignores the calm and respectful behavior of the Turkish side according to international norms, continues to insist on a non-serious attitude, especially with its approaches in the last two years.

The Greek Cypriot side, which first talked about two states, insisted on confederation. After a while, the Greek Cypriot side abandoned this idea and put forward a free federation. Then the Greek Cypriots abandoned this pledge and proposed a decentralized federation. In all these changes of thought, they ignored the parameters of political equality within two years. The parameters they ignored were actually the parameters set by the United Nations.

We all know that there are two peoples in Cyprus. The Greeks ignore the Turkish side of these two peoples. The latest example of this has emerged in the European Union parliamentary elections. Cyprus has the right to send six deputies to the European Parliament. Four of these six deputies should be Greek and two should be Turkish. However, the Greek Cypriot side ignored its obligation to send two Turkish deputies and instead chose Greek deputies.

Their behavior on the hydrocarbon deposits in the Eastern Mediterranean is also in disregard of international rules. With this non-serious behavior, the Greek Cypriot side insists on not approaching peace and does not accept that Cyprus has two peoples.

A real solution is now essential for the future of the Turkish island. As the Marmara Group Foundation, we believe that it is necessary to find and demand a real solution in international platforms from now on with our civil society identity.