As a self-proclaimed internationally unrecognised state, neglected by the international community and scholarly literature, this book marks an important development in the study of North Cyprus and Turkey's role in its economy and politics.
Tufan Ekici is a quantitative social scientist with a background in Economics. He worked for 11 years as Assistant Professor of Economics at Middle East Technical University, North Cyprus. He is currently Adjunct Professor at Seton Hall University, USA and William Paterson University, USA.