Entering the EU is a complex process that has many checkpoints and hoops to jump through. How did Cyprus manage to fill it with a big chunk of territory being in revolt, wanting to secede and gain independence?
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The conflict is mostly cold. The seccession already happened in 1983 before the EU existed, and they had no de-facto control over half of the island.
What joined the EU is only the republic Cyprus, the inofficial, but de-facto stable part North Cyprus wasn’t involved in joining the EU.
The conflict isn’t resolved, but it’s not instable, and there are actually trade contacts and communication between both sides, so in Realpolitik terms they are already two countries
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