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Our adventures in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus continue....
Two British Euro MPs have recently raised the issue of the isolation of the Turkish Cypriots. At the time when the south was given EU status it was declared that this would be agreed by the EU as well as things such as direct flights etc. So far, since 2004, no move has been made to agree any of the promises. Somebody needs to keep shouting loud and hard about this situation and not keep taking the laid back attitude here in TRNC. The second round of intensive talks by the two presidents has been extended and it is hoped that the visit of Ban Ki-moon, the UN Secretary General, later this week, will help to produce some results. But I am not really holding my breath because I am still convinced that the south will only agree to TOTAL control and TOTAL take over of the entire island. This is after all what the original fighting back in the 60s and 70s was all about, it was called Enosis then and still is. We have friends here who were here during the period leading up to 1974, on the British bases during this time. They have told of the genocide against Turkish Cypriots and of them being forced to live in enclaves with basic human and constitutional rights denied. Please dont try to tell me that they want anything different now. |
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In today's newspaper the TRNC government has said that the Greek Cypriot owner of the Orams villa must apply to the IPC if he wants his land back. Also they say that they are challenging the £1.5 million costs but are going to pay the compensation costs. This would seem to indicate that the phone call I received about compulsory purchase may well be right. |