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[phoenix]

If there is an honest mention of TCs' contributions to present day Cyprus, it will make very sad reading indeed, and would only lead to the TCs bemoaning something or other ....

Not that they are in the habit of whingeing

[shahmaran]

You should hope there's no mention of the Turkish cultural contribution. Since 1974, they have destroyed much more than they have built, including a whole town which they turned to a "ghost", churches, religious icons that predate the Turkish presence on the island and pretty much anything not Turkish

Does it mention the TC villages burnt down by the GC's?

Now that would be a superb tourist attraction, let everyone see the real face of the south, or do you only invest in "viewing posts" that you use to advertise our doings?

[alexISS]

You should hope there's no mention of the Turkish cultural contribution. Since 1974, they have destroyed much more than they have built, including a whole town which they turned to a "ghost", churches, religious icons that predate the Turkish presence on the island and pretty much anything not Turkish

Does it mention the TC villages burnt down by the GC's?

Now that would be a superb tourist attraction, let everyone see the real face of the south, or do you only invest in "viewing posts" that you use to advertise our doings?

Even when counting in those villages burnt down by Greek Cypriots, their total contribution is still positive, because they have created much, much more than they have destroyed which is not the case with the Turks, as I said before

[shahmaran]

Oh yes, i think we have done pretty well considering our situation, but then how would you know, have you ever lived in a country with such a status?

[alexISS]

Oh yes, i think we have done pretty well considering our situation, but then how would you know, have you ever lived in a country with such a status?

Turkey is not a country with such a "status", and yet it's in the same situation as occupied Cyprus: they have destroyed more than they have built. So it should be obvious that it's not your "status" that forces you to destroy more than you create, it's a habit you share with your anatolian kin

[shahmaran]

We are talking about Cyprus here not Turkey.

Not that i agree with your comments about Turkey, we had established the fact that you do not know much about Turkey or anything Turkish yesterday i thought, yet here you are doing it all over again.

[alexISS]

We are talking about Cyprus here not Turkey.

Not that i agree with your comments about Turkey, we had established the fact that you do not know much about Turkey or anything Turkish yesterday i thought, yet here you are doing it all over again.

I'm sorry Shahmaran, but I'm pretty sure it was your ignorance that was proven yesterday, remember the "blue mosque" thing?

I was not talking about Turkey anyway, I just showed you how your special "status" has nothing to do with your negative impact on Cypriot culture.

After destroying all that you have destroyed, whining because your "contribution" is probably not mentioned in a book is quite annoying

[Viewpoint]

We are talking about Cyprus here not Turkey.

Not that i agree with your comments about Turkey, we had established the fact that you do not know much about Turkey or anything Turkish yesterday i thought, yet here you are doing it all over again.

I'm sorry Shahmaran, but I'm pretty sure it was your ignorance that was proven yesterday, remember the "blue mosque" thing?

I was not talking about Turkey anyway, I just showed you how your special "status" has nothing to do with your negative impact on Cypriot culture.

After destroying all that you have destroyed, whining because your "contribution" is probably not mentioned in a book is quite annoying

Have you ever been to Turkey? If you have where did you go what did you see?

[shahmaran]

I don't see how the Blue Mosque thing is "ignorance", you asked for a building and i gave you one, if you want more, search for Mimar Sinan and see more Ottoman architecture, if you want more contemporary stuff then look elsewhere, and if you don't like them then that's your problem.

However I never thought this had any weight on the argument either so I'm not going to pursue making a point on it either because i think it is irrelevant, you on the other hand, not knowing anything about Turkish literature thought you knew all about it and how "inferior" it was.

That is pure ignorance and arrogance of the first class.

[Nikitas]

I have not read this particular publication. But the Cyprus PIO has a daily digest of the Turkish Cypriot press and a selection of OPED articles in English and Greek translation. Does the TRNC have a similar service?

Also Politis and Phileleftheros, two high circulation papers in RoC often host articles by TC journalists and politicians. I read Sener Levent daily in Politis and always look for articles by Sevgul Uludag when they are published. RIK often has TC commentators either in interviews one on one, or as part of programmes like BIZ.

Obviously the situation is not ideal, there is avoidance of controversy. I would like to see one of the TC journalists of RIK interview settlers and ask them why they came to Cyprus, chase down people who trade in icons and antiquities etc.