Jerry wrote:Eric dayi wrote:Jerry wrote:Eric dayi wrote:Jerry wrote:Well here's a few indisputable facts for you smokejumper:-
Cyprus was the only British colony not to achieve majority rule on independence
Turkish Cypriots are 18% of the population, they occupy 37% of the island.
Turkey has/had the legal right to intervene in Cyprus, it had no right to partition the island.
Turkey has, against international law, populated the north Cyprus with mainland Turks.
According to the 1960 Constitution the Turkish Cypriot Vice President could veto important legislation.
Turkey systematically looted the deserted town of Famagusta and to this day denies its inhabitants return.
The Tukish Cypriots are heavily subsidised by Turkey, their "independent" state is not economically viable.
The ECHR has made Turkey pays hundreds of thousands £££ to Greek Cypriots as compensation.
There's loads more but try the above for starters.
You forgot to add that had Turkey not intervened in 1974 the TCs would have all been butcherd by the GCs and the Greeks who invaded Cyprus in 1963 Jerry.
You also forgott to add that all the above is only because the GCs and the Greeks wanted ENOSIS and would have murdered all the Tcs to get their wish.PS VP There is still a significant number of Turks on Rhodes
There are no Turks in Rhodes or anywhere in Greece Jerry, try not to lie next time.
I don't see why the majority should not be able to determine their own future, rather like they did a few years earlier in Alexandretta.
The GCs and Greeks can do what the heck they like in the South Jerry, they don't have to force us to accept what we don't see as any good for our people.No Turks in Rhodes, oh really!
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/arti ... sid=100908
yes Jerry, really. Have a look at this and tell me wher it says Turkish.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publication ... os/gr.html
Jerry, do some research if you don't know what you are talking about.
According to Greece there are no Turks in Greece, only "Muslim Greeks". Even Muslims who come from other countries are "Muslim Greeks". This has also been endorsed by the High Court of Greece and if you do a search you'll find out what I am talking about.
AND that is exactly what we TCs didn't want to end up as and fought against it.
If you or anyone else seem to believe that it is "democratic" to by law not allow people to id themselves as Turks then you all need to see a head shrink.
And you people have the cheek to laugh at others?
Cretin!
They are quite clearly of Turkish descent, just as the TCs in Cyprus are. Stop splitting hairs.
So they are now of "Turkish descent" who are not allowed to identify themselves as Turks in a "democratic" EU country by judgement of the highest court in Greece and you call that "splitting hairs"?
Nice one Jerry, is your surname "Lewis" by any chance?