Damn, the amount of brainwashing certain people have endured it deeply disturbing
Tony
Turks tend to refer to EOKA and intercommunal violence in Cyprus in the 60s in order to justify the illegal invasion and continuing occupation of half of Cyprus.
TEND TO, where've you been living, its a known FACT that 15 years of being slaughtered by EOKA Terrorists simply became unbearable and then the threats of wiping every single Turk of the Island, well it doesnt leave alot to be desired
The Liberation was Legal, as I said go and read up on your International Law under Treaty IV Turkiye has Legal Guaranteur Right over Cyprus to protect her people. Our people were being slaughtered, my families home was razed to the ground and we were put in an enclave, if it wasnt for those Greek Junta terrible people I could still be living in Cyprus and not have to keep moving back and forward between London and Turkish Cyprus.
So there was no Illegal Invasion, it was a Legal Liberation also land is determined via population its the most ridiculous theory I have ever heard, Bangladesh has a population of over 100 millionl, Turkmenistan has a population of around 8/9 million but is about 4 times the size, it will catch up soon but thats how it is now lol.
Our state is ensured, you have your state, get on with life be happy with what you have, dont make the mistake EOKA Terrorists Greek Junta made. Are you planning to launch your invasion soon lol grow up, were going nowhere get used to it.
Tony you can try and make any justifications all day long it doesnt change anything, Cyprus became a Nation in 1960, after this date did the violence against our people start, the EOKA Terrorist acts the Invasion of the Greek Junta, the ludacris plan to wipe every Turk off the Island, the stupid idea of tying the Island to mainland Greece.
If they hadnt resorted to such in-humane measures, Cyprus today would still be a nation.
Tony
then we will have no option but wait until we are able to fight and take back our land.. and in the meantime both Turkey and TCs can forget all about ever entering the EU.
Oooh threatening talk, you sound just like the Greek Junta in the 70's claiming they'd take the Turkish army to pieces, that it would be another Vietnam, that a single Turk wouldn't be left alive.
All empty words, you dont want another War, what are you going to fight with? why do you even put forth such ridiculous propositions, you want another war and wanna loose all your land. Go and and launch your invasion we'll be waiting, it will be like comitting suicide trying to enter a War with us Tony.
Piratis
the Ottoman oppression of Greek Cypriots was for 3 centuries
Oh your so confused Piratis, when the Ottomans arrived the Greeks were fighting with us against the Venetian Catholics
didn't knowone ever tell you this lol.
We allowed you to worship your religion, we allowed you to have administrative roles and reach poistions of power, your church was very pleased, Turks and Greeks for the most part got along fine, tell me where was this imaginary oppression would you have rather lived under the Venetian Catholics?
Piratis
I will not waste more time on you propaganda such as the Ottomans were the liberators of Greek Cypriots etc. Fortunately for us a lot more nations have suffered under the Ottomans and everybody can understand that you are just talking crap
Really?
Is that why the Balkans are shouting we want back OSMANLI ADALET, who suffered? I mean your still Christian, you still speak your language we couldnt't have been that bad. Take a look at what the European forces did to Africans, in the America's, in Australia, in New Zealand, how many Native Americans still have their religion, languages and culture intact I wonder, how many of them today have nations and a place they can call home.
Wether you like it or not Ottomans were not nearly as bad as you make up, the Bosnians, Albanians, Kosovans, converted out of free-will to Islam, Poland has deep respect to this day for the Ottomans as when they were wiped off the face off the map we were the only state to still recognise them. Macedonians dont have a problem, Bulgarians are beginning to accept that Ottomans bought benefits, Palestine and Israel wish they could bring some stability which we bought to that region for 1000 years I could go on but there's no point its not like you'll listen, after all I'm just a Turk, just a stupid Barbarians what would I know and what right do I have to speak to a superior Greek
Pirastikas I just read your post, wow, really I respect you, you see if these are the Greek Cypriots I was exposed to I would welcome peace and good relations between us, this is so much more productive.
He says what it was a big fault of the Greeks because we was much better with the ottomans ruling.
Its a common myth to think of Ottomans as a Nationalistic Turkish Empire, under the Millet system Greeks were actually a protected people, your Patriarch ruled you we didnt because you didnt apply to Islamic/Kanun law which is a mix of Shariah and Secular Law.
Greeks had their Christian Laws and courts which were organised by their patriarch. The head of the Greeks would delegate with the Head of the Turks and Muslims the Ottoman Sultan.
Greeks were very wealthy in the Ottoman Empire, I mean really wealthy, do you not know of the Galata Bankers. Alot of Turks and Muslims didnt really enter these fields based upon reluctancies over Interest Rates and they were more involved in other fields of commerce and employment.
Greeks however, were had great proffessions, could be fully educated and had a wealthy ELITE, you guts were among the Elite of Ottoman society, so much so that when the Imperialist powers invaded the Balkans it wasnt a Greek they put in charge of the Greeks but a German King and infact by splitting from the Ottomans you lost wealth and power beyond means that you can imagine. You should read about the Macoveridas family who were very influencial.
I also prefer the Second Jesus in your list, Jesus (p.b.u.h) was a great prophet, whose strong ethos on humanitarian issues and great tolerance, love and teaching are LESSONS TO US ALL.