TURKPULSE No:115
WHAT WILL
EMERGE FROM THE CYPRUS TUNNEL?
TURKPULSE No:115
WHAT WILL
EMERGE FROM THE CYPRUS TUNNEL?
After three days of intensive work in New York last week by the Turkish and Greek Cypriot delegations, as well as Turkish and Greek diplomats and top UN officials, the Cyprus problem has been pushed into a tunnel for its final solution before 1 May. The Turkish media speculates that what will emerge from the tunnel in less than three months is a foregone conclusion for the Greek side- the Greek Cypriot accession to the EU, but forecasts uncertain and even gloomy results for the Turkish side. How realistic are these pessimistic expectations and what are the chances of a light for the Turks at the end of the tunnel? For an objective analysis and a more realistic picture of both the Cyprus problem and Turkey’s accession to the EU, please see the article below.
TURKPULSE No:116
WILL TURKEY
WELCOME THE GREATER MIDDLE EAST IDEA?
By all indications the answer is definitely “No” if some suspicions of Turkish security people are not allayed first. These suspicions arise from PM Tayyip Erdogan’s certain contacts in Washington during his official visit to the United States last January, as well as the American role played in the last few decades to bring him to power. For what these suspicions are and their importance for the Turkish nation please see the article below.
TURKPULSE No:117TIME IS UP
- IS CYPRUS OUT OF THE TUNNEL YET?
No, it certainly isn’t. On the contrary, it seems to be going into a darker tunnel, if not a longer one, than the one it is about to leave. The first phase of the Cyprus talks intended to be wound up with a final solution by 1 May, passing through three stages, has been suspended without even waiting for the roadmap’s 22 March landmark. Now the second stage will start in Switzerland between Turkey and Greece along with the two Cypriot delegations and after its climax on 29 March, hopefully with the presence of the Turkish and Greek prime ministers as well as the two Cypriot delegations, with Kofi Annan chairing the session, the third and final stage will begin. At this stage the UN Secretary General will give the finishing touches to the conclusions of the previous stages by drawing up the final text. This historic document will be presented for the Turkish and Greek Cypriot peoples’ approvals in referendums on 20 April and the parliaments of the guarantor States will ratify it until 25 April. For the details of the present situation please see the article below.