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A luxury hotel in northern Cyprus has threatened to sue pop star Jennifer Lopez for $40m (£27m) after she cancelled a gig there for "political" reasons. Skip related content
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But newspapers in the Turkish-occupied territory said the hotel owner has offered J.Lo an olive branch, saying there is still time to reverse her decision.

The singer had been due to perform on July 24 at the Cratos Premium hotel and casino complex - but the booking outraged Greek Cypriots in the south of the island nation.

They claimed that performing in the disputed north would be tantamount to making a political statement and the singer was deluged with thousands of letters of protest.

A Facebook site against the concert signed up almost 20,000 members within a week.

In backing out of the concert, a spokesperson for J.Lo told celebrity gossip website TMZ: "Jennifer Lopez would never knowingly support any state, country, institution or regime that was associated with any form of human rights abuse.

"After a full review of the relevant circumstances in Cyprus, it was the decision of management to withdraw from the appearance. This was a team decision that reflects our sensitivity to the political realities of the region."

Yet Feza Firat, whose Istanbul-based F&F Agency represents the Cratos hotel, claims Lopez had been "led to believe there was a war going on".

Mr Firat went on to say the singer's fee had already been paid.

The US-based American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association claimed the concert would "lend credence to an illegal entity recognised only by Turkey".

Cyprus has been divided since 1974 when Turkey occupied the north to try and stop Nicosia uniting with Greece.

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[Get Real!]

Here's a more accurate précis of what’s happened…

A half-witted Turk who was stupid enough to waste his money building a dumb looking hotel (3 stars by RoC standards) in the occupied territory and soon to be declared bankrupt & closed, is stupid enough to sue one of the world’s most successful entertainment enterprises for failing to send an entertainer to an illegal UN-condemned military base!

Who should be suing who is the real question here…

[humanist]

GR interesting post .... on a serious note though .... how successful will he be if the group he represents isn't recognised because nothing is in the occupied area. hhhm interesting to see where this goes. I wonder if he disclosed to her the whole situation when he approached them. Impressive tho that 20,000 ppl signed petition on facebook. That's a number compare to the RoC population.

[Oracle]

When did she say she is "coming back"?

[paliometoxo]

nice way to get tourists back, threaten them lol way to go hotel owner with backing of the army and government. lets see how she reacts to threats and now she realises what a big mistake saying yes was in the first place.

[SKI-preo]

Which illegal court can she be sued in to perform an illegal contract?

[paliometoxo]

none unless they try through turkish courts? maybe?

but bad move by the turks to threaten her. its what they do best but it will surely not have a good reply. she will tell them where to go and they will never see her in either turkey or the trnc ever. maybe they can threaten another famous singer. or maybe they will all say no after they see how they treated this one. they probably will stay away from cyprus all together not just the trnc.. the roc because the gcs acted like that to her going in the trnc and the trnc for them threatening and acting like idiots

[ttoli]

Subject: Terrorism
To: [email protected]
Date: Sunday, 11 July, 2010, 9:55

Spineless, Gutless and Cowardly.



These are words that best describe your and Ms Lopez's action of cancelling the agreement with a Hotel to help launch its opening in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.



The Greeks and Greek Cypriots have been terrorising Turkish Cypriots for years, since the late 1950's to be precise, now you have allowed them to terrorise you, with their LIES and Deceit they have managed to convince some nations that they are the victims and now they have also fooled you into believing the same. For a Nation that has stood up to terrorism since 9/11 how can you possible capitulate to their demands of cancelling before doing some basic research to find out the truth so that you can then make an INFORMED decision, and not a decision based purely on lies, lies and more lies.



It is true that Turkey sent her troops into Cyprus in August 1974, but it WAS NOT to kill, rape or steal as the Greek/Greek Cypriots claim, it was to PROTECT the Turkish Cypriots from these Murdering Greek and Greek Cypriots.



Below are a few quotes from UNITED STATES Officials and independent Newspapers from the times of the troubles in Cyprus.



In his memoirs, American Undersecretary of State George Ball said: "Makarios's central interest was to block off Turkish intervention so that he and his Greek Cypriots could go on happily massacring Turkish Cypriots. Obviously we would never permit that. "The fact is, however, that neither the United Nations, nor anyone, other than Turkey ever took effective action to prevent it. On Feb. 17, 1964 the Washington Post reported that "Greek Cypriot fanatics appear bent on a policy of genocide."



