Quality of democracy in unrecognized states: lessons from Northern Cyprus

Expansion of Multinational Corporations in de-facto States: The Case of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

“…Moreover, there are also some economic embargoes that originated and depended on the political non-recognition of the TRNC. These economic embargoes not only cause an isolation of the TRNC from the international markets, but also undermine the industrial development of the TRNC (Kanol & Köprülü, 2017). The international institutions like Universal Postal Union, the International Civil Aviation Organization and the International Air Transport Association refuse to deal with the TRNC.…”

Facebook: An Emerging Arena for Politics of Self-Determination in northern Cyprus?

“…In return for the economic and military aid it receives, the 'TRNC' has almost always followed Ankara's orders regarding the latter's interests, even when 'TNRC''s optimal choice was not consistent with Turkey's (Bahceli, 2004cited in Kanol, 2015. As a result, as Kanol and Köprülü (2017) have demonstrated, reliance on a patron state has led to dynamics of tutelage in northern Cyprus, hindering the quality of its democracy.…”

The role of transnational education in public administration and public affairs to support ‘good governance’ in the Turkish republic of North Cyprus

“…In 2017, its score was '2' out of a 1 to 7 scale, where '1' implies that a country is fully democratic. Nevertheless, non-recognition has hampered TRNC's democratic process with too much reliance on Turkey resulting in outside intervention in decision-making processes (Kanol and Köprülü, 2017).…”