Ankara : The Department of International Relations of Bilkent University, 1998.Thesis (Master's) -- Bilkent University, 1998.Includes bibliographical references leaves 104-114This study aims to analyze the current problems between Turkey and Greece by making
special references to the European Union (EU) and NATO. The interesting point in TuroGreek
relations took place after these countries began to seek ways to integrate
themselves with the western world by seeking membership in the major institutions of
this block, mainly EU and NATO.
Although many circles both from these countries and from the international community
had expected that possible membership of Turkey and Greece in these international
organizations would suffice for the emergence of a peaceful and cooperative relationship
b~tween these countries, the developments following their membership in these
organizations disproved them. While, on one hand, the old problems between these two
intensified, on the other hand, there took place some new points of contentions over
Cyprus and the Aegean Sea. The major aim of this study is to have a brief look at the
characteristics of bilateral relations within the framework of EU and NATO. The writer
aims at analyzing the possible roles of these above-mentioned organizations in the
deterioration of bilateral relations by making special reference to the problems which
have been arisen due to the involvement of these international bodies in bilateral
relations. A special emphasis has been made to the role of the EU in developments that
took place in the course of the Cyprus dispute. Especially, the membership prospects of
the Greek Cyprus Government in the EU, that gain importance after the EU included
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Cyprus in the membership list in December, 1997, have been analyzed keeping in mind
the possible repercussions of this development in solution of the Cyprus dispute.
One of the major aims of this study is to show that Turkey and Greece might create a
suitable environment to make progress in the solution of their disputes, as soon as they
cooperate seriously under the roof of NATO. Trying to solve problems within NATO
framework, rather than using EU mechanisms, would yield more positive results in the
near future.Oğuzlu, H TarıkM.S
