Turkish Cypriots May Elect Unity Foe Harming Turkeys EU Bid
April 16 (Bloomberg) -- Turkish Cypriots may elect an opponent of United Nations-sponsored talks on reunifying the island in April 18 elections for president, a step that could create another hurdle to Turkey’s European Union membership bid.
Mehmet Ali Talat, who said on March 30 he’s made “important progress” in 18 months of UN-led negotiations with his Greek Cypriot counterpart Demetris Christofias, is trailing in his bid for re-election, opinion polls show. The frontrunner, Dervis Eroglu, supports the partition of Cyprus into two separate states.
Victory for Eroglu as head of the self-declared state would set back the latest effort to end the almost four-decade division of Cyprus. That could hurt Turkey’s European Union membership application, as the Greek Cypriot government of the island has threatened to block EU talks until it wins recognition from Turkey. Cyprus is a member of the EU and is represented by the Greek Cypriot government.
16.04.2010
By:David Taylor on Nis 27, 2010
Agree with comments by DH and K. The torks in Northern Cyprus should trust no-one with their future but themselves.
Turkey should steer clear of the enormous costs and the stultifying effects of the EU on the way a country can operate with common sense and to the benefit of it's citizens. Please |
By:David Heaney on Nis 18, 2010
If the North vote's for reunification with the south, they will be subject to the will of the Greek majority,who will ensure all good job's, and tourist spots go to Greek's. The Island should develop as two seperate parts and accept that the Muslim north is a free state different from the south. |
Turkey should abandon this futlie attempt that has no socail benefit of joining the EU. |
