malaka wrote
It is not a matter of how many want the properties back that is irelevant that is not my argument. My argument is
If 8 out of 10 people GC & TC do not want the properties back that does not mean they dont want to have the final say.
My point is this The legall owners have the final say REGARDLESS IF THEY WANT TO GO BACK OR NOT
I think the numbers would lean towards my theory if you asked the legall owners only to vote.
(MAYBE THEY SHOULD DO THAT JUST THAT ASK THEM TO VOTE)
Malaka
i am not going to dis-agree with you saying, however i would be interested on how you propose to do this. Every refugee would have to make a claim and get it validated that they are claiming against a property that was thiers pre 74. How long do you think it would take just to validate the claims of every refugee? With over 200,000 displaced even if 100 claims were dealt with a week it would take 4 years just to deal with the property issue. This may only happen after a settlement or be part of it at least. Also how do administer this? Do you put the responsibility on the claimant to apply.
What i am saying as it is so complicated and more more complex and problamatic than anyone could ever imagine. Unfortunately for the refugees they are putting their hope in the politicians most of which are economical with the truth at the best of times ( and I am talking about politicians in general not just Cypriot ones).
If someone could come up with a workable way to deal with property then i'm sure Cypriots would love to hear it, but please dont make it another 30+ years.
I think it would take a very brave Turkish politician to stand up and say we must give back to the legal owners GC & TC their houses
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Agree however there is more chance of Iran winning the World Cup this year.
I think you are wrong about a GC politician saying that not all refugees will return. If you told a politician that all legal owners will get back their properties any politician would shout it out. ALL LEGALL OWNERS ARE GOING TO GET THEIR PROPS BACK but unfortunatelly not all refugees will return.
Malaka, with the greatest respect i have for you IMHO it is never going to happen. Personally I think a lot of GC politicians play on the Cyprob and tell people what they want to hear and not what realistically is going to happen. I am not saying that TC politicians are angels either as some of the nonsense they come out with sometimes does not deserve the waste of air. Not all legal owners are going to get their properties back. I know you will disagree with me, which i respect, however there is no workable way that it is going to happen.