The birth of the Cyprus Republic the uneasy years 1963-1974 intercommunal negotiations 1968-1974 Turkish intervention and its aftermath the Treaty of Guarantee human rights in Cyprus the intercommunal negotiations an evaluation of the intercommunal talks towards declaration of statehood self-determination statehood and after the proximity talks the constitution of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus statehood and recognition developments after the Summit of 1985 resumption of the intercommunal negotiating process.