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[insan]

The imposition of a Roman Catholic hierarchy over the Orthodox hierarchy, apart from influencing Church styles architecturally, served only to antagonise the great majority of the Orthodox who were treated as inferiors. The arrogant and grasping behaviour of the Genoese provoked the Cypriots to attack some of their establishments, which in turn caused Genoese reprisals, and the plundering of the island.[14] By the fifteenth century the Venetians had gained the upper hand and it was during their period of control that a large number of Spaniards, especially Catalans, settled in Cyprus.[15] Venetian rule was inefficient, corrupt and oppressive; the Greeks were treated as slaves and were, therefore, not inclined to support the Venetians against the Turkish invasion (1571). Even before this many Greek Cypriot serfs had fled to the Turkish controlled Asia Minor.[16]

Nicholas Ganzis
President [PASEKA & SEKA (SA)]
Honorary Research Fellow,
Department of History
University of Adelaide

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[paliometoxo]

then the ottomans came and killed catholics forced them out and killed 20,000 cypritos just for the hell of it... so yes the catholics where barbaians but the turks where no better they wanted to take over the island to

[insan]

The Greek Cypriot representatives found it hard to fathom the attitude of the Turkish Cypriots, claiming that the needs and interests of the Moslem people of Cyprus were exactly the same as those of the Greek people of Cyprus. No acute political differences existed and the majority had never oppressed the minority.[37] The Greek Cypriot representatives believed strongly in the idea of Greek - Turkish cooperation, but the Turkish Cypriot leadership remained unconvinced, a fact that John Clerides regretted deeply.[38] The insensitivity of the Greek Cypriot press served only to reinforce scepticism of the Greek Cypriot claim to respect the religious and cultural rights of the Turkish Cypriot minority. The Greek Cypriot newspaper “Eleftheria” claimed that those Turks who were foreigners to Cyprus and who might not like to live under a Greek regime could be compensated and emigrate to Turkey. About 10, 000 Turkish Cypriots had already left the island when Cyprus formally became a British colony.[39] Moreover, several thousand Moslem inhabitants had chosen to take Turkish nationality rather than British.[40]

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[Expatkiwi]

then the ottomans came and killed catholics forced them out and killed 20,000 cypritos just for the hell of it... so yes the catholics where barbaians but the turks where no better they wanted to take over the island to

Yeah, so much for religion showing the way to better Man...

[Gabira]

then the ottomans came and killed catholics forced them out and killed 20,000 cypritos just for the hell of it... so yes the catholics where barbaians but the turks where no better they wanted to take over the island to

Stop being such a bad sport