Turkish Federated State of Cyprus Kıbrıs Türk Federe Devleti | |||||||||
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| 1975–1983 | |||||||||
| Anthem: İstiklâl Marşı | |||||||||
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| Status | Partially-recognizedfederated state | ||||||||
| Capital | North Nicosia | ||||||||
| Government | Federatedrepublic | ||||||||
• President | Rauf Denktaş | ||||||||
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• Referendum | 13 February 1975 | ||||||||
• Foundation of theTurkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | 15 November 1983 | ||||||||
| Currency | Turkish lira | ||||||||
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TheTurkish Federated State of Cyprus[a] (TFSC) was astate in Northern Cyprus, declared in 1975 and existed until 1983. This state was not recognised by the international community. It was succeeded by theTurkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
The UN Secretary-General came to Cyprus on 25–26 December 1974, and demanded that bilateral talks must be initiated between the two communities. After theAutonomous Turkish Cypriot Administration was declared on 1 October 1974, the second phase was put into effect unilaterally[citation needed] on 13 February 1975 with the declaration of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus by the Chairman of the AdministrationRauf Denktaş, in the Autonomous Turkish Administration Assembly of Cyprus.[1]
In 1975, the "Turkish Federated State of Cyprus" was declared as a first step towards a future federated Turkish Cypriot state, but was rejected by the Republic of Cyprus, the UN, and the international community. TheUnited Nations Security Council Resolution 367 stated regret for the declaration, however, it was not regarded as aunilateral declaration of independence and an attempt at breaking away.[2] The Turkish Cypriot leadership, headed byRauf Denktaş, hoped that the Greek Cypriots would treat them as equals and proceed to proclaim their ownfederated state. Meanwhile, the transition from an "administration" to a state enabled Turkish Cypriots to write their own constitution. In the1976 elections, theNational Unity Party of Denktaş received 53.7% of votes and gained the majority in the National Council. This parliament then proceeded with the debating and writing of the constitution. All political parties agreed on a federal solution to the problem with continued guarantee of security byTurkey. Moreover, the debates were centered on ideological, social and economical grounds, with the opposition partiesRepublican Turkish Party andCommunal Liberation Party advocating a parliamentary system and criticising the draft constitution due to the powers it gave to the president.[3]
After eight years of failed negotiations between the Greek and Cypriot Turkish community, the Northdeclared its independence on 15 November 1983 under the name of theTurkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. This unilateral declaration of independence was rejected by the UN viaSecurity Council Resolution 541.
In 1978, the imports of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus were TL 2,067,457,000, whilst the exports were TL 758,453,000. In 1980, the imports were TL 7,086,008,000 and the exports were TL 3,345,262,000.[4]
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