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[grokked]

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Turkish Cypriots General Strike documentary - protesting Turkey's policies 28.01.2011

(spoken in Turkish with Greek subtitles)
Documentary, spoken in Turkish with Greek subtitles, about the demonstration organised by the platform of trade unions attended by 40-50,000 Turkish Cypriots against the economic measures and immigration policies being imposed on the Turkish occupied areas of Cyprus by Turkey. Produced by the staff of the Bi Lingual Greek-Turkish language Program Biz Emeis, as broadcast by Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation on 08.02.2011.

Includes interviews with many persons attending the demonstration including some of the event organisers and excerpts from some of the speeches (another version of this item with English subtitles will be uploaded to this account in coming days).






TV News reports about the demonstration by CyBC, in English Greek and Turkish:
News reports on the major event involving mobilisation of a reported 50,000 demonstrators during the General Strike by the platform of Turkish Cypriot Unions held on 28.01.2011 at Inonu Square in Turkish occupied Nicosia, protesting the economic and immigration measures being imposed by Turkey.

News in English, Turkish and Greek from Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation on 28th January 2011 and on 29th January.

The last clip is from the profile facebook.com/cetin.t.karaca featuring the music "Ciao Bella" with video footage from the demonstration.





Turkey's Erdogan Furious at Turkish Cypriot 2011 Demos
Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation news reports, in English, Turkish and Greek, (5th, 6th and 7th February 2011) report the furious comments by Turkey's Prime Minister Erdogan following the demonstration on 28.01.2011 and the General Strike called by the platform of Turkish Cypriot trade unions to protest Turkey's economic and immigration policies with reference to Turkish-occupied Cyprus - Erdogan called for organisers to be arrested.




Turkish Cypriot unions object to Erdogans "Strategic Interests" over Cyprus demos
CyBC news 07.02.2011 in English, Turkish and Greek report on how Turkish Cypriots found Turkish PM Erdogan's statements about his country's "Strategic Interests" in Cyprus to be offensive, and union leaders involved in organising the General Strike and the massive demonstration on 28.01.2011 handed in their objections at the "Turkish Embassy" in Nicosia and said they would organiser further mass demonstrations.

A union boss said 07.02.2011 that they had gone to the Turkish embassy because they wanted to send a message: "We do not accept what they are imposing on us. We are against it and we do not want to be hostages and slaves until Turkey joins the EU. We are ready to fight for our rights."

Also, statements by Cyprus Government Spokesman Stephanos Stephanou about the Erdogan statements, and questions to UN's Alexander Downer during his meeting with Cyprus President Demetris Christofias 07.02.2011






Interview with Şener Elcil
The Secretary General of the KTOS Teacher's Union, Talks about the General Strike in the Turkish occupied areas of Cyprus on the 28th, broadcast on 25th January 2011.
(spoken in Turkish with Greek subtitles)

Part 1:


Part 2:


Part 3:





Zeki Βeşiktepeli - 27.01.2011 pre General Strike by Turkish Cypriots - in Greek Turkish with subs




Şener Elcil - "UN and EU officials turn blind eye to Turkey's settler policy in Cyprus"
http://aspectsofreality.blogspot.com/20 ... -turn.html



Izzet Izcan - Turkey threatens Cypriots with annihilation
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Interview, in Turkish with English subtitles, with Izzet Izcan, Secretary General of the Turkish Cypriot political party "United Cyprus", about the outcome of the 'elections' in Turkish-occupied Cyprus in April 2010 with Dervis Eroglu replacing Mehmet Ali Talat as leader of the Turkish Cypriots, the political situation in Cyprus and prospects for the intercommunal talks which recommence on 26th May.


Part 2:


Part 3:

[antifon]

Thank you for putting it together grokked! Excellent stuff.



http://antifon.blogspot.com
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[bill cobbett]

Yes thanks from moi as well grokked.

Look forward to the English subbed version, cos my turkish is non-existent and my greek is rubbish.

One thing that was def missing from this demo were the usual pair of dodgy flags... lots of union banners, but not a single pacman to be seen... very unTurkish, def an Article 301 violation.

[repulsewarrior]

tiens,

http://www.cyprus-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... 994#654994

lol, (thanks, again).

[grokked]

Thanks Antifon - I am one of the people who does already follow your blog.

