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	Country Profiles Foreign & Commonwealth Office
		The northern part of the island refers to itself as the 'Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus' ('TRNC'), but is not internationally recognised (except by Turkey).
		Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean, situated 60 km south of Turkey and 300 km north of Egypt.
		Cyprus signed the Treaty of Accession on 16 April 2004, and became a full member of the EU on 1 May 2004 (although the acquis is suspended in the north of the island).
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	Elections in Northern Cyprus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Northern Cyprus elects a president and a legislature.
		Northern Cyprus has a multi-party system, with two or three strong parties and a third party that is electorally successful.
		The latest elections in TRNC were held on April 17, 2005 as presidential elections and Turkish Cypriots had chosen Mehmet Ali Talat as their president.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elections_in_Northern_Cyprus (440 words)

	Cyprus - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Cyprus (in Greek Kypros Κυπρος; and in Turkish Kıbrıs) is an island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, 113 kilometres (70 miles) south of Turkey and around 120 km west of Syrian coast.
		Cyprus is geographically in Southwest Asia, but many Greek-speaking Cypriots assert that they are a part of Europe mainly due to the fact that the majority of its inhabitants are of European extraction and as such are both culturally and politically closer to Europe than Asia.
		The Turkish Cypriot area proclaimed its independence in 1975, and the self-styled Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus was established in 1983.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Cyprus (1290 words)

	Elections in Cyprus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cyprus elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature.
		Cyprus has a multi-party system, with two or three strong parties and a third party that is electorally successful.
		The main issue of the 1998 election campaign was the purchace of S-300 antiaircraft missiles from Russia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elections_in_Cyprus (913 words)

	Cyprus - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Cyprus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Greek Cyprus has a president, elected for five years by universal adult suffrage, and a single-chamber legislature, the 80-member house of representatives, also elected for five years.
		Under the separate constitution adopted by Turkish Cyprus in 1985, there is a president, council of ministers, and legislature similar to that in the south.
		A UN report, published in 1994, placed the blame for the collapse of the peace talks on the Turkish Cypriot side, and in July 1994 the European Court of Justice ruled that all direct trade between northern Cyprus and the European Union was illegal.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Cyprus (1410 words)

	north Cyprus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		By 1960 and the birth of the Republic of Cyprus, Dr. Fazıl Küçük and later Rauf Denktaş emerged as the primary representatives of the Turkish Cypriots.
		The 1990 elections and the subsequent fallout with the opposition boycotting parliament for a couple of years is held up as a blueprint for the upcoming elections.
		The elections in December 2003 promise to be a referendum on the future direction of the Cyprus problem in general and the Annan plan in particular.
	www.erpic.org /perihelion/wps/northcyprus.htm (6030 words)

	ipedia.com: Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), in Turkish Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti, is a self-proclaimed state occupying the northern third of the island of Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean.
		The separate state of northern Cyprus was proclaimed in 1975 under the name "Turkish Federated State of Northern Cyprus".
		The Republic of Cyprus has consistently refused to recognise the Turkish occupation of northern Cyprus or the 1975 declaration of independence in any way, and this refusal has been supported by all countries except Turkey.
	www.ipedia.com /turkish_republic_of_northern_cyprus.html (990 words)

	Encyclopedia: Politics of Cyprus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		General info: Large flag of Cyprus Dimensions: 503x302 pixels Source: Image originally derived from the public domain flags of the CIA World Factbook License: Originally public domain, modifications under GFDL Most of the flags have had their colours improved and many have been resized to the proper ratios.
		Turkish Cypriots held multi-party parliamentary elections in 1993, removing the long-ruling National Unity Party in favour of a coalition of the Democratic and Republican Turkish parties.
		Flag description: White with a copper-colored silhouette of the island (the name Cyprus is derived from the Greek word for copper) above two green crossed olive branches in the center of the flag; the branches symbolize the hope for peace and reconciliation between the Greek and Turkish communities.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Politics-of-Cyprus (1968 words)

	CYPRUSIVE - North Cyprus Web Guide - Welcome To Cyprusive
		Cyprus, which is the third biggest island in the Mediterranean, after Sicily and Sardunia, is covered with pine, carob and olive-clad mountains and verdant valleys fringed with golden beaches streching away for kilometers.
		Cyprus is the the easternmost island in the Mediterranean Sea, west of Syria, south of Turkey, north of Egypt and in close proximity to the east of the Greek island of Rhodes.
		The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is an autonomous state - part of the island of Cyprus lying in the warm waters of the eastern Mediterranean.
	www.cyprusive.com (1165 words)

	North Cyprus - General Information
		Politics of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus takes place in a framework of a semi-presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President is head of state and the Prime Minister head of governmentand of a pluriform multi-party system.
		The economy of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is dominated by the services sector including the public sector, trade, construction, tourism and education, with smaller agriculture and light manufacturing sectors.
		The Turkish community argues that the Republic of Cyprus has used its international standing to handicap economic relations between TRNC and the rest of the world.
	www.cyprus-properties.com /cyprus/general.htm (400 words)

