Jasmine Movement Explained
The Jasmine Movement (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Κίνημα Γιασεμί; Turkish: Yasemin Hareketi) is a political movement in Cyprus.
Jasmine Movement was established by Afrika newspaper's chief editor Şener Levent.[1] It mainly consists of Turkish Cypriots struggling against Turkey and Turkish occupation of the north of the Island.[2] The movement supports a unitary solution concerning the reunification of Cyprus, but does not oppose to a federal solution if the proposed plan will be a transitional stage to the unitary Cypriot state and not a springboard for separate states.[3]
In 2019, the Jasmine Movement participated in the European Parliament elections held in the areas controlled by the Republic of Cyprus. The movement received 1.70% of the countrywide vote,[4] and 23.57% of the Turkish Cypriot vote.[5] Also, it was the first in the political history of Cyprus to be participating in the European Parliament elections with a full list of only Turkish Cypriot candidates and received 72.11% of its votes from Greek Cypriot voters.[6] Union of Cypriots supported the Jasmine Movement in the elections,[7] as the organisation's president Oz Karahan was one of the six candidates in the movement's list.[8] [9]
2019 European Parliament election candidates for the party
Şener Levent - Journalist, peace activist and the chief editor for Afrika newspaper[10]
Ibrahim Aziz - Journalist, researcher, political analyst and peace activist
Oz Karahan - Political activist, peace activist and the current chairman of Union of Cypriots
Leyla Hüseyin Kıralp - Journalist, author and peace activist
Zeki Beştepeli - Economist and peace activist
Faize Özdemirciler - Journalist, author and peace activist
See also
Notes and References
- News: 26 February 2019 . Αυτοί είναι οι έξι "εκλεκτοί" του κινήματος Γιασεμί για τις Ευρωεκλογές . Greek . . Cyprus . https://web.archive.org/web/20200104134246/https://www.alphanews.live/politics/aytoi-einai-oi-exi-eklektoi-toy-kinimatos-giasemi-gia-tis-eyroekloges . 4 January 2020 . 4 January 2020 .
- News: Günaydın . Enis . 18 May 2019 . Türkiye karşıtı Yasemin Hareketi Kıbrıslı Türklerin oylarıyla AP'ye girmeyi hedefliyor . Turkish . . France . https://web.archive.org/web/20190518155948/https://tr.euronews.com/2019/05/18/turkiye-karsiti-yasemin-hareketi-kibrisli-turklerin-oylariyla-ap-ye-girmeyi-hedefliyor . 18 May 2019 . 23 September 2019 .
- News: Economidou . Marina . 13 March 2019 . Γιασεμί: Είμαστε η φωνή κατά του φασισμού της Τουρκίας . Jasmine: We are the voice against Turkey's fascism . Greek . . Greece . https://web.archive.org/web/20190323102042/https://www.kathimerini.com.cy/gr/politiki/giasemi-eimaste-i-foni-kata-toy-fasismoy-tis-toyrkias . 23 March 2019 . 23 March 2019 .
- Web site: European Elections 2019: Official Results . . 24 August 2019.
- News: 27 May 2019 . Τι ψήφισαν οι Τ/κ- Πόσοι ψήφισαν ΕΛΑΜ . Greek . . Cyprus . https://web.archive.org/web/20190528020643/https://politis.com.cy/politis-news/kypros/ti-psifisan-oi-t-k-posoi-psifisan-elam/ . 28 May 2019 . 4 January 2020 .
- Web site: After the European Parliament elections . Κίνημα Γιασεμί - Yasemin Hareketi . https://web.archive.org/web/20200222184423/https://jasmine.cypriots.org/en/after-the-european-parliament-elections . 22 February 2020 . 27 May 2019.
- News: 16 May 2019 . Η Έν.Κυπρίων στηρίζει εφημερίδα Αφρίκα - Κίνδυνος φυλάκισης Λεβέντ . The Union of Cypriots supports Afrika newspaper - Danger of Levent's imprisonment. Greek . . Cyprus . https://web.archive.org/web/20190523175741/http://www.sigmalive.com/news/local/568148/i-enkyprion-stirizei-efimerida-afrika-kindynos-fylakisis-levent . 23 May 2019 . 28 May 2019 .
- News: 24 April 2019 . REPORTĀŽA no Kipras: 15 gadus pēc referenduma apvienošanās ideja joprojām tāla no īstenošanas . Latvian . . Latvia . https://web.archive.org/web/20190425160431/https://www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas/arzemes/reportaza-no-kipras-15-gadus-pec-referenduma-apvienosanas-ideja-joprojam-tala-no-istenosanas.a316866/ . 25 April 2019 . 7 May 2019 .
- Web site: Prospects for Cypriot Unity . Kerekes . Klaudia . 30 October 2019 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20191030200031/https://policynetwork.org/opinions/essays/prospects-for-cypriot-unity/ . 30 October 2019 . 31 October 2019.
- Web site: Κίνημα Γιασεμί - Yasemin Hareketi. 2021-06-28. jasmine.cypriots.org.
