Political Participation among Natives and Immigrants: Identity and Socio-economic Status within the Turkish Cypriot Electorate

Enis Porat, Sertac Sonan and Omer Gokcekus

South European Society and Politics, 2021, vol. 26, issue 4, 541-566

Abstract: Based on an original survey (n = 1,017), this paper examines citizens’ participation patterns in the ‘Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus’ (‘TRNC’), a de facto state recognised only by Turkey. Since 1974 the ‘TRNC’ has been receiving a constant flow of immigrants from its patron state (Turkey). While Turkish immigrants make up a sizeable proportion of the electorate, they seem to be underrepresented in the political arena. Our findings show that, in determining the level of political participation, socio-economic factors are pre-eminent while having an immigrant background has only very limited effect and gender does not have any impact.

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1080/13608746.2022.2117019

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