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		The elections in the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus â” the statelet created in 1983 in the northern third of the island which is still unrecognized by any country except Turkey â” saw an impressive number of parties competing.
		By the time of the elections in December, tens of thousands of Greek and Turkish Cypriots had crossed into territory previously forbidden them, either by actual law or by their own particular mindset.
		The December elections were to see the end of Denktash and the old political order, with CTP leader Mehmet Ali Talat being swept to power, agreeing to the Annan Plan â” with a few modifications â” and Turkish Cypriots picking up their EU passports on May 1.
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	Xak.com: Turkish PM backs new Cyprus talks
		The row follows elections in northern Cyprus last weekend, in which parties supporting the UN plan and others opposing it won an equal number of parliamentary seats.
		Cyprus is due to join the EU in May. EU law will not apply to the north of the country if an agreement to re-unite the island has not been reached by then.
		The US envoy for Cyprus, Thomas Weston, held talks in Nicosia on Thursday and repeated his government's view that there was no alternative to the UN plan.
	www.xak.com /main/newsshow.asp?id=27703 (404 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook -- Field Listing - Background (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Rebel forces claimed the northern half of the country and in January 2003 were granted ministerial positions in a unity government under the auspices of the Linas-Marcoussis Peace Accord.
		Presidential elections scheduled for 2005 are unlikely to bring change since the opposition remains weak, divided, and financially dependent on the current regime.
		Following the elections of a reformist president and Majlis in the late 1990s, attempts to foster political reform in response to popular dissatisfaction have floundered as conservative politicians have prevented reform measures from being enacted, increased repressive measures, and consolidated their control over the government.
	www.phatnav.com /factbook/fields/2028.html (16146 words)

	The World Factbook 2004 -- Field Listing - Background
		Free and peaceful elections in 1999 resulted in a government led by an Indo-Fijian, but a coup in May of 2000 ushered in a prolonged period of political turmoil.
		Democratic elections in 1974 and a referendum created a parliamentary republic and abolished the monarchy; Greece joined the European Community or EC in 1981 (which became the EU in 1992).
		Elections held in July 2000 marked the first time since the 1910 Mexican Revolution that the opposition defeated the party in government, the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI).
	www.brainyatlas.com /fields/2028.html (15472 words)

	Northern Cyprus journalist risks jail on charges of insulting army
		Judicial authorities in northern Cyprus have demanded 10 years in prison for a prominent journalist in the breakaway statelet on charges of defaming the Turkish Cypriot armed forces, the journalist said Tuesday.
		The mock referendum was part of a growing protest movement against the incumbent leader of the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), Rauf Denktash, and Turkey after a UN effort to unify the island failed.
		Denktash was blamed by the world body for the failure of the UN peace plan, largely seen as the final chance for a resolution before the island becomes an EU member in May next year.
	www.spacewar.com /2003/031104134659.7hzsfs92.html (523 words)

	John Quiggin: Worth watching
		The elections in Northern Cyprus this weekend could turn out to be the most important held in 2003, even though there are only 140 000 voters and the result won't be recognised anywhere outside the Northern Cyprus enclave and its...
		The elections in Northern Cyprus this weekend could turn out to be the most important held in 2003, even though there are only 140 000 voters and the result won't be recognised anywhere outside the Northern Cyprus enclave and its increasingly reluctant sponsor, Turkey.
		The elections raise the prospect that Turkish Cypriots will finally dump separatist leader Rauf Denktash and join the rest of Cyprus when it enters the EU next year.
	www.johnquiggin.com /archives/001214.html (275 words)

	Reporters sans frontières - Cyprus (northern part) - 2004 Annual report
		Cyprus will join the European Union in May 2004, but only the internationally-recognised Greek Cypriot southern part of the island unless a solution to its partition is found before then.
		Repression of the media increased considerably between then and parliamentary elections in Northern Cyprus in December, targeting journalists who criticised the policies of the Northern Cyprus president, Rauf Denktash, had ties with Greek-Cypriot colleagues or EU representatives or who favoured the island’s reunification and EU membership.
		The ECHR had agreed in January 2002 to hear a complaint filed by his widow Ilkay, who said Turkish or northern regime agents (or both) were involved in his death because he had criticised the policies and behaviour of Turkey and the northern regime.
	www.rsf.org /article.php3/IMG/pdf/article.php3?id_article=10137 (1477 words)

