Instytut Ekonomii, Wydział Ekonomiczno-Socjologiczny, Uniwersytet Łódzki
Abstract
Cyprus dispute lasts over 35 years. Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan
announced that Ankara would not accept Cyprus as the chairman of the council of
the European Union in the second half of 2012 year, if there is no earlier agreement
concerning uniting of the island. Cyprus was divided in 1974 in response to a coup
made by the Cypriot National Guard on the President of Cyprus Makarios III. In
1983, The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus declared itself independent from the
Republic of Cyprus. The country was condemned by the United Nations, and is not
recognized by any countries other than Turkey. Ankara, which in 2005 started
accession negotiations with EU refuses to recognize Republic of Cyprus inhabited
mainly by Greeks what causes the conflict between both countries and remains an
obstacle to Turkish aspirations to become the member of European Union
