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[Titsup]

Recently we were on holiday in Cyprus, staying in Paphos. We spent an overnight in Kyrenia to do some touring. We tried to make a phonecall back to our hotel in Paphos so they didn't worry when we didn't return for the night. Guess what, the hotel clerk in Kyrenia couldn't or wouldn't tell us how to call the hotel in Paphos, i.e. the dialling code. We had the number of our hotel in Paphos, but didn't know the dialling code. They transferred us to directory enquiries, which turned out to be in Turkey. They couldn't help us and put us through to a German answering machine! It seems to me a very bizarre thing that you can't call from one side of the island to the other, or that there is a dialling code which appears to be top secret! We couldn't even find it after searching on Google.

Clearly the Turkish occupation is a highly contentious matter of which I have no expertise. However isn't this a crazy situation to experience as a tourist in Cyprus???

[Tim Drayton]

Recently we were on holiday in Cyprus, staying in Paphos. We spent an overnight in Kyrenia to do some touring. We tried to make a phonecall back to our hotel in Paphos so they didn't worry when we didn't return for the night. Guess what, the hotel clerk in Kyrenia couldn't or wouldn't tell us how to call the hotel in Paphos, i.e. the dialling code. We had the number of our hotel in Paphos, but didn't know the dialling code. They transferred us to directory enquiries, which turned out to be in Turkey. They couldn't help us and put us through to a German answering machine! It seems to me a very bizarre thing that you can't call from one side of the island to the other, or that there is a dialling code which appears to be top secret! We couldn't even find it after searching on Google.

Clearly the Turkish occupation is a highly contentious matter of which I have no expertise. However isn't this a crazy situation to experience as a tourist in Cyprus???

As far as I know, you use the international dialing code 00 357 to call from the north to the south. To call from the south to the north you use 00 90 as for Turkey.

[paliometoxo]

yes thats correct because everything in the north connects from turkey unless your fairly close to the south then it works s norml but kyrenia where you went is to far into the north you have to ring 00357 as Tim said

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Titsup is suppoesed to be a Doctor, with the level of intelligence that he/she/it has shown on this forum I don't think I would let her look at my budgie (not a euphemism)!!!!!

[roseandchan]

any turkish cypriot or brit would have told you.

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International dialing codes are INTERNATIONAL!!!!!! They are the same everywhere!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is why I question the intelligence of a "Doctor"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[denizaksulu]

any turkish cypriot or brit would have told you.

You mean, any decent TC would have told them.

[iceman]

the hotel clerk in Kyrenia couldn't or wouldn't tell us how to call the hotel in Paphos, i.e. the dialling code.

You were most probably dealing with a low IQ hotel clerk. (most probably a mainland Turk cos they are the cheapest staff available)

[doesntmatter]

the hotel clerk in Kyrenia couldn't or wouldn't tell us how to call the hotel in Paphos, i.e. the dialling code.

You were most probably dealing with a low IQ hotel clerk. (most probably a mainland Turk cos they are the cheapest staff available)

A new member says she is a "Doctor" and calls herself "Titsup" starts a threat and asks for information about employment in South Greek Cyprus.

She then starts another threat and says that she has been to the South Greek side on hols and in the TRNC can't get the International dialing code for the South.

You then jump in without any hesitation, believe this person and put the blame on a "mainland Turk" with a "low IQ".

How do you know that this "Titsup" person is telling the truth and is not just inventing stories to spread Greek propaganda iceman?

Tell you one thing though, your reply tells us a lot about your IQ.

[doesntmatter]

any turkish cypriot or brit would have told you.

You mean, any decent TC would have told them.

Deniz, could it be that not all TCs have dealings with South Greek Cyprus and don't really know the dialing code for it?

This doesn't make them less "decent", does it?