Taj potez je izazvan odbijanjem Turske da otvori svoje luke i aerodrome saobraćaju s Kipra, čiji se dio pod Grcima pridružio EU 2004. godine, ali čiju administraciju Ankara ne priznaje.
The move was prompted by Turkey's refusal to open its ports and airports to traffic from Cyprus, whose Greek-run part joined the EU in 2004, but whose administration is not recognised by Ankara.