New Turkish-Cypriot Leader Fuels Cyprus Reunification Optimism
A whiff of reunification is wafting over Cyprus.
The election late last month of independent candidate Mustafa Akinci as the president of the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus may speed up efforts to reunify the divided Mediterranean island and boost economic growth for both communities. Cyprus has been divided along ethnic lines since 1974, when Turkey invaded the northern third of the island in response to a coup by supporters of union with Greece.
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