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[lyso]

This is my thought.
Please dont get upset.
Its just a thought.

A Greek Cypriot is a Cypriot with Christian Faith.
A Turkish Cypriot is a Cypriot with a Muslim Faith
Can we remove The words Greek and Turkish
and call ourselves Cypriots
with the relevant faiths
I.E I am a Cypriot.
Your thoughts please without anger.

Regards
Michael

[Oracle]

I call myself Greek Cypriot because my mother comes from Greece and my father from Cyprus. Otherwise I would call myself just Cypriot (which I am, unless further clarification is required), as would all those people who support the Republic of Cyprus.

Religion does not figure into this at all. It is a relic of the British colonialist simplistic (divisive) attitude.

There are very few "Turkish Cypriots" nowadays .... those who do not support the Turkish invasion (but recognise and respect the RoC) rightfully can call themselves Cypriots also. The rest are Turks.

[Piratis]

There are "Tall Cypriots" and "Short Cypriots", "Thin Cypriots" and "Fat Cypriots", "Male Cypriots" and "Female Cypriots" We can divide Cypriots in many different ways. All these are different attributes that each Cypriot can have. "Greek" or "Turkish" is just another such attribute.

What is important is not to pretend that those different attributes do not exist, because they all do. What is important is to accept that all Cypriot citizens should be equal regardless if they are Greek or Turkish, Male or Female, Thin or Fat.

The only reason that we are talking a lot about "Turkish Cypriots" and "Greek Cypriots" is that the attribute of ethnicity (and not gender, weight, height etc) was the one that was selected by some outsiders in order to turn some Cypriots against the rest of Cypriots and achieve divide and rule in this way.

[roseandchan]

i think thats a good idea.
after all in the uk we say we are british, but are english, scottish, irish and welsh.
we have many different religions but that doesn't come into it.

[lyso]

Thats my point
Cypriot is Cypriot

Regards
Michael

[Oracle]

Gosh! .... We all agree!

[iceman]

There are "Tall Cypriots" and "Short Cypriots", "Thin Cypriots" and "Fat Cypriots", "Male Cypriots" and "Female Cypriots" We can divide Cypriots in many different ways. All these are different attributes that each Cypriot can have. "Greek" or "Turkish" is just another such attribute.

What is important is not to pretend that those different attributes do not exist, because they all do. What is important is to accept that all Cypriot citizens should be equal regardless if they are Greek or Turkish, Male or Female, Thin or Fat.

The only reason that we are talking a lot about "Turkish Cypriots" and "Greek Cypriots" is that the attribute of ethnicity (and not gender, weight, height etc) was the one that was selected by some outsiders in order to turn some Cypriots against the rest of Cypriots and achieve divide and rule in this way.

you are ignoring the ROC constitution as usual piratis...
According to the constitution,the treaty was signed between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots...not tall & short or fat & thin Cypriots..

[lyso]

i think thats a good idea.
after all in the uk we say we are british, but are english, scottish, irish and welsh.
we have many different religions but that doesn't come into it.

Thats what im getting at

A cypriot is cypriot
Well said

[halil]

I am a Turkish Cypriot and I call myself Turkish Cypriot .

IF w e have a solution of he Cyprus problem one day we will have single citizanship but still we wii have our own identities .Turkish Cypriots,Greek Cypriots ,Maronite , Armanian Cypriots or etc.... etc ......

Constitution of the Cyprus Republic (1960)SAYS

Article 1
The State of Cyprus is an independent and sovereign Republic with a presidential
regime, the President being Greek and the Vice-President being Turk elected by
the Greek and the Turkish Communities of Cyprus respectively as hereinafter in this
Constitution provided.
Article 2
For the purposes of this Constitution:
(1) the Greek Community comprises all citizens of the Republic who are of Greek
origin and whose mother tongue is Greek or who share the Greek cultural traditions
or who are members of the Greek-Orthodox Church;
(2) the Turkish Community comprises all citizens of the Republic who are of Turkish
origin and whose mother tongue is Turkish or who share the Turkish cultural
traditions or who are Moslems;

[miltiades]

I am a Turkish Cypriot and I call myself Turkish Cypriot .

IF w e have a solution of he Cyprus problem one day we will have single citizanship but still we wii have our own identities .Turkish Cypriots,Greek Cypriots ,Maronite , Armanian Cypriots or etc.... etc ......

Constitution of the Cyprus Republic (1960)SAYS

Article 1
The State of Cyprus is an independent and sovereign Republic with a presidential
regime, the President being Greek and the Vice-President being Turk elected by
the Greek and the Turkish Communities of Cyprus respectively as hereinafter in this
Constitution provided.
Article 2
For the purposes of this Constitution:
(1) the Greek Community comprises all citizens of the Republic who are of Greek
origin and whose mother tongue is Greek or who share the Greek cultural traditions
or who are members of the Greek-Orthodox Church;
(2) the Turkish Community comprises all citizens of the Republic who are of Turkish
origin and whose mother tongue is Turkish or who share the Turkish cultural
traditions or who are Moslems;

As one who puts Cypriot above all else , will agree with Halil that there are G/Cs T/Cs Armenian Cypriots etc, but all Cypriots.
Just as in the UK there English , Scottish , Welsh and many more , all British nevertheless.