Cyprus in the Security Council Resolutions from 1960 to 2021 (Failed Conflict Resolution)

Year 2022, Volume: 32 Issue: 2, 245 - 272, 29.12.2022

Mahir Terzi

https://doi.org/10.54078/savsad.1067059

Abstract

This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the United Nations Security Council's resolutions on Cyprus within the framework of the conflict resolution approach. Due to the conflict resolution approach, the position of Turkey, which is on the other side of the conflict and is the guarantor state, is also included in the evaluation with some suggestions. In this context, 152 Security Council resolutions between 1960 and 2021 have been examined. The results show that the Security Council has not been analyzed Cyprus' recent history well. Even the proposal to return to the 1960 Nicosia Treaty is a concrete indicator of this fact. In this sense, the Security Council has not been successful in terms of conflict resolution on Cyprus issue. On the other hand, Turkey, condemned within the framework of the Security Council resolutions, has not been able to explain itself well to the international community regarding Cyprus. The conflict resolution approach at least points that Turkey and Turkish Cypriots have also arguments to put forward for a satisfying solution.

Keywords

Turkish Cypriots, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Conflict Resolution Approach, United Nations Security Council, Greece, Turkey

Cyprus in the Security Council Resolutions from 1960 to 2021 (Failed Conflict Resolution)

Abstract

Bu çalışma Birleşmiş Milletler Güvenlik Konseyi'nin Kıbrıs konusundaki kararlarının etkililiğini çatışma çözümü yaklaşımı çerçevesinde değerlendirmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Çatışma çözümü yaklaşımı gereği çatışmanın diğer tarafında yer alan ve garantör devlet olan Türkiye'nin konumu da yapılan kimi önerilerle birlikte değerlendirmeye dâhil edilmektedir. Bu bağlamda 1960 ile 2021 yılları arasında 152 Güvenlik Konseyi kararı incelenmiştir. Sonuçlar, Güvenlik Konseyi’nin Kıbrıs’ın yakın tarihini iyi analiz edemediğini göstermektedir. 1960 Lefkoşa Antlaşması’nın mevcut haline dönülmesinin teklifi bile bunun somut bir göstergesidir. Bu anlamda çatışma çözümü açısından Güvenlik Konseyi’nin Kıbrıs konusunda başarılı olduğunu söylemek mümkün değildir. Öte taraftan Güvenlik Konseyi kararları çerçevesinde kınanan Türkiye ise Kıbrıs konusunda kendisini uluslararası topluma iyi bir şekilde anlatamamıştır. Çatışma çözümü yaklaşımı en azından Türkiye ve Kıbrıslı Türklerin de tatmin edici bir çözüm için öne sürebilecekleri argümanlarının olduğuna işaret etmektedir.

Keywords

Kıbrıslı Türkler, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti, Çatışma Çözümü Yaklaşımı, Birleşmiş Milletler Güvenlik Konseyi, Yunanistan, Türkiye

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