Kifeas wrote:"Throughout history, losers did not only accept conditions of surrender but have, also, to pay for reparations and losses."
Let’s be frank about things…
I was always under the impression that a “war” implied two opposing sides but what happened in July 1974 was a one-sided Turkish military invasion and occupation against a relatively defenseless people.
The Turkish Cypriots never won any wars but simply hid behind this invader who then allowed them to enjoy the spoils of “victory”.
So, before the Turkish Cypriots can claim that they have beaten the RoC in a war they should first wake up to the reality that in a real war scenario between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots, the latter will be Shish Kebab in less than 48 hours! Talat, will suddenly hop in a dingy and start paddling with his hands and feet towards Turkey…
I can’t be any more honest than that.