the 1960 constitution of the cyprus republic proved unworkable however, lasting only three years. greek cypriots wanted to end the separate turkish cypriot municipal councils permitted by the british in 1958, made subject to review under the 1960 agreements. for many greek cypriots these municipalities were the first stage on the way to the partition they feared. the greek cypriots wanted "enosis", integration with greece, while turkish cypriots wanted "taksim", partition between greece and turkey.