Ayla Gürel

Background

​​​​​​Since 2005 she has worked on several research projects about the plight of displaced persons on both sides of the island and the associated question of property rights within the context of the Cyprus problem. She has numerous publications related to these topics. Gürel has also been involved in facilitating inter-communal dialogue on property issues, including at the level of the UN-sponsored negotiations for a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem. Recently she has led a PRIO Cyprus Centre team on a project entitled ‘Internal Displacement in Cyprus: Mapping the Consequences of Civil and Military Strife’, (www.prio-cyprus-displacement.net). Her more recent research engagement concerns the issue of hydrocarbons exploration and exploitation offshore Cyprus.

Gürel was part of the bi-communal team that carried out in 2003-2004 PRIO’s public information project on the so-called Annan Plan (the UN Plan for ‘the Comprehensive Settlement of the Cyprus Problem’). The project, which covered both the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities, was aimed at dissemination of objective and easily understood information on the Plan before it was put to separate simultaneous referenda on both sides of the island on 24 April 2004. Project’s activities included running a website (www.prio.no/cyprusdecides), production and distribution of booklets and leaflets, holding of public seminars and discussion, and TV and radio presentations.

Research Groups

• Regions and Powers

• Governance
• Peacebuilding

PRIO Departments

• PRIO Cyprus Centre

PRIO Projects

• Energy in Cyprus and East Mediterranean

• A Sustainable Property Settlement in Cyprus
• Crucial inventory for the ‘day before’ and the ‘day after’
• Dialogue for Trust Building and Reconciliation: Cypriots Seeking New Approaches to the Property Issue
• Human Rights in Conflict: The Role of Civil Society (SHUR)
• Internal Displacement and the Property Issue (project leader)
• International Law and the Property Issue in Cyprus (project leader)
• Peace and Reconciliation in the Eastern Mediterranean
• Security and Threat Perceptions (project leader)
• Security in Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean (project leader)
• The Post-Ottoman Space: Soft Politics and Hard Choices
• The Property Issue in the Cyprus Conflict (project leader)
• The Role of the Three Guarantors in Cyprus: Yesterday and Today

Events

• Thu, 16 Nov 2017 09:00-17:00 – National, International and Human Security in the Eastern Mediterranean
• Mon, 02 Oct 2017 09:00-17:00 – Eastern Mediterranean Energy - Moving Forward
• Mon, 21 Nov 2016 09:00-17:00 – The Future of Eastern Mediterranean Gas
• Mon, 16 Nov 2015 08:30-17:00 – Global Energy Debates and the East Mediterranean
• Thu, 14 November 2013 – PRIO Cyprus Centre Annual Conference: East Mediterranean Hydrocarbons
• Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:00-20:00 – The Cyprus Hydrocarbons Issue: Context, Positions and Future Scenarios
• Fri, 26 October 2012 – Good Governance in Europe and the Neighbourhood
• Thu, 21 Jun 2012 19:00-21:00 – Launch of Reports on 'Displacement in Cyprus: Consequences of Civil and Military Strife'
• Mon, 05 Mar 2012 13:45-15:15 – Talk by the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Cyprus
• Sat, 26 Nov 2011 09:00-16:30 – Cyprus Offshore Hydrocarbons: Wealth Distribution and Regional Politics
• Thu, 18 June 2009 – Learning from Comparing Conflicts and Reconciliation Processes: A Holistic Approach

All Publications