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[londoner]

Some have been in Cyprus over 30 years, some were born on the island, others have married Cypriots. Any suggestions or solutions

[Me Ed]

What say you londoner?

[londoner]

Very difficult politically and from a human perspective

[Me Ed]

Londoner,

I agree with you, so from a human perspective what do you think should be done about the settler that has personally displaced me from my house and village?

[londoner]

All Cypriots should have the right to return to their ancestral homes, if that is their choice, but that does not solve the question of whether settlers should be integrated into a post solution state or not.

[Tim Drayton]

Londoner,

I agree with you, so from a human perspective what do you think should be done about the settler that has personally displaced me from my house and village?

One option would be to construct social housing (possibly to be paid for by Turkey) to be made available to settlers who for various reasons have been permitted to remain in Cyprus but must vacate the property which they are currently occupying because it is owned by others.

[B25]

All settlers are illegal and are in violation of the 4th Geneva convention. They should be deported immediately and then re-apply for entry.

You can't just excuse a crime over time, it needs dealing with.

Imagine a murderer coming forward after 30 years and expecting to be pardoned.

No sir, out the go, married or otherwise. thats my take.

As for social housing, Cyprus does not need nor want ghetto style estates breeding problems for the country as a whole. Turkey can take them back just as she brought them.

Hope that anwsers your question.

[Me Ed]

All Cypriots should have the right to return to their ancestral homes, if that is their choice, but that does not solve the question of whether settlers should be integrated into a post solution state or not.

Let me say, for the purposes of this thread, that post solution, yes - they are allowed to stay.

What do you think we as Cypriots should do about the settlers currently residing in GC properties?

[paliometoxo]

Some have been in Cyprus over 30 years, some were born on the island, others have married Cypriots. Any suggestions or solutions

i think x amount will be allowed to stay but turkey is probably going to push for all of them to stay or refuse to get rid of them.. i think we offered 15 thousand but turkey did not reply

[Tim Drayton]

All settlers are illegal and are in violation of the 4th Geneva convention. They should be deported immediately and then re-apply for entry.

You can't just excuse a crime over time, it needs dealing with.

Imagine a murderer coming forward after 30 years and expecting to be pardoned.

No sir, out the go, married or otherwise. thats my take.

As for social housing, Cyprus does not need nor want ghetto style estates breeding problems for the country as a whole. Turkey can take them back just as she brought them.

Hope that anwsers your question.

The problem is that it was Turkey that was in breach of the Geneva Convention, quite clearly in the case of the first wave of settlers who were brought in en masse and settled in empty property, and arguably so in the case of later arrivals who came under their own steam and found accomodation themselves, and not the individual settelers themselves. As such, if Turkey as a state is the guilty party, it seems to me that Turkey and not the individuals involved must be penalised if any sense of justice is to be served.