 In 1955, Çetinkaya Türk S.K., who had been the only Turkish Cypriot team playing in the Cypriot First Division since 1934–35, withdrew from the Championship and with other Turkish Cypriot teams, established the Cyprus Turkish Football Federation, with its own competitions.The reason behind this was political, as the Turkish Cypriot leadership were supporting the partition of the island.However, this Federation was never recognized and no team of that federation could play in international competitions.