	General Elections in Republic of Northern Cyprus
		It is considered by most Turkish Cypriots as the most important election in the political history of the Republic of Northern Cyprus, since the Greek part of the island will become a member of the EU in any case as from 1st May 2004.
		After the division of the island after the Turkish military invasion in 1974, that followed in the wake of a military coup d'état supported by Athens, the northern part of the island, that is mostly Turkish, proclaimed itself a Federate State in 1975 and a Republic in 1983.
		The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) has been governed by Rauf Denktash since 1975, and who was re-elected president for the fourth consecutive five year period in April 2000.
	www.robert-schuman.org /anglais/oee/chypre/legislatives/resultats.htm (908 words)

	ALTAY GROUP \| www.altay.com.tr
		The December 14 elections in Northern Cyprus ended in a stalemate, with the pro-EU opposition and pro-government parties equally splitting the 50 seats in parliament.
		Following the December 14 polls, CTP leader Talat declared his intentions to avoid a new round of elections that, he said, would leave no time for efforts to reach a settlement in the island prior to May 2004, the date when the island (with or without Turkish Cypriots) is set to join the European Union.
		A key pillar in the opposition parties' election campaign rhetoric has been the intention to remove President Rauf Denktas from his position as chief negotiator in the Cyprus talks and to replace him by a representative of the new government.
	www.altay.com.tr /newsdetail.asp?k=1043 (1768 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Special reports \| Cyprus bids for unity - again (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Their aim: a united Cyprus based on the UN blueprint which foresees reunification of the island in a loose, Swiss-style federation of two component states.
		Mainland Turks brought into northern Cyprus as part of Mr Denktash's colonisation drive are now estimated to number some 100,000 - almost on a par with Turkish Cypriots.
		"Turkey's stance on Cyprus is being watched by us, the EU and the entire international community," he said after holding preparatory talks with President Papadopoulos in advance of his hotly anticipated trip to Athens.
	www.guardian.co.uk /cyprus/story/0,11551,1043308,00.html (838 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Europe \| N Cypriot opposition shows muscle
		Many others are concerned that the UN blueprint does not guarantee their rights in a united Cyprus, and will lead to domination by the wealthier and larger Greek Cypriot south.
		They argued that government supporters in northern Cyprus prefer to stay at home and show their true colours at the ballot box, unlike the more vocal and well-organised opposition.
		The NUP rally was dominated by slogans such as "Sovereign state, lasting peace" and "The Motherland to the end", a reference to Turkey, which seized the north of the island in 1974 in response to a Greek Cypriot coup backed by the military junta in Athens.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/low/europe/3312869.stm (633 words)

	Republican Turkish Party Wins General Elections In Northern Cyprus
		After the elections, TRNC Prime Minister and CTP leader Mehmet Ali Talat said that his party gained a success in elections since it increased its votes by about 10 percent, and stressed that Turkish Cypriot people showed their willingness for a solution and peace and reunification of the island.
		Although TRNC people have joined three elections, including a general elections, a referendum and a local elections in the last 14 months, the participation in yesterday's elections was more than expected.
		CTP leader Talat, in the first speech he made after the elections, gave messages of unity and solidarity and stressed that they would be ''everybody's government''.
	www.turkishpress.com /news.asp?ID=37552 (899 words)

	Brussels sees Turkish Cypriot result as desire for full EU integration - EUbusiness (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The European Commission late Sunday welcomed the victory claimed by Turkish Cypriot prime minister Mehmet Ali Talat in the breakaway state in northern Cyprus, saying the outcome showed a "clear desire" by the region's residents for full integration into the EU.
		Talat claimed victory in Sunday's general elections in northern Cyprus but acknowledged he may not have enough parliamentary seats to come to power on his own.
		International efforts to end the 30-year division of Cyprus have largely been on hold since April when Greek Cypriots overwhelmingly voted down the last-ditch UN settlement plan which the Turkish Cypriots rallied behind.
	www.eubusiness.com /Cyprus/050220205803.pwc7o6si (378 words)

	Psephos - Adam Carr's Election Archive
		A comprehensive archive of federal elections statistics since 1901, and state and territory statistics since 1990.
		1999-2000 and 2005-2006 presidential elections; 1997, 2001 and 2005 legislative elections
		1998, 2002 and 2006 presidential elections; 1998, 2002 and 2006 legislative elections
	psephos.adam-carr.net /indexes/index_c.shtml (135 words)

	Properties for Sale Property for Lease or Rent in Cyprus - First North Cyprus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Kyrenia (Girne), on the northern shore of Cyprus is a beautiful picturesque Cypriot town where time stood still with a tiny harbour full of yachts and fishing boats guarded at the entrance to the sea by its historic Crusader castle dating back to the early Byzantine period.
		Northern Cyprus is the latest hot new development in the overseas property market.
		The beauty of Northern Cyprus is that is has wonderful scenery, high mountains and plenty of beaches plus a fabulous eastern Mediterranean climate offering year round sunshine and warmth.
	www.firsthomesww.com (343 words)

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