Turkish Cypriot Republic was.underthecircumstances. anactofcontinuing forbearance. theexhaustion ofwhichcanhardlybecondemned. andstandsinsharp contrast totheactions oftheGreekCypriot community inforcibly dismantling the constitutional Cypriot regimethreeyearsaftertheirspecific commitment to preserve it.12/Theeventsof1983arenotthesourceoftheTurkish Cypriots' legalrightstodetermine theirpolitical futureandtoplayaneffective rolein thegovernment oftheisland. nordidtheyalterthosepre-existing legalrights. Muchconsequence hasbeendrawnbysomeobservers. andbytheGreekCypriot community. fromthefactthatnumerous Stateshaverecognized theGreekCypriot regimeasthesolegovernment ofCyprus. Although certain minimal criteria of statehood arerequired bycustomary international law.therecognition of governments is.nonetheless.anactofaninherently political. ratherthan legal.character. 17/Themerefactofinternational recognition. nomatter how widespread. cannotexcuseorconferlegitimacy upontheviolations ofbothdomestic constitutional lawandinternational treaty lawthrough whichtheGreekCypriot regimeusurped thenameaswellasthegovernment ofthe"Republic ofCyprus." particularly sinceitneverexercised sovereignty overthewholeisland. ~/ Inanyevent.themostthatcanbesaidisthattheinternational community hasnotwithdrawn itsrecognition oftheRepublic ofCyprusestablished in1960. Therecognition ofagovernment cannotautomatically carrywithittherecognition ofallfuturegovernments ofthatstate.li/TheGreekCypriot regimehasassumed thetitle"Republic ofCyprus" butabandoned thesubstance. Sincethattime.no statehasaffirmatively recognized a"GreekRepublic ofCyprus" basedonthe amended constitution. Alltheyhavedoneiscontinue totreatCyprusasasingle state. Whenthesubject ofstatehood. ratherthanrecognition. isexamined. itis apparent thattheterritory controlled bytheTurkish Cypriot government isat present nolesseligible forstatehood thanitsGreekCypriot counterpart. The traditional indicia recognized bycustomary international lawfortheexistence of astateare:apermanent population. areasonably well-defined territory. an effective government. andindependence fromforeign control ofdecision-making. particularly regarding relations withotherstates.ll!./"Anentitythatsatisfies I••• \ Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library^/ 44/967 s/ 2t420 English Page I [thes€] requiremetrts ... is a state whether or not its sEatehood is fornally recognized by other states." zfl since the Turkish Repubtic of Northertr c!?rus satisfied aLl the formal legal prerequisites for statehood, 22/ i,l is ctear that itrternational law does lrots forbid its recogritiol by other staEes. A1l Ev€! though resofutiots of Ehe security council of the uaited Natiols have condenned, or regretted cerEaiD events thats have taken Place on CIT)rus, including the Turkish CyE,riots' d€claration of ind€Pendeace, the resolutiors of the Security Council and the Geleral Assembly have consistentty recognizatl that, itl the context of negotiatiotrs betw€en the two clT)riot contnuDities, they should and do bargai! "on an equal footirlg," 4/ The Secretary-Geueral has for many years offered his good offices to th6 tno clpriot cornmunitsies to foster negotiations torard a nutuafl.y
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a legal and political analysis of the Turkish Cypriot Republic's status and its right to self-determination. It discusses the historical context of the Cyprus dispute, the actions of the Greek Cypriot community, and the recognition of the Turkish Cypriot government by other states. The text also references international law and the criteria for statehood. Given the focus on political and legal issues, it is likely that the text is related to the recognition of the Turkish Cypriot Republic as a sovereign state.

**Category**
International relations, Politics