BirKibrisli wrote:Oracle wrote:BirKibrisli wrote:Oracle wrote:YFred wrote:Oracle wrote:YFred wrote:Oracle wrote:BirKibrisli wrote: ... Why did everyone,especially Turkey and the RoC government turned a blind eye to the plight of the TCs,and sat back and watched them leave the island in their 10s of thousands....
Fantasies, BirKibrisli, fantasies!
Here are the population numbers of TCs which show that the number of TCs did not go down in the mid 60's as most TCs would like to portray (i.e to blame the RoC) ...
From: http://www.cyprus-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... 24&start=0
I dare you to produce rear by year population of TCs between 1963 and 1974. You are one crazy woman.
You do it! Since you are the ones making absurd claims against all the evidence. All the data shows there are no significant differences between 1960 and ~1990. Sure there were some economic migrants. But, the significant differences (about 20% drop) came after that period ... coinciding with Turkey's push to change the demographics by colonisation.
That is a very interesting graph showing population movements. And there was me thinking you were a scientist, more like scientologist if you ask me.
Go on, idiot. Find the year by year population statistics which prove your point or shut up if you are unable to digest actual evidence which contradicts you and BirKibrisli.
Oracle,from my immidiate family alone : 3 of my father's sisters and their families migrated to England even before I left Cyprus in 1969...sorry i dont have a graphic to prove it...If you dont believe me,there is no hope for us ever having a meaningful conversation about this...And let me tell you,my family's economic situation was far beter than the average TC family's...What does that tell you???
I didn't say I don't believe you that some TCs (as also some GCs) left in the 60's. What I am asking you to do is prove your claim/insinuation/accusation that 10s of thousands of TCs were driven out by the RoC for political expediency!
Because Bir, the numbers suggest otherwise. And unless you can come up with reliable statistics which contradict the graph, then I'm afraid your assumptions are worthless.
I dont know of any data or statistic on the movement of the TCs between 1963-74...I only have my eyes and my ears...Most TCs migrated to England those days...If on one ship going to Australia for the month of MARCH IN 1969 THERE WERE NO LESS THAN 60 tcS YOU TELL ME WHAT THAT TELLS YOU...
That some TCs chose to go to the UK, just as some GCs chose to go to the UK.
Now, where is your evidence that 10s of thousands of TCs were driven out by the RoC for political expediency??? .....or stop ridiculing our history with extrapolated fantasies to suit your present agenda!