by GreekIslandGirl » Fri Nov 06, 2015 11:04 am
Insan, nowhere did I say our problems happened all of a sudden. The only time points I mentioned were the two definite attempts by Turkey (1964 and 1974) to carry out her aim of grabbing half of Cyprus. These plans were known before and Britain's recently released files state categorically how, in the 1950s, Turkey was brought into the equation (an external force) to destroy peace in Cyprus through isolating them from Greece. The Cyprus Greece connection was the only natural solution known to all as it was this which was being played out before Britain was due to give up her illegal rule over Cyprus. Nowhere was Turkey mentioned as natural progress for Cyprus-peace relations, but indeed, Turkey was a known tool to destruction!
That the TCs are also external problems was again re-enforced by the Brits (I don't really care for their opinion on all matters but merely bring them up here as the supposedly middle-ground - and for being ex-rulers). TCs were given the option to leave (because they are external) back in the 1920s. Most stayed but they didn't settle nicely (as asked by the Brits) and once again the issue of the TCs (being external) was brought up, again, by the Brits in the 1960s and a solution was offered, again, which was to assist them to go to Turkey. Removal of the TCs was known as the means for Cyprus to have peace. If these, then, Brits had been listened to and the Turk-loving TCs had been moved to Turkey then, 1974 would never have happened!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!