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[DT.]

Sabah, Hurriyet and Millyet angry at TC's striking over economic measures despite the conditions of TC workers being far better than their Turkish cousins. Anger expressed at the fact that the entire TC economy is dependent on payments from Turkey.


http://www.politis.com.cy/cgibin/hweb?- ... rticles&-p


«Προκλητικοί» οι Τ/Κ
Εν τω μεταξύ, η αντίδραση των Τ/Κ κατά των οικονομικών μέτρων και το προχθεσινό συλλαλητήριο 35 τ/κ συντεχνιών επανέφεραν στον τουρκικό Τύπο την αρνητική εντύπωση και τη δυσαρέσκεια που υπάρχει στην τουρκική κοινωνία για την τ/κ κοινότητα. Την αρχή έκανε προχθές ο γενικός διευθυντής της «Σαμπάχ», ο οποίος έγραψε πως «αν θέλουν (οι Τ/Κ) μεγαλύτερη αφθονία, ας το καταφέρουν με δικές τους προσπάθειες» και στηλίτευσε το γεγονός ότι ενώ το ψευδοκράτος ζει ουσιαστικά από την τουρκική κυβέρνηση και το οικονομικό κονδύλι (προκύπτει από τους φορολογούμενους Τούρκους πολίτες) που δίδεται ετησίως, εντούτοις οι Τ/Κ απολαμβάνουν καλύτερους μισθούς και προνόμια από τους Τούρκους. «Τα αδέλφια μας στη μικρή πατρίδα ξεσήκωσαν και πάλι τον κόσμο λόγω των μέτρων για σφίξιμο στο ζωνάρι» σημειώνει και, συγκρίνοντας τα εργασιακά δεδομένα σε Τουρκία και ψευδοκράτος, υπογραμμίζει ότι οι Τ/Κ απολαμβάνουν υψηλότερες συντάξεις, ο κατώτατος μισθός τους είναι διπλάσιος από αυτόν της Τουρκίας και οι υπερωρίες πληρώνονται καλύτερα. Κάνοντας λόγο για «μπαϊράκι που σήκωσαν οι Τ/Κ», γράφει πως αν είναι να δοθεί επιπρόσθετη βοήθεια, θα πρέπει το ψευδοκράτος να δώσει λογαριασμό για το πώς θα ξοδευθούν αυτά τα χρήματα.
Ενδεικτικός του κλίματος στην Τουρκία είναι και ο τίτλος της «Χουριγιέτ»: «Στην ΤΔΒΚ ξεκίνησαν τις απεργίες για να μη λάβει τέλος η ΅ξεκούραση΄», ενώ η «Μιλιγιέτ» σημειώνει το γεγονός ότι οι Τ/Κ διαδηλωτές πέταξαν αβγά και ντομάτες και στην «πρεσβεία» της Τουρκίας.

[Nikitas]

The Turks obviously would love to bring the TCs down to their level. It is reminiscent of the Greek attitude to Cypriots expressed by Averoff in the 70s. Both mainlands have this patronising attitude towards Cypriots, they consider them peasants who have more than they deserve.

[Jerry]

A bit of detail about Turkey's attitude to the "trnc" from "Frank and Joan's" site.

Could this be the real reason they want a solution this year? How could Eroglu negotiate if the econmy in the north collapses into chaos?

Looks like trouble is brewing because this government has to make some very serious cuts in expenditure. The unions are naturally up in arms about this and are demanding their rights to jobs and income. They have been feather-bedded for so many years and guaranteed jobs and income because of the funding from Turkey. Now that Turkey is saying that it is not prepared to continue funding wages which are higher than the minimum in Turkey itself and no more 13th salaries and that an end must come to summer working hours, the government here is having to take strict measures, which logically have upset the work force in general.

The paper suggests a "summer of discontent" as taxes rise this week. There are extra costs on petrol, electricity, alcohol, imported cars and many other things. There are threatened increases on income tax and for the first time, pensioners will have to pay tax on income. Whilst this is going on, business leaders have welcomed the austerity measures introduced as being the right step forward. The Chamber of Commerce says hat it is time for the Turkish Cypriot people to face the truth. They say that CTA was the first example of what the existing system caused.

Guess that all this is going to make for some angry responses over the summer and we will have to wait and see if it brings the government down as they need support to make any changes stick.

[denizaksulu]

Its wicked to say so, but if they want is Turkey, thats what they will get.

I feel like saying, 'it serves them right' but TCs are my kinsmen and its the ordinary people who will suffer.

[T_C]

[denizaksulu]

:roll:

[Gasman]

T_C wrote:

Deniz wrote:

Your move!

[Pyrpolizer]

I learned
You learned
He learned
She learned
It learned
We learned
You learned
They learned

......the lesson 40 years later.

[humanist]

am with Turkey on this one, if she is paying for salaries they gotta be the same as those in Mersin in tough economic times one calls for tough measures. Perhaps this is the time for TC's to review their policies and really decide if they can carry their own weight as an independent nation they claim to be.

[Gasman]

It does seem very strange that any country would subsidise another country at a level to keep their wages at twice what they are in the country handing out the subsidy.

Maybe one of the considerations was that it would make it more attractive for mainland Turks to move to the 'TRNC' if they could earn more money there?