Viewpoint wrote:Me Ed wrote:Nikitas wrote:Just when we are getting close to a plan that might be acceptable, Talat inserts the clause that mainland Turkish nationals must have the right of residence, establishment, movement and property in the resulting republic.
In other words he inserts a clause that he KNOWS cannot be accepted by the GC side. Whos is boycotting whom in this story?
This is rationalised as a way to equalise Greek and Turkish interests in Cyprus. No kidding! After dumping hundreds of thousands of settlers in Cyprus now Turkey wants equality, How is that achievable, we ask Greece to dump as many Greeks as there are Turks so we can even things out?
Do the majority of TCs want mainland Turks to have these reights requested by Talat? Anyone asked them?
No they do not Nikitas and here is why Viewpoint and Expatkiwi have not contributed a jot to this thread:
Taken from the
Do GCs really understand what TCs want? thread:
Viewpoint wrote: do you have any clues as to where the average TC stands on the issue of settlers(new generation Tcs)??
Viewpoint wrote:Expatkiwi wrote:Viewpoint, I'd be surprised if any large numbers of Turkish Cypriots would be supportive of the Anatolian Settlers in the TRNC.
Well done Expat at least someone has understood something that we have been saying thank you.
Expatkiwi wrote:From what I understand, the issue of Anatolian migration was the first major bone of contention between Turkey and TRNC after Talat came to power. If Talat is saying that they are all TRNC citizens, then I would have to surmise that he had been "brought around" to the pro-migration position. This despite the fact that the Anatolian migrants have been contributing to the unemployment in the TRNC, not to mention the increase in crime...
Expatkiwi wrote:Viewpoint wrote:-mikkie2- wrote:pontian greeks in cyprus are greek citizens, not RoC citizens. They can vote in local elections but not national elections. They wont be voting in a referendum as opposed to the 'trnc citizens' who will pretty much hold the deciding votes in a referendum for unification.
So you wont mind this claim being checked out with the same rules that we agree to apply to settlers in the north being applied to those in the south? that arrived after 1974.
Voters should be restricted to those born IN Cyprus before 1974, and open to the disapora. That way, no migrant mess...
So Med Ed do you accept we treat all those that settled on the island after 1974 the same? or is it one rule for GCs and another for TCs?
VP, I believe that all eventual citizens of a united Cyprus should be treated the same.
I accept the the current settlers are there and should be allowed to stay post solution.
I do not accept this freedom of movement for Turkish citizens as part of the solution, and you have stated that the majority of TCs do not want this either, but no TC on this forum appears to have the courage of conviction to actually stand up and say this
I think the current settlers can be accommodated in a solution and speaking from my own personal circumstances, I own property in Kyrenia where a settler now lives. Unlike some other GCs, I would not necessarily want the settler simply thrown off my property as part of a solution.
I would settle for a) recognition in a TC administered area that it is my property and b) rent for the property from the current tennant starting from a a future re-unification date (I do not want back-rent as this would be counter-productive to a solution).
I would be happy for the TC administration to implement rent controls to protect the tennant from unscrupulous landlords.
However, I would not think it unfair to have the property back, way in the future when the settler eventually vacates the property.