The June 1985 elections were held in a new context after the unilateral proclamation of independence, of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus - Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti - KKTC, on 15 November 1983. The proclamation was condemned by the international community and the new polity was recognized only by Turkey. On 5 May [...]
After the first elections of 1976, the process of setting up the party stage continued with the creation of new parties. During the same period of time, some phenomena that will become common features of the party and politics environment made their appearance: We witness endless parties splits and dissensions, departure of executives, the [...]
The events of 1974 and the displacement of populations, violent in one way or another, led to the flight of 160-170,000 Greek Cypriots from the northern part of the island and about 42,000 Turkish Cypriots from the south, to the opposite direction. After the first agreed transfer of Turkish Cypriot women and children from [...]
