Uluslararası İlişkiler Dergisi
Yazarlar: İbrahim AYBERK, Sait AKŞİT, Ali DAYIOĞLU
Konular:Sosyal
DOI:10.33458/uidergisi.653013
Anahtar Kelimeler:De facto States,Northern Cyprus,Northern Cyprus-Turkey Relations,Civil Society,Turkish Cypriot Trade Unions
Özet: 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.