I’m sick and tired of reading each week, articles and letters from Greek Cypriots presenting themselves as the sole victims of the Cyprus conflict. I particularly find it insulting as my family were forced by Greeks to leave their homes in the south as early as 1964! We are still prevented from returning, our possessions stolen and our homes have been bulldozed lest we decide to return.
The Greek side blames Turkish Cypriots for the lack of a political settlement even though they are the ones who rejected a UN plan aimed to reunify Cyprus. Despite our good will in voting to give up our sovereignty, our own state, they are preventing us from having any links with the rest of the world.
Even as an ex-reunification supporter this infuriates me and I feel total anger and resentment. I foolishly voted ‘yes’ in the last referenda, but mark my words if I get a second chance I will vote against reunification and I will encourage others to do so. Efforts to keep us isolated will not last forever and like many Turkish Cypriots who are becoming increasingly fed up with the hypocrisy of the south we will not make the same mistake of voting ‘yes’ again. If I am forced to emigrate out of poverty, then I would sooner leave northern Cyprus to the settler Turks and Kurds than to Greeks.
This attitude is increasingly gaining momentum in the north and if left to fester will leave GCs negotiating with settlers rather than TCs, what do GC forum members think about this and are they concerned that time is working against them?? or is it just better to ignore it and it will go away attitude is more appropriate?
