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[Malapapa]

Is this true, VP?


Metin Münir
Colony or State?
04 August 2010
NICOSIA
Is the Turkish Cypriot Republic of Cyprus (TRNC) colony or an independent state? Neither the one nor the other. TRNC is a colony which has a degree of autonomy.
TRNC has all the institutions which independent states and democracies have. But these institutions, the Parliament, President, Prime Minister, are under close or remote control by Turkey. It looks as if Cypriots govern the TRNC. But those who basically govern, are Ankara or Turkish nationals from Ankara, the majority of which neither their faces nor their names are known.
During the first years of the TRNC, the Turkish Ambassador and the military representative participated in the cabinet meetings. Nothing was done without their approval. These representatives no longer participate in cabinet meetings. Nevertheless, still nothing is done if Turkey does not want to.
Turkey’s influence…
The TRNC army is not Cypriot; it is commanded by Turkish generals.
The police is not under the orders of the Minister of Interior, but under a general.
There is a Ministry of Economy, but in essence the Ministry is the president of Turkey’s Aid Delegation which is part of the embassy and represents its biggest department. Not a single payment is made if this gentleman does not give his approval.
The Cyprus Central Bank is administered by a civil servant, appointed to this duty by Turkey’s Central Bank.
In international meetings, entirely Cypriot delegations are set up, but the initiative is taken in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ankara and the army is aware of every step.
All big investments, mainly in the tourism sector, are made by Turkish investors with credit from Turkey’s state banks.
I wanted to remind…
And above all this, there is another big issue. Ankara has converted the Turkish Cypriots into a minority in their own country. TRNC population is a secret. It is a secret because no one wants to have official figures, though everybody knows them. The Turkish Cypriot population, which is slightly over one third of the population, is being reduced.
If all the above were positive for the TRNC, perhaps there would not be much to say. But it is a shame, Turkey’s heavy grip over Cyprus does nothing but deepen the economic and social chaos.
Some writers in Istanbul press recently, degraded the Turkish Cypriots. Erdogan a while ago, when the new TRNC Prime Minister, Irsen Kucuk, paid his first visit to Republic of Turkey, was scornful. Leaving aside the fact that some of those writers never came to Cyprus, I wanted to remind them: You govern the TRNC. Not Cypriots. You are critical of your own creation.
When you look at us, as a matter of fact you are not looking at us. You are looking in the mirror.
If TRNC is a shame, it is a shame for all.
Tomorrow: How did TRNC end up like this?

[denizaksulu]

How long are you going to be the harbinger of bad news.

Any good news on the horizon perchance?

[Malapapa]

How long are you going to be the harbinger of bad news.

Any good news on the horizon perchance?

Here you go....

[Viewpoint]

Whats it to you Mala? look at your own shit.

[Malapapa]

Whats it to you Mala? look at your own shit.

If you mean the 'shit' in the free areas, it smells of sweet-scented roses compared to the latrine you've engineered for yourselves in the north.

[Viewpoint]

Whats it to you Mala? look at your own shit.

If you mean the 'shit' in the free areas, it smells of sweet-scented roses compared to the latrine you've engineered for yourselves in the north.

Good luck to you, even in its current state we are much more content than being forced to live as a minority under GC rule.....shit is shit you still are deluded if you thinks is rose scented, reflection of your own brain washed mindset you think shit smells of roses.

[Nikitas]

You mix Enosis with Taksim you end up with what Munir describes. Why is he complaining? They wanted it, they got it.

[Me Ed]

The trnc is a state of mind.

To the TCs its a state, and to Turkey its a colony.

[Malapapa]

Whats it to you Mala? look at your own shit.

If you mean the 'shit' in the free areas, it smells of sweet-scented roses compared to the latrine you've engineered for yourselves in the north.

Good luck to you, even in its current state we are much more content than being forced to live as a minority under GC rule.....shit is shit you still are deluded if you thinks is rose scented, reflection of your own brain washed mindset you think shit smells of roses.

Viewpoint. You're beyond redemption. And, if you're representative of the 'average TC', so are your people.

[Viewpoint]

Whats it to you Mala? look at your own shit.

If you mean the 'shit' in the free areas, it smells of sweet-scented roses compared to the latrine you've engineered for yourselves in the north.

Good luck to you, even in its current state we are much more content than being forced to live as a minority under GC rule.....shit is shit you still are deluded if you thinks is rose scented, reflection of your own brain washed mindset you think shit smells of roses.

Viewpoint. You're beyond redemption. And, if you're representative of the 'average TC', so are your people.

You better get used to it, I am an average TC.