BirKibrisli wrote:Pyrpolizer wrote:ON A SIDE NOTE, I HOPE THE DISCUSSION DOES NOT CONCENTRATE ON THIS:
There is absolutely no official names record for the rapes. The obvious reason is because the victims should have been protected from publicity. I am sure you all know how precious the virginity of a woman was at those days.It was almost impossible for non virgins to find a husband...
There were rumors for some girls and women at my neighborhood after 1974 that they were raped by the Turks. NONE of them today lives in Cyprus, they all emmigrated. Accidental???
I still remember one woman at her 40s with 3 children. She was among the enclaved while her husband was shipped captive in Turkey for a few months. That woman was having crises all the time, screaming hysterically she wanted to go back to her "pashias". Rumors said she and other women from the same village were used as whores and were forced to take drugs to participate in the orgy. Today she and her family live in Australia.
The biggest evidence however came from my own mother who was a nurse at the Nicosia General hospital. In late 1974 Klerides legalized the abortions to give the chance to all those who were raped to have a safe medical care.. I can never forget the horror on my mothers face coming home and telling us "My God they brought another 100 of those girls today"
That is a horrific story,Pyro...I am so sorry to hear it...We knew about the stories of course,always told it was GC propaganda...Given the exalted status of the Turkish Army amongst the people,we were ready to dismiss the reports...The feeling was that Turkish soldiers were noble warriors,they couldn't possibly commit such acts of monstrocity...
What I wonder now is,what if anything was done to treat the emotional trauma of these women? How did it effect their lives,and what do their families know about the crimes committed against them?
Could these people ever forgive this violation against them??? And how much of the bitterness and hatred they must've felt was passed onto their children?
Most people accept some things are irreversible. What is 100% reversible and possible, though, is to remove the Turkish troops from Cyprus and
guarantee that they can
NEVER return ...
Never mind "hatred" being passed on; a mother must teach her children to beware of snakes and other dangers as a means to survival. Ensuring they don't tolerate Human Rights abusers is also a good lesson for life.
But, I wonder what those Turkish soldiers have taught
their children? I wonder how those TCs living off the pain of 100s and thousands of GCs teach
their children about rights and wrongs?
When will the Turk-TCs be shown by their leaders what a mess they have made?