Diplomacy and Law Seminars \u2013 II<\/p>\n
The 1959\u20131960 Cyprus Agreements: From Political and Legal Disputes to the 1974 Intervention<\/p>\n
Date: February 26, 2026
\nTime: 12:30\u201313:30
\nVenue: Library Art Gallery<\/p>\n
Speaker: Ertu\u011frul Apakan (Retired Ambassador and Former Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs)<\/p>\n
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Ece G\u00f6ztepe<\/p>\n
This second session of the lecture series will focus on the 1959-1960 Agreements concerning Cyprus and the destruction of the partnership envisaged by these agreements by the Greek Cypriots. The political and legal problems this entailed and Turkey’s 1974 Intervention as a guarantor country will be discussed. A brief overview of the recent history of the Cyprus issue will be provided, covering the establishment of the 1960 Constitution and the partnership, its destruction by the Greek Cypriots in 1963-1964, the separation of the two communities and the establishment of their own administrations, the ‘doctrine of necessity,’ UN Security Council Resolution 186 (64) and the arrival of the UN Peacekeeping Force on the island, and an examination of these developments from the perspective of international law. The 1974 coup aimed at Enosis, the Treaty of Guarantee, and Turkey’s intervention will form the main axis of the talk.<\/p>\n
The language of the event is Turkish.<\/p>\n
Students who attend will receive GE 250\/251 credit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Diplomacy and Law Seminars \u2013 II The 1959\u20131960 Cyprus Agreements: From Political and Legal Disputes to the 1974 Intervention Date: February 26, 2026 Time: 12:30\u201313:30 Venue: Library Art Gallery Speaker: Ertu\u011frul Apakan (Retired Ambassador and Former Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs) Moderator: Prof. Dr. Ece G\u00f6ztepe This second session of the [\u2026] <\/p>\n