By: Icarus - 2nd February 2003 at 12:11
RE: North and South Cyprus?
Sorry JT, I was speaking in the vain of there not being a settlement. In that case, I don’t think anyone will really deny that many Turkish Cypriots will leave for good, possibly to Turkey, but more likely western Europe.
If there is a settlement, under Annan’s plan, about 80,000 Greeks would return to about 8% of the north, and a large number of Turkish settlers would return to Turkey.
By: Jeuneturc007 - 29th January 2003 at 04:28
RE: North and South Cyprus?
Turkish cypriots vacate the north to go where? to the vacated homes of the greek cypriots in exchnage of their houses in the north?
what’s the real plan here?
By: Icarus - 28th January 2003 at 07:08
RE: North and South Cyprus?
As soon as the Turkish Anatolian settlers leave the island, and the 200,000+ Greek Cypriots who were expelled can return to their homes in the north, then the sky is the limit for Cyprus.
As it stands though, the Turkish military (the real power broker) is 100% behind Denktash and his hard line no compromise stance. I don’t see the Turkish north (or more precisely, Turkey) accepting the U.N’s plan as the Greeks have. So February 28 will come and go and the Greek part of Cyprus will join the EU as the recognized government. Turkey can then kiss the pipe dream of EU membership goodbye and might be forced into becoming the 51st U.S state.
The Greek Cypriots will get even more rich while the Turkish Cypriots (the real ones, not the settlers) will all but vacate the north in search of real lives elsewhere. Ironically, the ones who will win the most are probably the Germans+French who do not want Turkey in the EU (this will give them a reason to say ‘NO’), and Poland who sees Turkey as an enemy in securing billions in EU aid.
By: Jeuneturc007 - 28th January 2003 at 02:36
RE: North and South Cyprus?
hohohee… hmm. (clearing throat)..
hmm..
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uhhhhhh… what the hell do you want me to say?
By: ad0nis - 28th January 2003 at 00:35
RE: North and South Cyprus?
[updated:LAST EDITED ON 28-01-03 AT 00:36 AM (GMT)]Still no improvement!! i wanna see a better attempt next time :7 but this time more artistic flair!!
By: Jeuneturc007 - 27th January 2003 at 23:05
RE: North and South Cyprus?
Jesus Christ!
By: ad0nis - 24th January 2003 at 22:13
RE: North and South Cyprus?
Godammit Jeuneturc007! x( can’t you manage to write more than a few words in all your posts?? last time i looked this was a debate forum so debate!
O’h i forgot,
kind regards
By: Jeuneturc007 - 24th January 2003 at 21:02
RE: North and South Cyprus?
It’s like saying It was America’s fault for bombing Dresden..
By: Arabella-Cox - 24th January 2003 at 02:45
RE: North and South Cyprus?
30000 Cypriots didn’t fight World War II in Greece against the Nazi’s just so the rest of the so-called civilised world can then tell them to put up with unwelcome visitors who have settled on their lands with the sole intention of Turkish colonial expansionism, by force or whatever other means.
There is a bullet-holed Trident civilian airliner on Nicosia IA runway that will atest quite well to the Turkish concept of “peace-operation” – lets bomb and strafe the hell out of anyone, civilian or military, cover the whole lot up with mass-burials and then unleashs waves upon waves of propoganda saying its was the Cypriots fault in the first place.
Launch at Twilight – “Thermal Crossover”
By: Rabie - 23rd January 2003 at 09:14
RE: North and South Cyprus?
well if the people of the norht fell threatened by the south (fair enough) then create a federation where the northern state has its rights protected
there need be no trans island bodies just a state in name only – then you have a united island
then with peace you withdraw the huge turkish and un presence and then cut back the sotuehrn military – the benifits to the economy of reduced military spending will be great – also the toursit trade cold increase
then over time a customs federation, single currency, etc, etc could be created
now the northern peoepl are poorer than the south and will wnat the economic benifits whihc is the carrot the south should offer them – the south will then reap the rewards of peace, morpe touristy space, cheap labour, etc, etc
rabie :9
By: ad0nis - 21st January 2003 at 13:41
RE: North and South Cyprus?
Why do u think that rabie?? expand please!
By: Rabie - 21st January 2003 at 10:34
RE: North and South Cyprus?
yup why not -jsut make some incredible llose federation and voila one nationa nd get in the eu – then over time breka down the diffrences betweent eh two states
IMHO the people of the north will drive the change
rabie :9
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