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[denizaksulu]

...and Cyprus had to take the side of a foreign Pope.

[jb1212]

The Cyprus problem is a modern day anomaly, where Turkey has ethnically cleansed the indigenous population and altered the demographics of a sovereign nation. Nicosia is the only divided capital in the world. All this happened in 1974 and between 160,000-200,000 people are still denied the right to return to their homes. (This would have been the equivalent of about 110 million people in the USA). Have a read:

http://www.kypros.org/Cyprus_Problem/overview.html

Simon..I read and I have a few question for you or anyone with answers....

is there a reason they (Turkey) invaded???

Did the Greece come and help the Cypriots?

Why are there so many Russians here..Did they have anything to do with it?


Once again am just aa outsider here on Vacation trying to get a glimps of this beautiful Island.

Unbias knowledge is power

[Get Real!]

The Cyprus problem is a modern day anomaly, where Turkey has ethnically cleansed the indigenous population and altered the demographics of a sovereign nation. Nicosia is the only divided capital in the world. All this happened in 1974 and between 160,000-200,000 people are still denied the right to return to their homes. (This would have been the equivalent of about 110 million people in the USA). Have a read:

http://www.kypros.org/Cyprus_Problem/overview.html

Simon..I read and I have a few question for you or anyone with answers....

is there a reason they (Turkey) invaded???

Did the Greece come and help the Cypriots?

Why are there so many Russians here..Did they have anything to do with it?

Once again am just aa outsider here on Vacation trying to get a glimps of this beautiful Island.

Unbias knowledge is power

Look, just enjoy your holiday and stay out of the politics here. There’s no such thing as a shortcut to the Cyprus problem so forget it.

[halil]

The Cyprus problem is a modern day anomaly, where Turkey has ethnically cleansed the indigenous population and altered the demographics of a sovereign nation. Nicosia is the only divided capital in the world. All this happened in 1974 and between 160,000-200,000 people are still denied the right to return to their homes. (This would have been the equivalent of about 110 million people in the USA). Have a read:

http://www.kypros.org/Cyprus_Problem/overview.html

Simon..I read and I have a few question for you or anyone with answers....

is there a reason they (Turkey) invaded???

Did the Greece come and help the Cypriots?

Why are there so many Russians here..Did they have anything to do with it?


Once again am just aa outsider here on Vacation trying to get a glimps of this beautiful Island.

Unbias knowledge is power

better to get information from not Greek Cypriot or Turkish Cypriot sources.

here is the one source which is not Cypriot.

http://countrystudies.us/cyprus/

[jb1212]

Holiday????What holiday am here on vacation buddy...

So which one are you???

people said blacks would never have rights in America.

look at how much has changed from 1974 to now in America.

If your a true Cypriot don't give up.

If your a turk then hold on to what you got.

So Get Real....Get Real

[Kikapu]

Oh yeah regardless of political drama you guys have a beautiful island that you should be proud of..California ain't even this nice.....

Which part of California do you live in, JB and which parts have you already seen, if you don't mind me asking.

It's a little unusual to have Cuban Americans all the way in the West Coast since most seem to stay as close to Cuba as possible, by living in Florida. Having said that, I was in a Cuban Restaurant in San Rafael couple of years ago, just north of San Francisco.!

[denizaksulu]

Holiday????What holiday am here on vacation buddy...

So which one are you???

people said blacks would never have rights in America.

look at how much has changed from 1974 to now in America.

If your a true Cypriot don't give up.

If your a turk then hold on to what you got.

So Get Real....Get Real

Look here buddy. Cyprus belongs to Cypriots, not Turks and not Greeks, just Cypriots. Buddy!!! Just enjoy your vacation or whatever you call it.

From your questions,I can see It is so true what they say about the Americans.

[NikosGB23]

The Cyprus problem is a modern day anomaly, where Turkey has ethnically cleansed the indigenous population and altered the demographics of a sovereign nation. Nicosia is the only divided capital in the world. All this happened in 1974 and between 160,000-200,000 people are still denied the right to return to their homes. (This would have been the equivalent of about 110 million people in the USA). Have a read:

http://www.kypros.org/Cyprus_Problem/overview.html

Simon..I read and I have a few question for you or anyone with answers....

is there a reason they (Turkey) invaded???

Did the Greece come and help the Cypriots?

Why are there so many Russians here..Did they have anything to do with it?


Once again am just aa outsider here on Vacation trying to get a glimps of this beautiful Island.

Unbias knowledge is power

okay JB, trying to get any infromation thats unbias on the forum is impossible. each side has their pros, and cons.

if you want the truth then let a fellow Greek Cypriot American tell you. Cyprus has been around for ages with many invasions, occupations, and other things like that. but to answer your question for the current GC(Greek Cypriot)-TC(Turkish Cypriot) dispute is complicated. Greeks and Turks have never got along since probably ancient times. And Both sides claim they have equal rights to the island because they both claim that they have had an ethnical presence on the island for many years. but the cause of the invasion was because of an attack on the Cypriot government by Greek extremists from Greece. they sided with EOKA(The Cypriot national guard) and tried to over throw the president at the time (Makarios)and make it part of Greece(also known as ENOSIS). Turkey, seeing that their fellow Turkish Cypriots were being attacked, sent in 200,000 troops to protect their people. but Turkey then siezed the northern part of Cyprus and established their own, illegal government which only Turkey acknowledges. Turkey still occupies the island militarily to this day. i hope that answers your question, as i believe this explanition to be unbias. i may not have gotten everything, but that should help you a little.

[Oracle]

Holiday????What holiday am here on vacation buddy...

So which one are you???

people said blacks would never have rights in America.

look at how much has changed from 1974 to now in America.

If your a true Cypriot don't give up.

If your a turk then hold on to what you got. l

Someone with an agenda methinks ....

[Simon]

The Cyprus problem is a modern day anomaly, where Turkey has ethnically cleansed the indigenous population and altered the demographics of a sovereign nation. Nicosia is the only divided capital in the world. All this happened in 1974 and between 160,000-200,000 people are still denied the right to return to their homes. (This would have been the equivalent of about 110 million people in the USA). Have a read:

http://www.kypros.org/Cyprus_Problem/overview.html

Simon..I read and I have a few question for you or anyone with answers....

is there a reason they (Turkey) invaded???

Did the Greece come and help the Cypriots?


Why are there so many Russians here..Did they have anything to do with it?


Once again am just aa outsider here on Vacation trying to get a glimps of this beautiful Island.

Unbias knowledge is power

The link that I gave you explains the reason Turkey invaded. Granted, it is a very brief overview, but as you're just here on "vacation" I thought that was all you wanted. If you want to go into detail, then search the internet, buy a few books, like Get Real said, there is no way you're going to learn and understand it all from one link or summary.

People can comment on whether the link is biased or not but at the end of the day it's all true.