denizaksulu wrote:umit07 wrote:At the time the Russians had occupied the towns of Kars, Ardahan and Batum, they were very close to reaching the Mediterranean. In 1878 the British offered to waive some of the ottomans debts in return for the control of Cyprus, some people like to call this a "lease". Some of the terms of the deal were that Ottoman Law be still applied and that the island would be returned in the case of a Russian retreat from the towns named above. In 1914 with the Ottomans entering WW1 against the allies, the British used this opportunity to annex Cyprus.
There are no Greek Cypriots who do not know all this Umit. They just like to play games with us.
So, you illegally pawned us off then exactly as you are illegally pawning us off now.
History repeating itself ...