Thanks Bill - but I'm afraid it will take me a while to do the translating on all that material (so in case anyone else reading these comments would like to help with translating any of the spoken comments into English from the above clips, please choose which item you would like to work on, and place details about what you have chosen to work on in one of the comments below so we know which part different people are choosing to work on, and then perhaps also paste-in the English translation once complete).

Thanks also of course to repulsewarrior for pasting-in the link to the previous thread regarding items from Biz Emeis, as part of the previous history to the current events in Cyprus!

I also just wanted to say, as a Cypriot ... that I tremendously admire the bravery of those union leaders who are doing such brilliant long-term work in providing an ever-more credible focus for 'opposition' in Turkish-occupied Cyprus, and also admiration for the tens of thousands of Turkish Cypriots who were at Inonu Square to make the event of the 28th January so glaringly successful.

Lastly of course, many thanks also to the team at the Biz Emeis program for their outstanding work in pioneering improvements in intercommunal understanding through their long-term activities through CyBC.

[bill cobbett]

Thanks Antifon - I am one of the people who does already follow your blog.

Thanks Bill - but I'm afraid it will take me a while to do the translating on all that material (so in case anyone else reading these comments would like to help with translating any of the spoken comments into English from the above clips, please choose which item you would like to work on, and place details about what you have chosen to work on in one of the comments below so we know which part different people are choosing to work on, and then perhaps also paste-in the English translation once complete).

Thanks also of course to repulsewarrior for pasting-in the link to the previous thread regarding items from Biz Emeis, as part of the previous history to the current events in Cyprus!

I also just wanted to say, as a Cypriot ... that I tremendously admire the bravery of those union leaders who are doing such brilliant long-term work in providing an ever-more credible focus for 'opposition' in Turkish-occupied Cyprus, and also admiration for the tens of thousands of Turkish Cypriots who were at Inonu Square to make the event of the 28th January so glaringly successful.

Lastly of course, many thanks also to the team at the Biz Emeis program for their outstanding work in pioneering improvements in intercommunal understanding through their long-term activities through CyBC.

Just a thought grokked.... rather than a very time consuming verbatim translation ...... perhaps just a briefish summary might suffice??????

[grokked]

Bill ... sometimes one is just overtaken by events and just doesn't manage to keep up no matter how honourable one's intentions ...

I did manage to do a full translation however on the next item from Sener Ercil, and just posted the item(s) to:

Turkish Cypriots - the "Liberation" which became a Nightmare
http://www.cyprus-forum.com/viewtopic.php?t=33470

[denizaksulu]

Thanks Antifon - I am one of the people who does already follow your blog.

Thanks Bill - but I'm afraid it will take me a while to do the translating on all that material (so in case anyone else reading these comments would like to help with translating any of the spoken comments into English from the above clips, please choose which item you would like to work on, and place details about what you have chosen to work on in one of the comments below so we know which part different people are choosing to work on, and then perhaps also paste-in the English translation once complete).

Thanks also of course to repulsewarrior for pasting-in the link to the previous thread regarding items from Biz Emeis, as part of the previous history to the current events in Cyprus!

I also just wanted to say, as a Cypriot ... that I tremendously admire the bravery of those union leaders who are doing such brilliant long-term work in providing an ever-more credible focus for 'opposition' in Turkish-occupied Cyprus, and also admiration for the tens of thousands of Turkish Cypriots who were at Inonu Square to make the event of the 28th January so glaringly successful.

Lastly of course, many thanks also to the team at the Biz Emeis program for their outstanding work in pioneering improvements in intercommunal understanding through their long-term activities through CyBC.

Just a thought grokked.... rather than a very time consuming verbatim translation ...... perhaps just a briefish summary might suffice??????

BillC, arent these on BIZ/emeis on RIK2? they have subtitles...can you read Greek?

I will see if I find time to give you a summarry

[boomerang]

thanks grokked...


Deniz i am in the same boat as BC...can't read subtitles...actually if it ain't cypriot dialect it's damn hard to even watch a greek show...

[bill cobbett]

thanks grokked...


Deniz i am in the same boat as BC...can't read subtitles...actually if it ain't cypriot dialect it's damn hard to even watch a greek show...

Oi! go and get your own boat mate.... hear VP hires out life-boats.

Can read proper greek in say a newspaper... just takes ages and ages. .. so sub-titles are way too quick for moi.