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[Agios Amvrosios]

The Foreign Press
Destruction and return to the middle ages
Prestigious foreign publications, individuals, associations and international organizations have castigated the actions committed by Turkey and her forces in Cyprus. What takes place constitutes a challenge for the European and universal principles and there is urgent need for reaction to the gradual but systematic wiping out of the cultural heritage of Cyprus, which has a universal character.

They obliterate every Greek living presence
Under numerous rulers, the population of Cyprus retained a continuity in its cultural identity, assimilating foreign influences and making them part of the Greek culture of the island. During the thousands of years of its history there has never been a radical discontinuity in the cultural identity of its population, and its heritage has been enriched around a common cultural theme. Christian and Hellenic monuments, thousands of years old, were destroyed. The invaders have changed place names which have remained constant for hundreds of years, commemorating the continuity and complexity of modern Cypriot culture. They have appropriated and damaged archaeological sites which are central to the cultural identity of the Cypriots. They damaged, destroyed, allowed to go to ruin or sold priceless items of the Cypriot cultural heritage. They made a desert in their effort to make the north of Cyprus a part of Anatolia.

With the flight of the Greek population, Turkey succeeded in her first target: the region ceased to live and breathe to the tune to which it had done for almost three millennia of its history.

Its people do not converse in Greek anymore.
The village and places, indeed every object, have lost their Greek names.
The churches are empty.
The Greek language, Greek civilization, the philosophers of ancient Greece and Christianity have abandoned the schools.
Greek scripts, school books, every witness to civilization in occupied Cyprus is fading away.
Works of art, symbols of worship, deeds and gestures that have repeated themselves for thousands of years, everything that constitutes the culture and heritage of Cyprus have become and still are objects for demolition - they are being destroyed, pillages, wiped out.
The target is evident: To alter the character of the occupied part and to Turkify it completely

[brother]

Dear forum users,

this shit is counter productive and will turn the forum into an arena, the past should stay where it is, for the historians, today we should be communicating to resolve our problems for a better future.

This guy is dragging up the past and pulling out all our hate, fear and paranoia which does nothing but serve the likes of EOKA and TMT.

[magikthrill]

Dear Mr. Brother,

Thank you for your comments. As usual they are greatly appreciated. However, although repetition can be the key to learning I don't it applies to this situation.

Sincerely,
magikthrill

[Viewpoint]

Makes you question why we want to live together with people like Esentepe??

[magikthrill]

well seeing as any solution will be a permanent partition or restriction of movement , then you probably won't have to.

[brother]

We will eventually get a decent solution but when i do not know, till then keep your chins up guys.

[Viewpoint]

With this sort of approach how else do you expect us to think. Would you like to have Esentepe for a neighbour? , its all counter productive and leads us to another 30 years.
Partition or restriction of movement, why do you think Turkish Cypriots want these? have you ever asked yourself this question?? in my opinion it has a one word answer.

[Piratis]

Makes you question why we want to live together with people like Esentepe??

Well Shitpoint, I wonder why anybody would want to live near you.

[brother]

Hey guys as long as you are allowed to live where you want on the island it will mean people like viewpoint and piratis have the choice not to be neighbours but you all welcome to live next door to me.

[brother]

Without a doubt piratis at his intellectual best.