MrH wrote:I am looking forward to the amount of Romanian and Bulgarian workers flooding the Greek Cypriot lead ROC....now that will be a sight for sore eyes with an even lower Greek Cypriot population than what is being left with now. By the way, Bulgaria has a Turkish population (all new EU Citizens) of over 700'000......!!!
...i would be careful what you wish for MrH, they will become Cypriots, and if Cyprus is the gateway to Europe, than so be it. as things are the way they are, almost all Urban dwellers will speak English, and they will learn Greek. you may be dreaming of a mono-clonal culture, and as such no different to kurupetos, et al., i choose to embrace the new thinking that goes with the word Bicommunal. indeed, the changing demographics are threatening, but they are real and inevitable, natural, the fear is in the Ignorance, that somehow we are different to each other, Lest we Forget.
...the word, mosaic, comes to mind.
have you considered the world beyond your "Turkishness", and if it is a "Greekness" that is your equal, i ask, what is wrong with Cypriot Constituencies, the Moronites, Armenians, Latins, (and dare i say it, British), are also communities with a living Heritance in Cyprus, what is wrong with a Republic if as well as a Turkish Constituency, there are other Cypriot Constituencies, where, as Persons they have the Liberty to sustain a distinct identity? what is wrong with a Greek Constituency as well?
Those staying are mostly Christian Orthodox who can adopt to the local culture.
Are you two... sisters?
