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[zan]

Turkey, N. Cyprus sign economic development deal
Thursday, April 5, 2007

DIPLOMACY



ANKARA – Turkish Daily News


Turkey yesterday signed an economic program and agreement protocol with northern Cyprus, an annual financial assistance delivered by the Turkish government to help improve the welfare of Turkish Cypriots suffering from international sanctions for decades.

Deputy Prime Minister Abdüllatif Şener, who signed the protocol for Turkey's part, praised co-operation between Turkey and Northern Cyprus during a ceremony on the northern part of the island, saying that the Turkish Cypriots witnessed economic growth thanks to their co-operation with Turkey, despite the unfair sanctions.

The Turkish government puts aside $400 million annually from its budget quietly without any debate to help raise the living standards of the Turkish Cypriots, Şener said. He assured that Turkey would fight at every platform to put an end to the world's unfair stance toward northern Cyprus.

Despite the worldwide sanctions, Şener said, the Turkish Cypriot economy is promising and added that national income per capita in the north increased by 68 percent from 2002 to 2006, to $11,800 from $4,400.

In the meantime, Turkish Cypriot President Mehmet Ali Talat yesterday arrived in Ankara to lecture at the Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ). He was expected to have a dinner with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Talat will return to northern Cyprus today.

[miltiades]

I wonder how many millions Turkey will provide for its own people , the people who escape hidden in truks destined for Europe , the thousands upon thousands who leave Turkey in search of a decent standard of living in Europe. Turkey's Generals still have the upper hand and the Cyprus issue strikes at the very heart of their nationalistic fibre, a common occurrence amongst the worlds third countries ideological armed forces , look at North Korea where they are taught from a young age that one North Korean is worth a thousand Americans , I wonder if Turkey also teaches that to its people ie one Turk = 1000 non Turks .
The T/Cs will benefit immediately a solution is found and they become part of the RoC , equal members of our society internationally recognised and an EU member. Turkeys financial assistance is further promoting the adage often expressed by settlers , that "without us you would starve "

[Jerry]

Living standards in the north have risen because of the income earned by TCs working in the south and the boost in sales of GC land resulting from "improvement" clauses in the Annan plan.

[humanist]

I laugh at the way Turkey says unfair trade sanctions like the occupation of half the country and the displacement of 200,000 people isn't unfair.

[paaul12]

I think the Casinos help, thanks guys keep the money coming!!!!




Describing the financial empowerment of casinos in the north as “unethical and unacceptable behaviour”, Sophocleous assured the Committee that the government was not ignoring the problem.

Commencing discussions, the European Party’s Erotokritou mentioned that there are currently more than 40 casinos operating in the north that make an annual income of £500 million, £200 million of which is distributed to executives in the Turkish Cypriot administration.
He added that following Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s decision to close all casinos in Turkey, many moved to the occupied areas.

“Casinos offer various other services too, while they traffic women for prostitution, which is also a criminal offence based on Cyprus Republic Law,” said Erotokritou.
The Committee chairman went on to point out that according to the Central Bank’s observation of credit card transactions, around £40 million has been spent in casinos in the north since the opening of the checkpoints.

[zan]

I wonder how many millions Turkey will provide for its own people , the people who escape hidden in truks destined for Europe , the thousands upon thousands who leave Turkey in search of a decent standard of living in Europe. Turkey's Generals still have the upper hand and the Cyprus issue strikes at the very heart of their nationalistic fibre, a common occurrence amongst the worlds third countries ideological armed forces , look at North Korea where they are taught from a young age that one North Korean is worth a thousand Americans , I wonder if Turkey also teaches that to its people ie one Turk = 1000 non Turks .
The T/Cs will benefit immediately a solution is found and they become part of the RoC , equal members of our society internationally recognised and an EU member. Turkeys financial assistance is further promoting the adage often expressed by settlers , that "without us you would starve "

Unlike of course the most racist people in the world that has been found to be the Greeks. It seems that a kind of Midas touch that you guys take from birth always goes unmentioned when you talk about how bad the Turks are. The one where everything you touch turns to Greek and all of a sudden we have Macedonian Greeks and Cypriot Greeks and the most laughable of all Muslim Greeks that are not allowed to use Turkish in their title.

You make no mention that the positive symbol that those sayings give outweigh the negative cry of " The only good Turk is a dead Turk" that is your birthright. You use every opportunity to point out the bad parts in Turkish society and leave out all the bad parts that is prevalent in all countries including your beloved America in which people are living in poverty. You accuse VP of being paid to post here when it is clear that it is you that is doing just that because I refuse to believe that anyone can be as stupid or one sided as you are. An old man on a mission from Greece. Business not doing so good lately.


How about answering my question on your salesmanship skills. You seem to be doing all you can to avoid this issue. Why are you trying to sell us faulty goods. Answer please.

[turboturk]

PLease read , the column "Coffee Shop" in the Cyprus mail, this guy really has it down , ,what a comedy, even the nuns are attacking each other, what a fiasco. Hollywood should make a movie.

[Get Real!]

...to help improve the welfare of Turkish Cypriots suffering from international sanctions for decades.

You are either too stupid to understand or don't want to understand that the illegal TC harboring of the Turkish military is the root of all their problems. Therefore...

[the_snake_and_the_crane]

Unlike of course the most racist people in the world that has been found to be the Greeks.

Yes Zan found this out by taking a clipboard all over the world and doing a 'racism survey'!

Of course he bypassed Turkey because he alredy knows about the documented ultra-nationalism in that country and the fact that every single citizen MUST have a Turkish name by law. Oh yes, he already knew about the expression of ethnic minortiy culture (of people who were in the land before the Turks arrived) being suppressed by military and 'deep state' backed intimidation tacts by countless Turkish nationalist morons - many of who made a published pro-Nazi WW2 memoir a number one seller in the country.

The one where everything you touch turns to Greek and all of a sudden we have Macedonian Greeks and Cypriot Greeks and the most laughable of all Muslim Greeks that are not allowed to use Turkish in their title.

Zan, without copying and pasting from Wikipedia - can you tell us about the ancient history of Macedonia and Cyprus? - I doubt it because your a moronic dunce who brings up issues he has no idea about (like most Turkish nationalists).

You make no mention that the positive symbol that those sayings give outweigh the negative cry of " The only good Turk is a dead Turk" that is your birthright.

Hahaha - because like every brainwashed Turkish nationalist moron, you think that is a motto taught to us in secret. You know what, I can probably honestly say that the whole "The only good Turk is a dead Turk" line is said more by Turks who want to spread propaganda like Zan - than Greeks! lol

You use every opportunity to point out the bad parts in Turkish society and leave out all the bad parts that is prevalent in all countries including your beloved America in which people are living in poverty.

Who said we love America? We hate America! lol - well the American government anyway. More mindless ranting by Zan.

You accuse VP of being paid to post here when it is clear that it is you that is doing just that because I refuse to believe that anyone can be as stupid or one sided as you are.

HUGE POT! MASSIVE KETTLE! LOTS AND LOTS AND LOTS OF BLACK!

This coming from Turkish dumb dumb of the year! lol hahaha

[pappy_sydney]

zan wrote:
The one where everything you touch turns to Greek and all of a sudden we have Macedonian Greeks and Cypriot Greeks and the most laughable of all Muslim Greeks that are not allowed to use Turkish in their title.


yeah the snake is right, at least if you are going to contribute do some research on the history of macedonia and cyprus before you show how uneducated and stupid you are, Macedonia and Cyprus are both historically part of the Hellenic world and only half of the Muslims in Greece are turks, hence the use of the term Muslim Greeks.