Civil Society in a De Facto State-Northern Cyprus: Societal Dissent, Turkish Cypriot Trade Unions and Relations with Turkey
Abstract
This study presents the importance of patron states for de facto states within the context of Turkey-Northern Cyprus relations intending to highlight how and in what ways the Turkish Cypriot civil society is influenced by this relationship. It analyses the societal dissent in Northern Cyprus through a detailed study of the leading role played by trade unions given the conjectural developments since the early 2000s and argues that this differentiates Northern Cyprus from other de facto states. With the case analysis of Northern Cyprus, this study aims to contribute to the gap on the study of de facto states’ domestic affairs and the influence of patron states on the societal structures of these entities.
Keywords
De facto States, Northern Cyprus, Northern Cyprus-Turkey Relations, Civil Society, Turkish Cypriot Trade Unions.
Citation
Ayberk, İbrahim; Akşit, Sait and Dayıoğlu, Ali, “Civil Society in a De Facto State-Northern Cyprus: Societal Dissent, Turkish Cypriot Trade Unions and Relations with Turkey”, International Relations, Volume 16, Issue 64, 2019, pp. 127-144, DOI: 10.33458/uidergisi.653013
Affiliations
- İbrahim AYBERK, PhD Candidate, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Near East University
- Sait AKŞİT, Assoc. Prof. Dr., Department of International Relations, Near East University
- Ali DAYIOĞLU, Assoc. Prof. Dr., Department of International Relations, European University of Lefke