March 15, 2006
Czech president: Who will benefit from Turkish recognition of Armenian 'genocide'?
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AB Haber: Czech President Vaclav Klaus stressed on Sunday that stirring up and bring the past events back to the agenda of the international community is useless, saying, "Who will benefit from Turkish recognition of the Armenian 'genocide'?"...
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THE CYPRUS CONFLICT AND THE QUESTION OF IDENTITY
Muzaffer YILMAZ
ABSTRACT:
This article examines the ongoing conflict on Cyprus between Greek and Turkish ethnic groups in the context of identity problem and ties the essence of the issue to the absence of Cypriot identity. The reasons inhibiting the development of distinct Cypriot identity are discussed through a historic lens and future peace efforts that may be helpful to overcome this problem are addressed. In this respect, the UN and other third-parties are suggested to act to be responsive to the identity problem on the island; instead of being “pushy” to make the parties reach a quick solution not fit the realities of Cyprus.
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Is Cyprus conflict a reflection of the problematics of the nation-state model?
I think so. After the Ottoman millet-cemaat sytem, new Turkish republic choose to exchange its Greek population on the Anotolian soil with the Turks who live in Greece. This was a very effective model in it's time and to be a nation state you have to have a homegenous population. Yet, how this model be succesfull in the Cyprus case?Therefore, a nation state might be possible for Germany or France where the population consists of mainly from a nation but it is impossible in the regions like Balkans or Cyprus.
(In my opinion, exclusion of Armenians from Anotolia was a sign of an effort to be a nation-state even in Ottoman empire where millet-cemaat sytem came to an end at that time. Ottoman ruling grup ittihad and terakki party were also a supporter of nationalism. If we consider former ittihad-terrakki party members were the founders of the new republic, Turkish politcs in Republican area become much more meaningful.)