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Under the guarantor powers of Cyprus’ independence agreement in 1960, Turkey have the right to intervene militarily if the terms of that agreement are threatened. In July, the Greek Cypriot side rejected any peace deal that would allow Turkey to maintain the right to intervene militarily in Cyprus but Turkey made it clear that it would never give up this right, not even if Cyprus were all part of the EU[1].
What if there were a successful conclusion to the current round of talks and as a result Cyprus was united? Turkey’s apparent willingness to send its troops to fight in the EU creates a frightening scenario where Turkey as a non-EU member could be provoked, for example, into such an action by disgruntled GCs attacking TCs. What would the EU do? If they could not protect a tiny country like Cyprus then this would affect their credibility as a military force. Even more frightening scenarios include Turkey giving up on the EU and further strengthening its links with Muslim countries and with Russia, a country which might see such a confrontation as advantageous to its own geopolitical aims.
Once again, this exposes the foolishness of the EU for allowing a divided country into the EU. There has recently been discussions about the possibility of countries leaving the EU because of their disillusionment with it. Possibly there could be consideration made to a reverse situation where the EU could eject a member state if it became disillusioned with them; in other words with Cyprus?
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[1] Today’s Zaman (27/11/2009)
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