ETHNIC NATIONALISM AND CONSOCIATIONAL DEMOCRACY IN CYPRUS

The 1960 Cyprus Republic, which had a bi-communal power-sharing system, could not have lasted for long and it turned from consociational democracy to majoritarian in 1963 after ethnic conflict. Attempts to find a solution to Cyprus problem still focus on ethnic power-sharing but the conditions and bi-communal relations prior to 1960 system, which are conducive to its failure, are not adequately consumed. The paper argues that, the reasons for the prolonged conflict derive from ethnic rivalry and lack of an overarching loyalty. Modernization, kin-state relations and colonial policies are the contributing factors. This paper aims to contribute to future institutional designs for not only Cyprus but for all divided societies.   KIBRIS’TA ETNIK MILLIYETCILIK VE ORTAKLIKCI DEMOKRASI Iki toplulugun varligini taniyan ortaklikci demokrasiye dayali 1960 Kibris Cumhuriyeti etnik catismalar sonrasi 1963 yilinda son bularak cogunlukcu demokrasi uygulamaya konuldu fakat Kibris sorununa cozum cabalari halen ortaklikci demokrasi uzerinde durmaktadir. 1960 sisteminin cokmesine yol acan topluluklar-arasi sorunlar henuz tam olarak ortadan kaldirilamamistir. Bu calismayla, Kibris’ta guc paylasimi sisteminin cokmesinin arkasindaki milliyetcilige dayali nedenler incelenecektir. Bu calismanin iddiasi, uzun suren Kibris catismasinin nedeninin etnik rekabetin varligi ve ortak baglayici bir degerin yoklugudur.