in 1983 the turkish cypriot assembly declared independence of the turkish republic of northern cyprus. immediately upon this declaration britain convened a meeting of the united nations security council to condemn the declaration as "legally invalid". united nations security council resolution 541 (1983) considered the "attempt to create the turkish republic of northern cyprus is invalid, and will contribute to a worsening of the situation in cyprus". it went on to state that it "considers the declaration referred to above as legally invalid and calls for its withdrawal".