Beyond Numbers An Inquiry into the Political Integration of the Turkish ‘Settlers’ in Northern Cyprus METE HATAY PRIO Report 4/2005 PRIO Cyprus Centre P.O. Box 25157, 1307 NICOSIA, Cyprus Tel. +357 22 456555/4 E‐mail:
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[email protected] Web: www.prio.no © International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO), 2005 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or util‐ ized in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without permission in writing from the copyright holder(s). ISBN 82–7288–227–2 Cover Design: Hilde Sørby, Bardus Design Cover Photos: Harun Uçar CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ........................................................................................................... IV FOREWORD ....................................................................................................................... V EXECUTIVE SUMMARY............................................................................................................VII LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS.......................................................................................................... X INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 1 CHAPTER 1: SETTLERS, IMMIGRANTS AND TEMPORARY RESIDENTS.........................................