Former British Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home said, "I was convinced that if Archbishop Makarios could not bring himself to treat the Turkish Cypriots as human beings he was inviting the invasion and partition of the island."



On July 28, 1960 Makarios, the Greek Cypriot president, said: "The independence agreements do not form the goal they are the present and not the future. The Greek Cypriot people will continue their national cause and shape their future in accordance with THEIR will." In a speech on Sept. 4, 1962 at Panayia Makarios said, "Until this Turkish community forming part of the Turkish race that has been the terrible enemy of Hellenism is expelled, the duty of the heroes of EOKA can never be considered terminated."

On Christmas Eve 1963 the Greek Cypriot militia attacked Turkish Cypriot communities across the island. Large numbers of men, women, and children were killed and 270 mosques, shrines and other places of worship were desecrated.



On Dec. 28, 1963, the Daily Express carried the following report from Cyprus: "We went tonight into the sealed-off Turkish Cypriot quarter of Nicosia in which 200 to 300 people had been slaughtered in the last five days. We were the first Western reporters there, and we have seen sights too frightful to be described in print. Horror was so extreme that the people seemed stunned beyond tears."



On Dec. 31, 1963, The Guardian reported: "It is nonsense to claim, as the Greek Cypriots do, that all casualties were caused by fighting between armed men of both sides. On Christmas Eve many Turkish Cypriot people were brutally attacked and murdered in their suburban homes, including the wife and children of a doctor-allegedly by a group of 40 men, many in army boots and greatcoats." Although the Turkish Cypriots fought back as best they could and killed some militia, there were no massacres of Greek Cypriot civilians.



On Jan. 1, 1964, the Daily Herald reported: "When I came across the Turkish Cypriot homes they were an appalling sight. Apart from the walls they just did not exist. I doubt if a napalm attack could have created more devastation. Under roofs springs, children's cots, and gray ashes of what had once been tables, chairs and wardrobes. In the neighbouring village of Ayios Vassilios I counted 16 wrecked and burned out homes. They were all Turkish Cypriot's. In neither village did I find a scrap of damage to any Greek Cypriot house."



On Jan. 2, 1964, the Daily Telegraph wrote: "The Greek Cypriot community should not assume that the British military presence can or should secure them against Turkish intervention if they persecute the Turkish Cypriots. We must not be a shelter for double-crossers."



On Jan. 12, 1964, the British High Commission in Nicosia wrote in a telegram to London: "The Greek [Cypriot] police are led by extremist who provoked the fighting and deliberately engaged in atrocities. They have recruited into their ranks as 'special constables' gun-happy young thugs. They threaten to try and punish any Turkish Cypriot police who wishes to return to the Cyprus Government... Makarios assured Sir Arthur Clark that there will be no attack. His assurance is as worthless as previous assurances have proved."



On Jan. 14, 1964, the Daily Telegraph reported that the Turkish Cypriot inhabitants of Ayios Vassilios had been massacred on Dec. 26, 1963 and reported their exhumation from a mass grave in the presence of the Red Cross. A further massacre of Turkish Cypriots, at Limassol, was reported by The Observer on Feb. 16, 1964; and there were many more.



On Feb. 15, 1964, the Daily Telegraph reported: "It is a real military operation which the Greek Cypriots launched against the 6,000 inhabitants of the Turkish Cypriot quarter yesterday morning. A spokesman for the Greek Cypriot government has recognised this officially. It is hard to conceive how Greek and Turkish Cypriots may seriously contemplate working together after all that has happened.



The above is all available by simple research, it clearly proves how the problem started and who the real victims are and now YOU have made innocent Turkish Cypriots victims again.



HANG YOUR HEADS IN SHAME.





Shaban Hussein



Association of Turkish Cypriots Abroad

[B25]

Shaban Hussain can suck my sweaty bollocks.

Shame on the TCs for trying to deceive this woman into opening an illegally built hotel on stolen GC land and pretend all the while that they are in the right. ****-***.

You need to hang your heads in shame.

[Schnauzer]

Shaban Hussain can suck my sweaty bollocks..

D'ya reckon that such an invitation might solve the Cyprus problem then ??.