TY  - BOOK
AU  - Yıldırım,Busenur
AU  - Sonan,Sertaç
TI  - CROSS-BORDER INTERACTION IN A DIVIDED CITY
PY  - 2023///
KW  - Cross-border shopping
KW  - Dissertations, Academic
KW  - Cyprus
KW  - Nepotism
KW  - Politics and government
N1  - Thesis (MA) - Cyprus International University. Institute of Graduate Studies and Research International Relations Department; Includes bibliography (sheets 44-53)
N2  - ABSTRACT
Since the Turkish intervention in 1974, with the creation of the Green Line, the two 
communities on the island of Cyprus got separated. For almost three decades there 
was almost no trade or inter-communal interactions between Turkish and Greek 
Cypriots. With the opening of three crossing points in 2003, as a sign of goodwill to 
re-establish trust between the two communities, the two communities finally had a 
way to interact with each other. A high number of Greek Cypriots have used the 
opportunity to cross to the north ever since the crossings opened, but many have 
refused it for ideological and political reasons. In particular, there was an unexpected 
decline in the number of crossings from 2006 to 2014. However, with the onset of the 
Turkish currency crisis in 2018, the balance of crossings has been reversed. Based on 
a face-to-face survey, which was conducted to 400 Greek Cypriots in the northern part 
of Nicosia between the 3rd April and 25th April 2022, this study aims to understand 
and investigate, why and under what conditions Greek Cypriots crossed to the north 
and address the potential difficulties, which crossers face and if they can be solved, 
could have positive impact on the number of crossings and consequently improve 
social contact between the two communities. This thesis also discusses, how the 
current political climate and the politics of division affect the crossings to northern 
Cyprus. This study deals with geopolitics, ideological and political-economic aspects 
of crossing and explores how the interaction affects the broader context of the Cyprus 
Problem. 
Keywords: Cross border shopping, Cyprus Problem, Checkpoints, Ethnic nepotism, 
Greek Cypriots, Politics of division, Social contact
ER  -