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[Eric dayi]

Zan, it was what was happening during it that interests me. If it is such a choking experience for Turkish Cypriots to live in a Greek dominated culture how come they managed to do just that during the British rule? Most of the civils service was Greek run, and Greek was spoken then as it is now. Why was it not intolerable then?

Greek "run" at the time did not mean Greek "rule" they had to abide by the rules and regulations of the rulers of the country at the time. Greek rule now would mean that they can do what they couldn't manage to do from 1963 to 1974.

The British did not hate us TCs and didn't want to genocide us. The GCs did and do hate us enough to have wanted to genocide us TCs and still hate us enough to to have another go should they get to be the sole rulers of Cyprus.

One more thing, Greek was not spoken in the whole of Cyprus then and it is not spoken all over Cyprus today either. Then, as it is now, there were hell of a lot of TCs who could not speak the Greek language.

In a Greek ruled country all TCs would be forced to learn Greek and would not have a choice.

[Nikitas]

Genocide is one mighty big word. Must remind ourselves that the UN force commander in 1964, February if I am not mistaken, spoke of casualties at about 100 on either side. Far cry from genocide.

But to get back to the thread- what can Turkish Cypriots do for Cyprus, what can they do?

[Kikapu]

Zan, it was what was happening during it that interests me. If it is such a choking experience for Turkish Cypriots to live in a Greek dominated culture how come they managed to do just that during the British rule? Most of the civils service was Greek run, and Greek was spoken then as it is now. Why was it not intolerable then?

Greek "run" at the time did not mean Greek "rule" they had to abide by the rules and regulations of the rulers of the country at the time. Greek rule now would mean that they can do what they couldn't manage to do from 1963 to 1974.

The British did not hate us TCs and didn't want to genocide us. The GCs did and do hate us enough to have wanted to genocide us TCs and still hate us enough to to have another go should they get to be the sole rulers of Cyprus.

One more thing, Greek was not spoken in the whole of Cyprus then and it is not spoken all over Cyprus today either. Then, as it is now, there were hell of a lot of TCs who could not speak the Greek language.

In a Greek ruled country all TCs would be forced to learn Greek and would not have a choice.

Even the most uneducated TC person who could not read and write Greek or Turkish, spoke Greek up until 1963. Only after 1963 the young TC's were not exposed to the Greek language as it had been for the last 400 years or so.

Where the hell have you been Hiyar Dayi.???

[zan]

Genocide is one mighty big word. Must remind ourselves that the UN force commander in 1964, February if I am not mistaken, spoke of casualties at about 100 on either side. Far cry from genocide.

But to get back to the thread- what can Turkish Cypriots do for Cyprus, what can they do?

We have done it...We saved the whole island from becoming part of Greece.......Whom you left out when you named the countries responsible for the mess we are in.....

What we can do is when the embargoes are fully lifted and a sense of safety comes back into the minds of tourists, we can then work hard and pay our way in the EU. Apart from the we are under siege and have no way of paying our way......

[denizaksulu]

Genocide is one mighty big word. Must remind ourselves that the UN force commander in 1964, February if I am not mistaken, spoke of casualties at about 100 on either side. Far cry from genocide.

But to get back to the thread- what can Turkish Cypriots do for Cyprus, what can they do?

They can import more settlers in and make the GCs a minority.

Ok, its a stupid answer to an even stupider question?

[zan]

Genocide is one mighty big word. Must remind ourselves that the UN force commander in 1964, February if I am not mistaken, spoke of casualties at about 100 on either side. Far cry from genocide.

But to get back to the thread- what can Turkish Cypriots do for Cyprus, what can they do?

They can import more settlers in and make the GCs a minority.

Ok, its a stupid answer to an even stupider question?

Now now Deniz........You have eaten too much again and have given yourself indigestion again haven't you!!!!

[denizaksulu]

Zan, it was what was happening during it that interests me. If it is such a choking experience for Turkish Cypriots to live in a Greek dominated culture how come they managed to do just that during the British rule? Most of the civils service was Greek run, and Greek was spoken then as it is now. Why was it not intolerable then?

Greek "run" at the time did not mean Greek "rule" they had to abide by the rules and regulations of the rulers of the country at the time. Greek rule now would mean that they can do what they couldn't manage to do from 1963 to 1974.

The British did not hate us TCs and didn't want to genocide us. The GCs did and do hate us enough to have wanted to genocide us TCs and still hate us enough to to have another go should they get to be the sole rulers of Cyprus.

One more thing, Greek was not spoken in the whole of Cyprus then and it is not spoken all over Cyprus today either. Then, as it is now, there were hell of a lot of TCs who could not speak the Greek language.

In a Greek ruled country all TCs would be forced to learn Greek and would not have a choice.

Even the most uneducated TC person who could not read and write Greek or Turkish, spoke Greek up until 1963. Only after 1963 the young TC's were not exposed to the Greek language as it had been for the last 400 years or so.

Where the hell have you been Hiyar Dayi.???

The Greek Language was on the curriculum of Turkish Secondary Schools till 1959 . Unfortunately the zealots had it removed from Secondary Schools. How short sighted could one be. In the end it was our loss. We might have had less misunderstandings between us had it remained.

[denizaksulu]

Genocide is one mighty big word. Must remind ourselves that the UN force commander in 1964, February if I am not mistaken, spoke of casualties at about 100 on either side. Far cry from genocide.

But to get back to the thread- what can Turkish Cypriots do for Cyprus, what can they do?

They can import more settlers in and make the GCs a minority.

Ok, its a stupid answer to an even stupider question?

Now now Deniz........You have eaten too much again and have given yourself indigestion again haven't you!!!!

Its Ramazan now. I tend to eat more than I ought to. I dont get too much indigestion though. Half a glass of Raki takes care of that.

[zan]

Genocide is one mighty big word. Must remind ourselves that the UN force commander in 1964, February if I am not mistaken, spoke of casualties at about 100 on either side. Far cry from genocide.

But to get back to the thread- what can Turkish Cypriots do for Cyprus, what can they do?

They can import more settlers in and make the GCs a minority.

Ok, its a stupid answer to an even stupider question?

Now now Deniz........You have eaten too much again and have given yourself indigestion again haven't you!!!!

Its Ramazan now. I tend to eat more than I ought to. I dont get too much indigestion though. Half a glass of Raki takes care of that.

Makes me wish I liked the stuff

[phoenix]

Genocide is one mighty big word. Must remind ourselves that the UN force commander in 1964, February if I am not mistaken, spoke of casualties at about 100 on either side. Far cry from genocide.

But to get back to the thread- what can Turkish Cypriots do for Cyprus, what can they do?

They can import more settlers in and make the GCs a minority.

Ok, its a stupid answer to an even stupider question?

Now now Deniz........You have eaten too much again and have given yourself indigestion again haven't you!!!!

Its Ramazan now. I tend to eat more than I ought to. I dont get too much indigestion though. Half a glass of Raki takes care of that.

Oi you lot! STOP messing about and get back to the thread before GR! finds out.
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