Cataloged from PDF version of article.This thesis evaluates the latest developments on the island while focusing on the
reasons of why a solution has not been founded on the island up to now. For the
Greek Cypriot Side the objective is, including the whole territory of the island, to
establish a sovereign Hellenic Republic in which the Turkish Cypriots are in
minority status. In order to achieve this objective, they have pursued different
strategies through different period of times and tried to use the EU and the UN
through their own benefits. As a consequence of this strategy, the Turkish Cypriot
side had been seen as an reluctant side in reaching an agreement in international area
until the time at which the Annan Plan was put into referendum. In fact, the objective
of Turkish side is no more than to come to an agreement providing the equal status
that the 1960 treaties envisaged. The Annan Plan is far away from providing this
solution, because it is an incomplete draft similar to previous ones. The reason
behind the rejection of the Annan Plan by the Greek side in the referendum is the
belief that they will be able to obtain more than it by their recognized position as an
legitimate government of Cyprus and the EU membership. Unless the international
community accepts the equality of the Turkish Cypriots, it would be very difficult to
reach a consensus on the island. The future of the island will depend on not only the
manner of both sides but also the third partiesBalcı, MehmetM.S