Yıldırım, Busenur <br/><br/>
CROSS-BORDER INTERACTION IN A DIVIDED CITY / 
 THE CASE OF NICOSIA 
BUSENUR YILDIRIM; SUPERVISOR: ASSOC. PROF. DR. SERTAÇ SONAN 
 - viii, 53 sheets;  31 cm.  Includes CD 
<br/><br/>Thesis (MA) - Cyprus International University. Institute of Graduate Studies and Research International Relations Department 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliography (sheets 44-53) 
<br/><br/> ABSTRACT<br/>Since the Turkish intervention in 1974, with the creation of the Green Line, the two <br/>communities on the island of Cyprus got separated. For almost three decades there <br/>was almost no trade or inter-communal interactions between Turkish and Greek <br/>Cypriots. With the opening of three crossing points in 2003, as a sign of goodwill to <br/>re-establish trust between the two communities, the two communities finally had a <br/>way to interact with each other. A high number of Greek Cypriots have used the <br/>opportunity to cross to the north ever since the crossings opened, but many have <br/>refused it for ideological and political reasons. In particular, there was an unexpected <br/>decline in the number of crossings from 2006 to 2014. However, with the onset of the <br/>Turkish currency crisis in 2018, the balance of crossings has been reversed. Based on <br/>a face-to-face survey, which was conducted to 400 Greek Cypriots in the northern part <br/>of Nicosia between the 3rd April and 25th April 2022, this study aims to understand <br/>and investigate, why and under what conditions Greek Cypriots crossed to the north <br/>and address the potential difficulties, which crossers face and if they can be solved, <br/>could have positive impact on the number of crossings and consequently improve <br/>social contact between the two communities. This thesis also discusses, how the <br/>current political climate and the politics of division affect the crossings to northern <br/>Cyprus. This study deals with geopolitics, ideological and political-economic aspects <br/>of crossing and explores how the interaction affects the broader context of the Cyprus <br/>Problem. <br/>Keywords: Cross border shopping, Cyprus Problem, Checkpoints, Ethnic nepotism, <br/>Greek Cypriots, Politics of division, Social contact 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Cross-border shopping--Cyprus--Dissertations, Academic<br/>Nepotism--Dissertations, Academic
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Cyprus--Politics and government--Dissertations, Academic