TURKISH CYPRIOTS AS THE EU’S “INVISIBLE EUROPEANS”: LAW, REPRESENTATION, AND DISCURSIVE BLIND SPOTS
Abstract
This commentary takes as its starting point a recent Deutsche Welle article that characterizes Turkish Cypriots as the European Union’s “invisible Europeans.
Keywords:
Turkish Cypriots, European Union, Cyprus question ...
Dr. Teoman Ertuğrul Tulun, Eurasian Security Bulletin (EurasiaSec) January 20, 2026
Keypoints:
•The DW description of Turkish Cypriots as “invisible Europeans” highlights ...
1. Introduction – the “invisible Europeans” label
The recent Deutsche Welle article on “invisible Europeans” offers ...
2.Background – legal and historical context of Turkish Cypriot invisibility
The 1960 constitutional order established the Republic of Cyprus as ...
3.Analytical core – what the DW narrative shows and what it omits
By the time the DW article turns to the daily experiences of Turkish Cypriots, ...
4.AVİM’s earlier Cyprus work and the law–narrative gap
The limits of the DW narrative become clearer when it is viewed against the line of analysis developed in AVİM’s earlier work on Cyprus ...
5.Conclusion – visibility, equality, and the future of the Cyprus file
A normative assessment follows naturally once the law–narrative gap has been established ...
Endnotes:
“Turkish Cypriots: The EU’s Invisible Europeans,” AVİM Bulletin, Center for Eurasian Studies (AVİM), January 13, 2026, https://avim.org.tr/en/Bulten/TURKISH-CYPRIOTS-THE-EU-S-INVISIBLE-EUROPEANS ...
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