The present volume attempts to underline the interactions among Turkey, Cyprus, Greece and Europe from a historical vantage point. It brings forward the salient points in the inextricably intervowen web of their cultural, economic and social connections, affinities, similarities, common interests and interdependencies in the context of international relations. It may contribute to a better understanding of the past, present and future of a region which has played a vital role in the evolution of world affairs and continues to influence our times in an undeniably essential manner.