The Cyprus Issue and the International Criminal Court

Year 2021, Volume: 18 Issue: 72, 73 - 86, 20.12.2021

Zeynep Erhan Bulut

https://doi.org/10.33458/uidergisi.1054548

Cited By: 1

Abstract

Since 1974, the Cyprus issue has occupied the agenda of Turkey and the international community. It has been
recently argued that criminal proceedings regarding the Cyprus issue can be brought before the International
Criminal Court (ICC) in relation to the 1974 intervention. Regarding this issue, a criminal complaint against
Turkish government officials was filed at the ICC on 14 July 2014. The bill of complaint requested the
initiation of an investigation into crimes committed, within the Court’s jurisdiction, arising from the civilian
displacement and settlement activities (as continuous crimes) of Turkey. On this ground, this study provides
a holistic examination of the ICC’s jurisdiction regarding the Cyprus issue and aims to analyze the extent to
which Turkish civilians and military officials can be held responsible for the crimes allegedly committed on the
Cypriot territory since 1974.

Keywords

Rome Statute, War Crimes, Criminal Responsibility, Civilian Displacement, Settlement Activities

Kıbrıs Sorunu ve Uluslararası Ceza Mahkemesi

Abstract

Kıbrıs sorunu 1974’ten beri hem Türkiye hem de uluslararası toplumun gündemini meşgul etmektedir.
Son zamanlarda yapılan tartışmalardan biri de Türkiye’nin 1974 askeri müdahalesinin Uluslararası Ceza
Mahkemesi’nin (UCM) önüne getirilip getirilemeyeceği konusudur. Bu konu ile ilgili olarak, 14 Temmuz 2014
yılında, Uluslararası Ceza Mahkemesi’ne Türk hükümeti aleyhine şikâyette bulunulmuştur. Şikâyet dilekçesi ile
Mahkeme’nin yargılama yetkisine giren savaş suçlarından; sivillerin yerinden edilmesi ve yerleşim faaliyetleri
(devam eden suç olarak) soruşturulması istenmiştir. Bu temelde, bu çalışma, UCM’nin Kıbrıs sorununa ilişkin
yargı yetkisine bütüncül bir inceleme sunmaktadır. Bu çalışma, 1974 yılından beri Kıbrıs toprakları üzerinde
işlendiği iddia edilen bu suçlardan Türk sivil ve askeri yetkililerin sorumlu tutulup tutulamayacağını analiz
etmeyi amaçlamaktadır.

Keywords

Roma Statüsü, Savaş Suçları, Cezai Sorumluluk, Sivillerin Yerinden Edilmesi, Yerleşim Faaliyetleri

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