CYPRUS BORDER

Ethnicity is very important in the Cyprus border conflict. It helped to shape the two sides and divide them. The "other" content is equal to immigrants and other in general.

Language had an effect on the Cyprus dispute as well. It was difficult for the two sides to communicate the changes because they both spoke different languages. Since there are more Greek Cypriots than Turkish Cypriots, more people speak Greek than Turkish.

The population of Cyprus does not effect the conflict as much as the others. You would think that the Greeks have the upper hand, since they have way more people. But they don't, it's pretty equal.

Like most countries, religion helps to shape the borders and different groupings of people. For most people in Europe, the main religions are different branches of Christianity. This is also true in Cyprus.

THE BUFFER ZONE

This 180 kilometer long "no man's land" is the area in between the two regions. (Turkish and Greek) It was established in 1974, after the Turkish invasion. It is currently controlled and patrolled by the United Nations.

MAPS

CYPRUS; THEN AND NOW

• As shown in this map current Cyprus has changed a lot from 1914- today. Overtime Cyprus has been divided by the Turkish and Greek Cypriots to both ethnic groups pleasure.The Greek Cypriots got the bottom left part of the island while the Turkish Cypriots took upper right part of this island. Their is also a area in the border of the island that's called the buffer zone that belongs to no one and is really the border for the two areas. Although the two areas are equally separated, the United Nations gives recognition to the Greek Cypriots government For he whole country of Cyprus.
• Cyprus in 1914 was very different from what it is today. Both the Turkish and Greek Cypriots lived side by side. The one similar thing is the UK oversea occupied areas. It also doesn't have the buffer zone, since it was made in 1974.

This map is important because it shows the ethnicity and origin of the citizens of Cyprus in 1968. The map explains why most people see Cyprus as a Greek island. In 1968, Greek Cypriots were the majority living on Cyprus. But, the most Greek Cypriots lived near the city of Lefke as you can see in the map. By telling the map, you can learn that the majority of Turkish lived near the Capitol, Nicosia. The least amount of Turkish lived around Larnaca, the SE city in Cyprus, and Kyrenia the central most north city in Cyprus. I believe that the most Turkish Cypriots lived in Nicosia because it was a bigger city with more options for housing and jobs. Since they were the minority, the best options were in the Capitol.

Ethnic distribution in Cyprus tells us about the different ethnicities in Cyprus. They are very distributed and not even. The range from Greek to Turkish Cypriot is very different. There is barely any Turkish Cypriots and yet so many Greek Cypriots. This data is from 2010 so it is current.

Land utilization shows the range of land use in Cyprus. There is more forest and bush than dense forest. What surprised me was the amount of vineyards. I hadn't realized that they were so popular in Cyprus.

This map can show the more populated areas to less populated areas based off of transportation routes. is important because it shows where the transportation is denser and lighter. Also, you can see where on the island they have major ports where they receive their biggest imports and send out their biggest exports. Finally, you have a viewing of where the major airports are which plays into where more populated cities are located. Cyprus has major ports in Xeros, Kyrenia, Lamaca, Zyyi, and Limassol. Many of these ports are located along major expressways which make its easier to transport goods. You can observe that major airports are also near the major ports which makes it easier to ship goods from one port to the other. The Capitol, Nicosia, has several roads and expressways leading into it which makes it easier to access the city. In conclusion, transportation plays a big role in the population and how the citizens of Cyprus can travel from city to city.

CURRENT EVENTS

Presidential elections were held in Northern Cyprus in April 2015 to elect the President of Northern Cyprus. In the first round, held on 19 April 2015, the incumbent president independent candidate Derviş Eroğlu and independent candidate Mustafa Akıncı progressed to the second round. The second round took place on 26 April 2015 and was won by Akıncı.

The Greek and Turkish Cypriots have both been producing a Eco friendly, rubbery cheese delicacy originally invented by the Turks called hellim. This dairy product has grown in popularity throughout the UK and US. This popularity has made hellim the second largest export of Cyprus. Recently, the Greek Cypriots filed for an EU Protected Designation of Origin right to hellim. The right patents off the cheese so that no other territory can produce it. The Turkish Cypriots were not excited by this because they thought this huge export would cause conflict between the two separate territories. Before the right was given, the two sides decided to work together and produce and sell this cheese as one!

  On this day Russia loans $2.5 billion to Cyprus.
The Cyprus president  Nicos Anastasiades chooses to not agree with other countries on taking over eastern Russian Sanctions and support the Ukrainian rebel army.
So, for return the Russian president Vladimir V. Putin loans Cyprus $2.5 billion.

After years of arguments, President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinc have resumed peace talks which had been broken off since last year. The break in peace talks was paused because of a protest held by the Greek Cypriots, when a Turkish ship was seen "prospecting for natural gas off the island's south coast"(BBC). UN envoy, Espen Barth Eide commented on the leaders work: "It's truly rewarding to work with two leaders with such a strong commitment". Both leaders have proven to be able to help the situation at hand and possibly fix the dispute once and for all.

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