Re: Erdogan warns oil companies against drilling in... Cyprus
Originally Posted by
PointOfViewGun
There are two states on Cyprus. Whether one of them is recognized or not does not change the reality on the ground. The conflict is about the dispute between the north and the south which covers variety of topics. The oil companies are not always solely interested in the area that falls within the Southern Cyprus zone of control. Certain sections do coincide with that of Northern Cyprus. That's how the part of the conflict that revolves around natural resources became an issue in the first place.
There is no Northern Cyprus, so the whole EOZ is that of the Republic of Cyprus. The conflict became an issue because Turkey doesn't want to be left out of the party just because neither they nor the illegal state they support have legal means to be invited to the party.
However, despite what Erdogan barks, the oil companies ignore him.
This is not done out of love for legality, mind you. Had Erdogan suddenly came to the table offering the companies a much better deal than what Cyprus and Israel does and you would hear the oil companies singing a different tune.
However, since the politicians in support of those companies are elected by people that like Cyprus and Israel more than Turkey, it is very hard to Erdogan to find a deal good enough for the oil companies to bite. A little more money is not worth the lost goodwill of their political backers for those companies.
A lot more money though is.
Thankfully, Erdogan has not found a way to give that money out yet. If he does, you will start hearing about those "two states of Cyprus" nobody recognizes at the time and the "status quo for half a century should define politics", "it is time to bury the hatchet for the good of everyone", "think of the children!" etc etc.
And then a lot of money to Cypriots to influence their vote.
Last edited by alhoon; March 12, 2019 at 03:16 AM.
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