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[apc2010]

if you cannot trade ,how do you have exports?

[aussieturk]

1. Compare the population size and the ability to produce goods and services pre and post 1974.

So you mean despite the might and glory of the turkish military, you guys might've over-reached, killed too many civilians, and ethnically cleansed too large an area for your own good, and as a result become worse off than before? What is the parable about the monkey with a jar of peanuts who closes his fist around too many peanuts to get his hand out of the jar, but is too greedy to release a few in order to get at least some out?

2. How about UN embargo?

There's a UN embargo?

Blah blah blah blah blah

That's the response I expected...did you throw your pacifier too?

Step back a bit and look at the situation before you give stupid responses. Forget what the military did etc etc, we know all that.

What we are comparing is the area of Northern Cyprus, pre 1974 to post and the ability of the population to trade and produce. If you don't get it, then don't respond.

[Oracle]

those comments are purely dumb

Illuminate us then

You really need an explanation

Ok, let me see, just a couple of things to think about:

1. Compare the population size and the ability to produce goods and services pre and post 1974.

Yes ... let's compare the population sizes and "abilities" pre and post 1974.

Pre-1974 -- There were 200,000 GCs in what is now the occupied area. Increase that by 15% to 20% to account for TCs. How much is that?

Post 1974 -- We have an (illegal) population anywhere between 250,000 (lowest) and 1M (highest).

Which of those figures are you choosing to excuse abysmally poor GDP, under occupation?

As for "abilities" pre and post 1974; well, things have improved dramatically in the free world since then. So, one would expect the GDP for such an area, to have increased substantially.

So do you care to adjust your "dumb" phrase to explain criticising my fiscal projections?

[Gasman]

You couldn't make this up could you?

Sanctions imposed to stop them making any money and only be able to export to Turkey and very few other places in an attempt to punish them and financially cripple them. Rejoicing in the latest property issue claiming that it will put anyone off buying or investing over there.

Then, when the sanctions appear to have WORKED .. complaints that they are not making as much money as they could be lol!

I suppose if they were making shitloads of money, the complaint would obviously be that they were stealing it from the RoC!

I think some of you need to read about the Cyprus Economy - pre Independence, from then until 1974 and since then - both North and South.

And maybe, albeit grudgingly, admit that a lot of GCs became very wealthy as a result of the events of 1974.

Or is everything supposed to stand still in time and stay exactly as it was just before the events of 1974 to please some?

[Gasman]

And I am surprised that the effect on the economy of Cyprus, should any 'reunification' ever take place, is not discussed more. Because for sure there will be a period of pain when it all becomes ONE economy and not two to compare with each other as now.

As was the case with East and West Germany after they united.

Perhaps it is not discussed much because most don't really believe it will ever happen.

[Viewpoint]

And I am surprised that the effect on the economy of Cyprus, should any 'reunification' ever take place, is not discussed more. Because for sure there will be a period of pain when it all becomes ONE economy and not two to compare with each other as now.

As was the case with East and West Germany after they united.

Perhaps it is not discussed much because most don't really believe it will ever happen.

very true it's obvious the chasm is just to wide to bridge.

[DT.]

those comments are purely dumb

Illuminate us then

You really need an explanation

Ok, let me see, just a couple of things to think about:

1. Compare the population size and the ability to produce goods and services pre and post 1974.

2. How about UN embargo? and no one willing to trade with TRNC directly.

The EU is bending over backwards to find a way to accept a 70m populated muslim country into the EU SOLELY for its consumers and labour market.

The occupied areas have had a captive audience in Turkey for the past 30 odd years where just out of sheer patriotism if you only produced the bendy straws that go in juice's for 1 cent a piece you'd have a monopoly in that 70 million marketplace.

if just 50% of the Turkish population brought a pack once a week then you'd be exporting 125m Euros worth of bendy straws.

But instead you opted to create a civil service that employs 1/3 of your population to serve a state that doesn't legally exist

[B25]

those comments are purely dumb

Illuminate us then

You really need an explanation

Ok, let me see, just a couple of things to think about:

1. Compare the population size and the ability to produce goods and services pre and post 1974.

2. How about UN embargo? and no one willing to trade with TRNC directly.

The EU is bending over backwards to find a way to accept a 70m populated muslim country into the EU SOLELY for its consumers and labour market.

The occupied areas have had a captive audience in Turkey for the past 30 odd years where just out of sheer patriotism if you only produced the bendy straws that go in juice's for 1 cent a piece you'd have a monopoly in that 70 million marketplace.

if just 50% of the Turkish population brought a pack once a week then you'd be exporting 125m Euros worth of bendy straws.

But instead you opted to create a civil service that employs 1/3 of your population to serve a state that doesn't legally exist

They employ these people to have a pretend gogernment, hoping that they will con the world into believing they actually exsist.

Such is the deviousness of these people.

Seriously can you have any sympathy with them???

[Oracle]

those comments are purely dumb

Illuminate us then

You really need an explanation

Ok, let me see, just a couple of things to think about:

1. Compare the population size and the ability to produce goods and services pre and post 1974.

2. How about UN embargo? and no one willing to trade with TRNC directly.

The EU is bending over backwards to find a way to accept a 70m populated muslim country into the EU SOLELY for its consumers and labour market.

The occupied areas have had a captive audience in Turkey for the past 30 odd years where just out of sheer patriotism if you only produced the bendy straws that go in juice's for 1 cent a piece you'd have a monopoly in that 70 million marketplace.

if just 50% of the Turkish population brought a pack once a week then you'd be exporting 125m Euros worth of bendy straws.

But instead you opted to create a civil service that employs 1/3 of your population to serve a state that doesn't legally exist

They employ these people to have a pretend gogernment, hoping that they will con the world into believing they actually exsist.

Such is the deviousness of these people.

Seriously can you have any sympathy with them???

And those thumb-twiddling "civil servants" had nothing better to do than examine their "economy"

[YFred]

those comments are purely dumb

Illuminate us then

You really need an explanation

Ok, let me see, just a couple of things to think about:

1. Compare the population size and the ability to produce goods and services pre and post 1974.

2. How about UN embargo? and no one willing to trade with TRNC directly.

The EU is bending over backwards to find a way to accept a 70m populated muslim country into the EU SOLELY for its consumers and labour market.

The occupied areas have had a captive audience in Turkey for the past 30 odd years where just out of sheer patriotism if you only produced the bendy straws that go in juice's for 1 cent a piece you'd have a monopoly in that 70 million marketplace.

if just 50% of the Turkish population brought a pack once a week then you'd be exporting 125m Euros worth of bendy straws.

But instead you opted to create a civil service that employs 1/3 of your population to serve a state that doesn't legally exist

Let us thank our nice GCs who cross the border each weekend and visit our lovely clubs and casinos for keeping us afloat.
We thank you lord Amen.