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[Tim Drayton]

An abridged translation of an article appearing in Yeni Düzen.http://www.yeniduzen.com/detay.asp?a=15462&z=19

The Turkish Cypriot Teachers’ Union (KTÖS) staged a protest in front of the parliament building in which they carried puppets representing the members of the cabinet, in support of their allegation that, “the will of the Turkish Cypriots is not represented in Parliament and those serving in Parliament at the will of the people are puppets.”

KTÖS Chairman Güven Varoğlu, in a statement at the venue of the protest, alleged that:

“Those elected to govern the country pay no heed to the Turkish Cypriots’ political will in parliament […]

The instructions of Turkish Minister of State Cemil Çiçek and the actions of the Republic of Turkey bureaucrats here are imposed on the Turkish Cypriots.”

Varoğlu, noting that all policy being implemented in the economic, social, cultural and political fields is forcing Turkish Cypriots to emigrate, cited the examples of the law concerning social security and the law providing for public servants’ salaries.

Varoğlu, stating that Turkish Cypriots were discriminated against in the latest round of police recruitment, pointed out that of 100 policemen, 87 had dual nationality and that only 13 of them had Turkish Cypriot roots.

Varoğlu further stated, “The quota for Turkish Cypriots, whose quota in the Republic of Cyprus was three-sevenths, has fallen to one-tenth in the north of the island.”

[Tony-4497]

I too would be protesting if I were in their shoes.. if a solution is found, their salaries will jump by 300% or something stupid like that .. together with those of all "civil servants" - who, considering quotas, will probably be 2/3rds of the TC population.. and guess who will pick up the bill?
GCs..

This is what is ridiculous about the whole situation.. if only TCs voted at referendum (and not anatolian settlers), and a BBF plan acceptable to GCs (i.e. full human/ property rights, say 77:23 land sharing, no settlers, no rotational presidency etc etc), was proposed, then it would achieve a double Yes. Unfortunately, the need to satisfy Turkey (as opposed to TCs) is what is blocking a solution.

[Me Ed]

... so the penny has dropped!

[Bananiot]

Ulterior motive then, Tony? Can we never imagine that there may be some decent people in the TC community? I always thought that they were romantic leftists who put humble human needs above sick nationalism. Now you tell us that money is their ideology but you have lost fate in humanity I am afraid and you cannot be a fair judge, especially if, as I suspect, you have never ever met a single TC teacher, member of KTOS.

[paliometoxo]

how quickly will the turkish shut these guys up? i bert they are being beaten up as we speak haha..

but very appropriate the puppets for puppet talat

[james_mav]

These guys will shut up just as soon as they remember on which side their bread is buttered. After all, he who pays the piper calls the tune!

[paliometoxo]

as soon as the turks make them shut up.. look they are speaking against the turks this is punishable by death they will be hanged or injections.. but the turks are ape thinkers they probably never heard of leathle injection yet.

just a good beating and hanged for talking a bad word against turkey

[Malapapa]

The coward puppet Talat should have claimed political asylum in the UK - when he had the chance.

[paliometoxo]

yes but any tc leader if they talk of real re unification not this crap re unification the turks spit out but really mean partition.. re unify the land but keep two states how the f is that re unification utter crap two states as one utter BS

but my point was anyone who speaks against what turkey wants is obviously going to lose their position as leader or whatever position they havel..

[bluelagoon33]

why do i want to look at such pathetic pic??

WTF