Sude Doğan - Weekly Articles (Haftalık Yazılar)

Cyprus is a unique island with its air and water, nature and history. However, the problems experienced within it are equally 'unique'. One of these is the problem of mixed marriage. This problem, which only belongs to a special geography like Cyprus in the world, has turned thousands of young people into a 'problem that disconnects them from the world'. The problem of mixed marriage occurs when the spouse of a citizen of Turkey or a third world country who marries a citizen of the Republic of Cyprus in the TRNC and the child born from this marriage in the TRNC are not accepted into the citizenship of the Republic of Cyprus. It is clear that this problem cannot be solved by individual means. As a society, we must embrace this problem, internalize it and fight against it. This problem has a political, legal and sociological aspect, and it is also a problem in which propaganda and lobbying activities are of great importance. “The problem of mixed marriage is a social prob...

I have been living for 21 years; But actually I don't exist. I have been living for 21 years; But no one knows my existence, no one knows me... Because I was a baby born from a mixed marriage in an unrecognized country, in the last divided capital of the world... Today, I went to the Identity Office of the Republic of Cyprus with my grandfather. I approached the officer at the door: “Hello, I come from the north of Cyprus,” I said. “I had an appointment, I was going to apply for an ID,” I added. “Why didn't you have an ID until now?” the guard at the door asked me. “I was born in Cyprus. My mother is Cypriot. "I couldn't get an ID because my father is of Turkish origin," I said. The guard at the door suddenly stood up and said to me: "You don't belong here." My hopes were dashed again. I couldn't get my job done. So what, am I not a 'Cypriot' now? My grandmother, grandfather, mother, and even many of my elders always lived in these lands;...