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[wyoming cowboy]

Former Turkish Ambassador in Cyprus unmasks Denktash and reveals the plot

The former Turkish Ambassador in Cyprus Mr. Emin Dirvana, has accused the extremist Turkish Cypriot leader, Mr. Rauf Denktash, of being solely interested in provoking disputes with the Greeks instead of concentrating on his work as President of the Turkish Cypriot Communal Chamber.

Mr. Dirvana, who was the first Turkish Ambassador after the establishment of the Republic of Cyprus in 1960, published a letter in the Istanbul daily 'Milliyet', replying to attacks made on him by Denktash in a previous article.

In this letter, Mr. Dirvana says that during the time he was Ambassador in Nicosia, there was no discrimination against the Turkish Cypriots. None of them was shot and no Turkish home was damaged or burnt. He himself as Turkey's Ambassador, was treated with respect and deference by President Makarios.

Mr. Dirvana points out that, as head of the Turkish Cypriot Communal Chamber, Denktash's main duty was to ensure the economic and social development of the Turkish community, the development of schools, social and cultural organizations and cooperative societies.

The Trust Fund of one-and-a-half million pounds sterling provided as a start grant by the British government and the considerable economic aid given by the Turkish government every year, were also under the control and responsibility of the Turkish Communal Chamber of which he was the leader.

But despite all efforts by Turkish Embassy officials, Denktash refused to concentrate on these subjects, his sole concern being to provoke disputes with the Greeks.

Mr. Dirvana adds: "I soon realized that with the mentality of Denktash, the progress of the Turkish Cypriot community was impossible".
"I bitterly regretted that I did not insist on his being replaced. The Turkish Cypriot community would have been in a very different state today if it had had a leader other than Denktash".

The former Turkish Ambassador also recalls how Denktash insisted on celebrating the 7th of June, the day that Turkish extremists launched an unprovoked attack on Greek citizens and property in Nicosia in 1958.

Mr. Dirvana says: "The Turks of Cyprus have January the 28th as a day of honouring their dead. On this day in 1958 some Turks were killed in a clash with the British. On this day, I myself, together with all my embassy staff and officers of the Turkish contingent, attended the ceremony.

"But Denktash also wanted to celebrate the 7th of June. Dr. Kutchuk [Vice President of the Republic of Cyprus, and thus head of the Turkish Cypriot community] hesitated and came to ask for my advice.

"I was told that on June the 7th 1958, a bomb was placed in the Turkish Information Office in Nicosia by people who, as it was later ascertained had no connection at all with the Greek Cypriots. The Turks of Nicosia were filled with so-called "sacred-indignation" and committed incidents similar to those on September the 6th and 7th [1955] in Istanbul.

"On that day, no Turkish Cypriot was killed. But Denktash wanted to celebrate this anniversary for which we should feel sorry. I pointed out to him that it was not right for Turkish flags to be hoisted on that day, especially as those responsible for the events of September [1955] in Istanbul were being tried in Turkey. The celebration of such an anniversary by the Turkish Cypriots would constitute an even greater error. Dr. Kutchuk agreed with me".

And Mr. Dirvana concludes: "Although Denktash knows all this, he distorts the truth and tries to exploit sacred matters like the flag and the dead. I feel shame on his behalf".

May 15, 1964

[repulsewarrior]

...very interesting wyoming, thank-you.

how did you find this article, has it been published recently in the Turkish press?

...reminds me once again the photos in the cafe my grandfather frequented; a picture of Kutchuk, and beside it that of Makarios.

Cheers!

[SKI-preo]

This is not being reported in any of the orbituaries in many news papers. Maybe the UN should read this instead of offering condolences.

[Bananiot]

So Cowboy, besides showing the nature of Denktash, what does Nirvana's letter prove about the Turkish stance on this matter? I remind every body that Turkey advised the TC's to return to the RoC in 1964 but Kucuk answered back that the TC's would rather all emigrate to Turkey than go back to the RoC. It does not look to me that Turkey, as our bash patriots shout at the top of their head, was always after partition. What brought partition to the fore was our willingness to play the game of Denktash and basically use the same tactics as him. Too bad we lost the game, but this is we should have anticipated when we made the grave error to respond to TMT by targetting the ordinary TC instead of protecting him.

[kimon07]

Former Turkish Ambassador in Cyprus unmasks Denktash and reveals the plot

Thank you. Another blow to the turkish propaganda about GCs causing the division of CY by systematically attacking and murdering and suppressing the TCs. Wonder why our governements have not utilised all these years articles like this one and like those written by TCs such as Sener Levent etc.

[kimon07]

So Cowboy, besides showing the nature of Denktash, what does Nirvana's letter prove about the Turkish stance on this matter? I remind every body that Turkey advised the TC's to return to the RoC in 1964 .........

Nice try Bananiot, but.....:

The long-term Turkish policy on Cyprus

Ataturk himself, who lay down the policy of modern Turkey and is considered by the Turks as their national hero, regarded Cyprus as being particularly important for Turkey. Professor Dervis Manizade in an article in the Istanbul daily "Milliyet" (7.20.78) quoted Attaturk as saying while addressing military commanders:….

Read more below. Very educational.

http://www.middleeastinfo.org/forum/ind ... topic=7947

[Bananiot]

Kimon, you still care only to lay the blame on one side. This leaves you wide open for caustic criticism. We have our share of responsibility for our predicament. I have said it many times that we are guilty of playing the game of those elements within the TC community (Denktash was one such element) and Turkey who wanted part or all of Cyprus. What did we do to thwart those efforts? Not only did we do nothing but we went along and played their game because we also had a dark agenda, or the right, as Piratis claims, to annex Cyprus to Greece, without taking into account the legitimate rights and interests of the TC community.

[Hermes]

In this letter, Mr. Dirvana says that during the time he was Ambassador in Nicosia, there was no discrimination against the Turkish Cypriots. None of them was shot and no Turkish home was damaged or burnt. He himself as Turkey's Ambassador, was treated with respect and deference by President Makarios....The former Turkish Ambassador also recalls how Denktash insisted on celebrating the 7th of June, the day that Turkish extremists launched an unprovoked attack on Greek citizens and property in Nicosia in 1958.

An interesting document which undermines the claims of those who insist that there was systematic discrimination and targeting of TCs by GCs. This is supported by the known stance of the UN Secretary General at the time, who claimed with some authority that the TMT terrorists and the Turkish leadership were involved in a campaign to make Cyprus ungovernable, to foment civil war and to enforce self-segregation upon the TCs.

The TMT and TC leadership in effect sacrificed their own community in pursuit of a political aim that was not in the TCs interests but of their military masters in Ankara. The TC leadership under Denktash led the TCs away from peaceful co-existence on the island into a world of enclaves and isolation. A policy that is reflected to this day.

[Get Real!]

Former Turkish Ambassador in Cyprus unmasks Denktash and reveals the plot

Dodgy source!

As a rule of thumb if an article is sweet music to your ears chances are it’s bogus.

Raise your standards people…

http://thecyprusproblem.100webspace.net ... icle01.htm

[bill cobbett]

Former Turkish Ambassador in Cyprus unmasks Denktash and reveals the plot

Dodgy source!

As a rule of thumb if an article is sweet music to your ears chances are it’s bogus.

Raise your standards people…

http://thecyprusproblem.100webspace.net ... icle01.htm

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