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[Hermes]

The recent protests in the occupied areas exposed the resentment and hostility that underlies the relations between the T/Cs on one hand and the settlers and Turkey on the other. It's clear that many Turkish Cypriots are frightened of and detest the presence of the settlers. Many T/Cs are scared to go out at night in Nicosia for fear of being mugged or knifed. The settlers are also increasingly hostile and violent towards the T/Cs who they regard as their inferiors. They constantly remind the T/Cs that it is Turkey who governs the north. And it's not just left-leaning T/Cs who feel humiliated and under threat. T/Cs of all persuasions are treated as inferior and feel powerless. There is no doubt that T/Cs are now subordinate to the settlers who feel increasingly emboldened in the north.

T/Cs are also treated like dirt by the Turkish army who run the occupied areas as their personal fiefdom. Ordinary T/Cs endure life in a huge military camp. The brothels, casinos, coffee-shops and phone-shops of the occupied areas exist for the soldiers' benefit. The T/Cs are wary of the soldiers who rule, steal from them, repress them and even kill them without consequence. There is little they can do. The "police" in the north will always side with the settlers and soldiers.

Some elderly T/Cs actually recall the days of living side-by-side with the infidel Greeks as preferable to living alongside the fellahs (as they call the settlers). At least the infidels would lend them money when they were in financial difficulty or call them a doctor when they were sick. But the settlers will not do anything for them. Instead they take and steal from the T/Cs.

T/Cs have responded by emigrating en masse. The occupation authorities do nothing to prevent this as settlers are more easy to control, more suitable subjects of the regime. As more and more young T/Cs leave for Britain and Canada, T/Cs face the destruction of their culture. They have become the Last of the Mohicans. Indians on a Reservation. At least people will remember the Indians. But who will remember the Turkish Cypriots?

[B25]

VP prefers it this way, good luck to him and the other facists.

[Pyrpolizer]

The recent protests in the occupied areas exposed the resentment and hostility that underlies the relations between the T/Cs on one hand and the settlers and Turkey on the other. It's clear that many Turkish Cypriots are frightened of and detest the presence of the settlers. Many T/Cs are scared to go out at night in Nicosia for fear of being mugged or knifed. The settlers are also increasingly hostile and violent towards the T/Cs who they regard as their inferiors. They constantly remind the T/Cs that it is Turkey who governs the north. And it's not just left-leaning T/Cs who feel humiliated and under threat. T/Cs of all persuasions are treated as inferior and feel powerless. There is no doubt that T/Cs are now subordinate to the settlers who feel increasingly emboldened in the north.

T/Cs are also treated like dirt by the Turkish army who run the occupied areas as their personal fiefdom. Ordinary T/Cs endure life in a huge military camp. The brothels, casinos, coffee-shops and phone-shops of the occupied areas exist for the soldiers' benefit. The T/Cs are wary of the soldiers who rule, steal from them, repress them and even kill them without consequence. There is little they can do. The "police" in the north will always side with the settlers and soldiers.

Some elderly T/Cs actually recall the days of living side-by-side with the infidel Greeks as preferable to living alongside the fellahs (as they call the settlers). At least the infidels would lend them money when they were in financial difficulty or call them a doctor when they were sick. But the settlers will not do anything for them. Instead they take and steal from the T/Cs.

T/Cs have responded by emigrating en masse. The occupation authorities do nothing to prevent this as settlers are more easy to control, more suitable subjects of the regime. As more and more young T/Cs leave for Britain and Canada, T/Cs face the destruction of their culture. They have become the Last of the Mohicans. Indians on a Reservation. At least people will remember the Indians. But who will remember the Turkish Cypriots?

In the other topic VP called me a liar for saying their relations with the settlers are not so rosy

[Me Ed]

The recent protests in the occupied areas exposed the resentment and hostility that underlies the relations between the T/Cs on one hand and the settlers and Turkey on the other. It's clear that many Turkish Cypriots are frightened of and detest the presence of the settlers. Many T/Cs are scared to go out at night in Nicosia for fear of being mugged or knifed. The settlers are also increasingly hostile and violent towards the T/Cs who they regard as their inferiors. They constantly remind the T/Cs that it is Turkey who governs the north. And it's not just left-leaning T/Cs who feel humiliated and under threat. T/Cs of all persuasions are treated as inferior and feel powerless. There is no doubt that T/Cs are now subordinate to the settlers who feel increasingly emboldened in the north.

T/Cs are also treated like dirt by the Turkish army who run the occupied areas as their personal fiefdom. Ordinary T/Cs endure life in a huge military camp. The brothels, casinos, coffee-shops and phone-shops of the occupied areas exist for the soldiers' benefit. The T/Cs are wary of the soldiers who rule, steal from them, repress them and even kill them without consequence. There is little they can do. The "police" in the north will always side with the settlers and soldiers.

Some elderly T/Cs actually recall the days of living side-by-side with the infidel Greeks as preferable to living alongside the fellahs (as they call the settlers). At least the infidels would lend them money when they were in financial difficulty or call them a doctor when they were sick. But the settlers will not do anything for them. Instead they take and steal from the T/Cs.

T/Cs have responded by emigrating en masse. The occupation authorities do nothing to prevent this as settlers are more easy to control, more suitable subjects of the regime. As more and more young T/Cs leave for Britain and Canada, T/Cs face the destruction of their culture. They have become the Last of the Mohicans. Indians on a Reservation. At least people will remember the Indians. But who will remember the Turkish Cypriots?

In the other topic VP called me a liar for saying their relations with the settlers are not so rosy

I always suspected VP was a fellah-luvah.

[DTA]

Where do you people get this shit from?

Does the trnc have it's problems - yes!

Is it anything like you have described - no way - not in anyway close.

[Hermes]

Where do you people get this shit from?

Since you asked...

An essay based on interviews with Turkish Cypriots conducted by the Cambridge academic and Turkey specialist Dr. Yael Navaro-Yashin. It's published as Chapter 4. 'Political and Social Conflict between Turkish Cypriots and Settlers from Turkey' in the book "Divided Cyprus: modernity, history and an island in conflict".

[DTA]

Well having visited the trnc regurlarly, I can tell you that is bullshit - people with an agenda writing bollocks-

is the trnc perfect? Of course not! But it's very far from what it is being made out to be in that article.

[tsukoui]

Stay in London DTA... if you want to defend a shithole try defending Cuba!

[CBBB]

Stay in London DTA... if you want to defend a shithole try defending Cuba!

Mr Christophias will be very happy with you, you must belong to AKEL!

[tsukoui]

I want to join but I'm too shy... or maybe psychotic...