The Players: Ersin Tatar
Ersin Tatar, a staunch supporter of a two-state solution, was elected 'Prime Minister' in October 2020 ousting incumbent pro-solution Mustafa Akinci....
Divided Island – The Players
The Players: 13 Espen Barth Eide
Espen Barth Eide, a former foreign minister of Norway, was appointed by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in August 2014 as his Special Advisor on Cyprus....
The Players: Mustafa Akinci
Mustafa Akinci, a long-time supporter of the island’s reunification under a federal system, became ‘president’ of the self-declared ‘Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus’ in April...
The Players: Nicos Anastasiades
Nicos Anastasiades, a pro-settlement politician from Limassol, was elected president of Cyprus on 24 February 2013, with 57.4 per cent of the vote; one of...
The Players: Demetris Christofias
A thin-skinned politician who seemingly longed to be popular and respected, Demetris Christofias was ill-equipped to cope with the criticism heaped upon him during the...
The Players: Mehmet Ali Talat
Although he always had a rock-solid commitment to a settlement, Mehmet Ali Talat had the bad fortune when he was Turkish Cypriot leader to have...
The Players: Tassos Papadopoulos
Tassos Papadopoluos rallied the Greek Cypriot community in 2004 to reject the Annan Plan (a UN blueprint) to reunify the island as a bizonal, bicommunal...
The Players: Glafcos Clerides
Glafcos Clerides, a London-trained barrister and RAF war hero, was president of Cyprus for two consecutive terms from 1993 to 2003....
The Players: Spyros Kyprianou
Spyros Kyprianou became acting president of Cyprus in 1977 after the death of Archbishop Makarios, was unopposed in elections the following year, and won a...
The Players: George Vassiliou
Travelling widely during his five years as president, George Vassiliou galvanised international interest in helping to resolve the Cyprus problem....
The Players: Rauf Denktash
Rauf Denktash, the Turkish Cypriot leader from 1973 to 2005, steadfastly opposed the island’s reunification after the 1974 Turkish invasion...
The Players: Dr Fazil Küçük
Dr Küçük represented the Turkish-Cypriots at the independence talks in 1959 and signed the agreement establishing the Republic of Cyprus on behalf of his community...
The Players: General George Grivas
General George Grivas led the Eoka struggle from 1955 to 1959, during which time the British put a £10,000 price on his head...
The Players: Archbishop Makarios III
Archbishop Makarios III, a towering figure in Cyprus’ modern history, was president of Cyprus from August 16, 1960 until he died unexpectedly of a heart...