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by **halil** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 8:43 pm

COEXISTENCE IN THE DISAPPEARED MIXED NEIGHBOURHOODS OF NICOSIA
Ahmet AN

http://www.kibrisim.org/dosya/Metropolitan-2011.pdf

In 1946, there were 10,330 Turkish Cypriots, 20,768 Greek Cypriots and 3,387 persons of ethnic origin living in Nicosia.

At the time of the Ottoman conquest of Nicosia in 1570, the town was originally divided into 12 neighbourhoods and the 12 generals in command of the divisions of the Ottoman Army, which conquered the island, were posted to these neighbourhoods, so that the names were said to be derived from these 12 generals, like Arab Ahmet Paşa, İbrahim Paşa and Mahmut Paşa.

Later the old city Nicosia was divided into 24 neighbourhoods. Each neighbourhood was organized around a mosque or a church, where mainly the respective Moslem and Christian communities lived. It was natural to have a church near a mosque or mesdjit and the hodja’s call for the prayers could get mixed with the sound of the church bells.

In some neighbourhoods, the majority population were Turkish Cypriots and in the others the Greek Cypriots. In the Arab Ahmet and Karamanzade neighbourhoods, the Armenian Cypriots were the majority. Almost all of the Nicosians were living mixed, in other words the Mohammedans or the Turkish Cypriots and the Christians or the Greek Cypriots and the other ethnicities used to live as neighbours side by side.

PARTITION POLICY DIVIDED NICOSIA FIRST IN 1956.............
It was the same line used again as the basis for the Green-line drawn by a green pencil in December 1963 during the inter-communal clashes. As you know the line dividing Nicosia, which was about 4 miles long (6.4 km) was extended through the whole island along the 180 km. in the summer of 1974, completing the imperialist partition plan of the Anglo-Americans.

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by **humanist** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 8:58 pm

and then with your intransigence and greed you have ensured that Cyprus will be for ever divided.

by **Viewpoint** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 9:20 pm

humanist wrote:and then with your intransigence and greed you have ensured that Cyprus will be for ever divided.

The real truth being that Gcs wanted to give away our country to Greece is what really triggered division.

by **Kikapu** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 9:32 pm

Viewpoint wrote:
humanist wrote:and then with your intransigence and greed you have ensured that Cyprus will be for ever divided.

The real truth being that Gcs wanted to give away our country to Greece is what really triggered division.

And it remains divided today because you want to give the north to Turkey. :roll:

The GCs didn't succeed and neither will you. The past 50 years of trying should have told you something that it's not going to happen.

by **humanist** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 9:41 pm

VP

The real truth being that Gcs wanted to give away our country to Greece is what really triggered division.

So like children in the play ground you have now decided to finish the job, right or wrong you want to gift it to Turkey because some fruit loops in the 60's from the other side decided that's what they wanted to do.

The problem with Cypriots now its the power game not Cyprus that drives the cause

by **Viewpoint** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 9:53 pm

humanist wrote:VP
The real truth being that Gcs wanted to give away our country to Greece is what really triggered division.

So like children in the play ground you have now decided to finish the job, right or wrong you want to gift it to Turkey because some fruit loops in the 60's from the other side decided that's what they wanted to do.

The problem with Cypriots now its the power game not Cyprus that drives the cause

So you are saying it was ok for GCs but now the shoe is on the other foot its wrong. Doesnt that make you people the biggest hypocrites of all.

by **supporttheunderdog** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 10:03 pm

personally I condemn both the demand for Enosis and Taksim which in my view have been the curse of Cyprus. Each has fed the other a most unhealthy diet of Hatred and turned them into monsters.

by **GreekIslandGirl** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 12:28 am

Viewpoint wrote:
humanist wrote:and then with your intransigence and greed you have ensured that Cyprus will be for ever divided.

The real truth being that Gcs wanted to give away our country to Greece is what really triggered division.

Cyprus was, and is, a part of Greece!

Enosis at last, through the EU.

Turks out of Cyprus.

by **GreekIslandGirl** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 12:31 am

supporttheunderdog wrote:personally I condemn both the demand for Enosis and Taksim which in my view have been the curse of Cyprus. Each has fed the other a most unhealthy diet of Hatred and turned them into monsters.

Thank you voice of Imperialist, divide and rule Britannia! :roll:

Cyprus is, and was, a part of Greece!

Divide us no more!

Enosis through the EU.