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[Nikitas]

"Thank God they did, otherwise we would all have to remember all those Greek names "

You make yourself sound racist. No Turkish names in the south have been changed. Turkish remains an official language and all signs, official documents, government forms etc are still printed in both languages.

Apparently the people in the south have better memory than those in the north, and they do not resort to cheap stalinist methods.

[shahmaran]

Shame on you Kurupetos, as opposed to your "wishes" this is not only a Greek island, Turkish is the second offcial language, therefore we have every right to use it.

So which part dont you get?

The part that your pseudostate invents pseudonames (among other) to change the identity of the island.

Turkish language IS a part of this islands identity, so what is the problem?

Nikitas, since you are the only recognized and "official" government and have to obeys its laws, it is only normal for you to still use Turkish in such areas, its not an act of "good will" or anything, you are obliged to do so by law, hence why you have for decades while not a single TC existed there. (!!)

On the other hand, since we cant claim to be "Cyprus" and have no connections with your laws, we have no reason to do any of the above.
Fair?

[Nikitas]

"On the other hand, since we cant claim to be "Cyprus" and have no connections with your laws, we have no reason to do any of the above.
Fair?"

You did not have to do anything more than leaving the names as they were. No one asked for more. And the south did not change place names, though that is not part of the laws which they must obey according to you. It has nothing to do with goodwill and making impressions. It is unthinkable to the Greek mindset to change place names or to turn a Mosque into a churh.

You are a chip off the old cynical block.

[shahmaran]

"On the other hand, since we cant claim to be "Cyprus" and have no connections with your laws, we have no reason to do any of the above.
Fair?"

You did not have to do anything more than leaving the names as they were. No one asked for more. And the south did not change place names, though that is not part of the laws which they must obey according to you. It has nothing to do with goodwill and making impressions. It is unthinkable to the Greek mindset to change place names or to turn a Mosque into a churh.

You are a chip off the old cynical block.

Really is that so?

So do you mind telling me what happened to all the Ottoman lands and property left in the South?

Maybe they are all still there waiting for us to return, intact?

Plus why should we use names which are in a language that is hard for us to remember and pronounce? How is that practical?

[denizaksulu]

halil where is this village near?

from below link it is easy to find your way (you can enlarge the map .click on to get the enlarging key). Village name is Akıncılar.
you can go there from Ercan Airport road.
http://www.trncwashdc.org/photos/northe ... ad-map.jpg

I noticed that the pseudo-ministry of propaganda of the "TRNC" didnt hesitate to give pseudo-illegal-false names to the free areas of the RoC, too. Good job.

Thank God they did, otherwise we would all have to remember all those Greek names

Shah, I know you are jesting but the old Cypriot names carry a history. New names are just that. No history at all. which has no connection with Cyprus. Even Istanbul and Ankara retain their old Greek names, as well of hundreds of other towns and cities in Turkey.

[Nikitas]

In California most place names are exactly as they were when the Spanish had the place, so you drive through places with names like San Rafael, San Bernardino, Enchinada, La Jolla, Marina del Rey.

Apparently the Americans did not feel the need to change every single town and street name to assert their belonging to California. But then Americans are not Turks and they are not half as cynical in their dealings. And they do not carry this humongous Attaturk complex about who they are.

[shahmaran]

Oh yes, because the Spanish names were brought there by the previous murdering colonialist bastards, who actually make up a great part of the current population.

So i guess you never heard of "God bless America" and never wondered why the American flag has been so widely used all over EVERYTHING pretty much in every aspect of their markets.

The US uses its flag WAY more than the Turks, infact in Turkey you cannot use the flags as freely as the US since many would be considered "disrespecting" the flag.

Plus it is not just the US who uses the flags everywhere, go to the UK and many houses would have an English flag on them as well as the US, these people need to make a point that their house belongs to an American or English, is that what it is? So thats OK but it is not OK when it comes to Turkey, is that what you are saying?

This claim is utterly unfounded.

[denizaksulu]

In California most place names are exactly as they were when the Spanish had the place, so you drive through places with names like San Rafael, San Bernardino, Enchinada, La Jolla, Marina del Rey.

Apparently the Americans did not feel the need to change every single town and street name to assert their belonging to California. But then Americans are not Turks and they are not half as cynical in their dealings. And they do not carry this humongous Attaturk complex about who they are.

Ataturk did NOT change names of any city that I know of in Turkey. He kept with the old - Turkicised obviously.

[Nikitas]

So why the change of place names in Cyprus? What perverse complex is at work to go to a village you have known for generations as Trikomo, or Ayios Amvrosios (who is not an Orthodox saint by the way) and give it one of those Koy names?

[shahmaran]

So why the change of place names in Cyprus? What perverse complex is at work to go to a village you have known for generations as Trikomo, or Ayios Amvrosios (who is not an Orthodox saint by the way) and give it one of those Koy names?

Why not?