shahmaran wrote:Piratis wrote:shahmaran wrote:Piratis wrote:shahmaran wrote:Cyprus was never part of the "Greek Nation", no more or less than it is part of the éTurkish Nation"
In what way is Cyprus different than Rhodes, Crete or any other Greek island, other than the fact that our revolt for freedom and self-determination was oppressed violently by the combined attacks of the British and Turks?
The first modern Greek Republic was created in 1821. Are you going to tell me that Athens became Greek in 1821 and that it was not Greek before that? Most of the rest Greek territories and islands joined the Greek Republic after that. Rhodes united with Greece in 1947.
So I ask you again: What is the difference between Cyprus and any other Greek island except from the fact that foreign troops denied to Cyprus its freedom and self-termination?
Well mainly the fact that we live here too and we were equal partners.
If you claim that you have the right to dominate then so do we.
What is the problem?
Many other Greek islands have Turkish minorities, as well as parts of the Greek mainland. (and the same is true with many other former Ottoman colonies - Bulgaria has 12% Turks). So what you say is no difference between Cyprus and other Greek islands. You simply can't find any difference, because there isn't any.
Actually when it comes to the Turks/Ottomans, Cyprus was one of the last Greek territories to fall under the Ottoman rule. The Ottomans captured Athens about a century before they captured Cyprus.
What is the problem is discussed in the rest 20.000 topics of this forum. Here I am not talking about the problem, but about the fact that Cyprus is an island which belongs to the Greek Nation and which the British and Turkish troops did not allow to unite with the rest of Greece.
Thats because it doesnt belong to the Greek nation, never did and still doesnt!
So "just because" and you have no argument?
I am afraid you are also confusing the Greek Nation with the Greek Republic. As I told you the Greek Republic was formed in 1821, do you think that 1821 was the time that Athens became Greek?