The Turkish Cypriot dilemma: between Ankara and Lefkosia

Pesticide use among greenhouse workers in Turkey

“…The questionnaire was prepared according to the relevant literature. 1,[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] This study was intended to cover the greenhouse workers in the prefectures of Narlıdere and Balçova. When we wanted to gain access on the records of these workers, Ministry of Agriculture, Provincial Directorate of Izmir, The Plant Preservation Office and The Statistics Office, both reported that such records were obtained through the authorized governmental local office with the personal statements of the greenhouse owners.…”

Determination of pesticides in postmortem blood and bone marrow of pesticide treated rabbits

“…The World Health Organization estimates that approximately three million pesticide poisoning cases occur worldwide per year, and 220 000 of these cases result in death. Although the overwhelming majority (80%) of pesticide use is in developed countries, most poisoning cases are encountered in underdeveloped and developing countries [1,2].…”

“…Pesticide consumption increased 45% between 1979 and 2002 in this country. Forty percent of annual pesticide use takes place in the Mediterranean region, where the Çukurova region is located [1,3,4].…”

Separatism and Regionalism in Modern Europe

“…Furthermore, the dayto-day reality is already Turkish involvement in domestic matters. Vural, Sonan, and Michael (2018) referred to this as the "Turkish Cypriot dilemma" where TCs need to choose between "partnering with the Greek Cypriots or attaching themselves to Turkey" (p. 80). We are, however, suggesting that it may no longer be a "choice" of Turkish Cypriots.…”