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Peace talks in Cyprus: Hope after 50 years of division!
UN General Secretary Guterres brings together 2025 parties to the conflict in Geneva in order to discuss the Cyprus question after 50 years of division again.
Peace talks in Cyprus: Hope after 50 years of division!
The Cyprus conflict that has split the island since 1974 is again in focus after UN Secretary General António Guterres has informed the conflict parties for discussions. These discussions take place in Geneva for the first time since 2021 and should pursue the goal of overcoming Cyprus's decades. Representatives of the Greek and Turkish Cypriots as well as the guarantees of Great Britain, Turkey and Greece are involved. While the Turkish Cypriots favor a two-state solution, the Greek Cypriots and the UN rely on reunification of the island, such as oe24.at reported.
50 years Cyprus division
On July 15, 2024, the coup, which led to the division of Cyprus, marks the 50th anniversary. The sirens howled in Kaimakli, a suburb of Nicosia, nobody reacted, people live their everyday life. The 1974 coup, in which the Cypriot National Guard and the militant group Eoaka were involved, aimed at the then President Archbishop Makarios III. to fall. This led to the Turkish invasion on July 20, 1974, which traumatized the country and started the ethnic division. Since then the two population groups have lived separately; The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is only recognized by Turkey. Father Marios, an orthodox priest, emphasized the brutal events: "In 1974 there was an ethnic cleaning", as the taz.de reported.
The talks are conducted between the two communities against the background of an uncertain future and persistent tensions. While the cyperntacks in the north are confronted with economic difficulties, a younger generation like Deniz Altiok believes that the Cyprus conflict is no longer a top priority. The time after the coup not only shaped the geopolitical conditions, but also the everyday life of people who live in two different worlds. This persistent conflict, underlined by historical wounds and current tensions, shows how deep the trenches between the two communities are and that hope for a solution to his path still seems far away.