Elcil accuses UBP of racism due to its decision regarding Turkish Cypriots studying in the free area of Cyprus
Turkish Cypriot daily Vatan reports that Sener Elcil, general secretary of the Primary School Teachers' Trade Union (KTOS) evaluated yesterday in a written statement the decision of the breakaway regime not to give to the Turkish Cypriot students studying in the government-controlled area the possibility to study in Turkey with their GCE, IGCSE and A-level exams. Commenting on the new development, Sener Elcil evaluated this practice as a "mentality making the education an instrument of politics" and accused the self-styled government of being racist and separatist. He further said that the precondition for the students to graduate from "TRNC schools and colleges" is a racist behaviour against the students studying in the free areas of Cyprus and it means that they are excluded.
Elcil went on saying that this is a political initiative in the direction of preventing examples which show that the Turkish Cypriots and Greek Cypriots could live together. Elcil stated also that the above-mentioned decision is a good example of the policy followed in the direction of the dividing the island adding that efforts are exerted to hide the fact that Turkey is the side that imposes embargoes and isolation on the Turkish Cypriot community. Elcil protested against Turkey and the "UBP government" and said that they will carry the issue to the international field.
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