@article{article_641242, title={Politics in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus}, journal={The Turkish Yearbook of International Relations}, pages={37–49}, year={1992}, DOI={10.1501/Intrel_0000000209}, author={Dodd, C. H.}, keywords={Politics, Turkish Republic, Northern Cyprus}, abstract={<p>Neither Turkey nor the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNQ <br />recognises the legitimacy of the Republic of Cyprus, and there is absolutely <br />no doubt in either country about the legitimacy of the Turkish Republic of <br />Northern Cyprus. This is a point worth while making at the beginning of <br />any account of contemporary TRNC politics because in the TRNC a deep <br />sense of moral indignation lies behind attitudes to the Cyprus issue and <br />colours local politics-in which the Cyprus issue currently looms large. <br />The Turkish Cypriots maintain that by means of the notorious <br />Akritas Plan (never denied) the Greek Cypriots made a deliberate and violent <br />attempt to force them to accept minority status instead of the community <br />status accorded them in the 1960 Constitution, and that this was intended to <br />be a prelude to enosis. Despite the extreme violence to which they had been <br />subjected, the Turkish Cyriot deputies made a request in 1965 (conveyed by <br />UNFYCIP) to take their seats in the House of Representatives. This was <br />refused unless they accepted serious limitations to their powers.1 <br /> This denies <br />the Greek Cypriot contention that "since 1963 the Government continues to <br />function without the Turkish members, who wilfully abstain from their <br />duties..." <br /> </p>}, number={22}, publisher={Ankara Üniversitesi}