Cyprus problem

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There is an ongoing dispute between the Greek and Turkish communities in Cyprus over how the island should be governed. A key issue is the conflicting wishes of some Greek Cypriots for union with Greece (Enosis) and of some Turkish Cypriots for the island to be partitioned between the communities (Taksim). Greece and Turkey are both heavily involved in the dispute. At present, the island is politically and ethnically divided, with the southern two-thirds populated by Greek Cypriots and controlled by the internationally-recognised Republic of Cyprus government, while the northern third is populated by Turkish Cypriots controlled by the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which is regarded by the international community as a Turkish occupation of Republic of Cyprus territory. From the Ottoman Empire's cession of the island to the British Empire in 1878 and subsequent annexation in 1914, the "Cyprus dispute" referred to general conflicts between Greek and Turkish islanders. During the Cyprus...

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