Piratis wrote:Tim Drayton wrote:With reference to the following quote from the article:What about the land in the South belonging to Turkish Cypriots that
has been occupied, sold, and misappropriated by Greek Cypriots?
I hope that, now the Orams case has set a precedent, Turkish Cypriots will also pursue their legitmate rights through the international courts.
In the free parts of Cyprus the Turkish Cypriot properties were not sold or misappropriated. They are only used to
(1) House the refugees whose own houses were taken by the Turks.
(2) Expropriated by the government to build public infrastructure (roads, schools, airports etc) in the same way that any other property is expropriated.
We have only targeted foreigners in the occupied areas, but if the TCs want to target the GC refugees, then they should be certain that a ton of law suits against TCs will follow and the TCs have a lot more to lose than gain if they start this game.
In fact I hope they will do it, so it will be then be proven beyond any doubt that there was never any such thing as an "exchange" of properties, and that all people want to return to their own homes and they do not want any kind of exchange.
On the whole, I do not believe the RoC has misused Turkish Cypriot land. Some land has been expropriated for public use (in our case, a motorway was built through it - Anglissidhes) A paltry sum was offered. Not yet received. In our village a mosque raised to the ground and a 'childrens park and gardens' built. Apart from that - and perhaps a ferw more which I do not know about, as long you have the legal Kochans, you have the right. The conditions the RoC attach to regaining properties will be improving (or so I heard).
Personally I am happy that our family home is still occupied by refugees. I have no intention of making them homeless - again.
Here Piratis, we have common ground.
Sorry, no Gramaphone needed this time.