Letter to the Editor: On Erdogan and Cyprus Unity Talks

https://www.thenationalherald.com/259948/letter-to-the-editor-on-erdogan-and-cyprus-unity-talks/

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...it is really up to Mr. Akinci to decide who and what he represents, his voters as Cypriots for Cyprus, or for "Turkishness".

He may have the support of all Cypriots, exposing those "Greek", and those "Turkish", isolating them as one in the same, simply by standing under the Flag of Cyprus.

Let us not forget that Turkey too is torn, now, between its "Turks", and those who are Turkish. The problem may be described as the Cyprus Problem, but it is not isolated to Cyprus alone. Thus, it falls upon Mr. Akinci, the Hope to those he may betray, to demonstrate the qualities of a Statesmen, defending Universal Principals, and the Rule of Law. Let him remember that a Cyprus divided, leads to no Peace, and a Turkey divided just as dysfunctional.

...what is wrong with a Greek Constituency, if there is a Republic as well; most certainly a Turkish Constituency  (and others) could exist if it was the case. What of enclaves, are they a dirty word if they were scattered across the whole island, even if the Green Line were to remain little unchanged? Indeed, Cyprus as an ethnos makes far more sense than it torn in two. It is the intentions which count, as a Cypriot People.

...new thinking is needed. And respect and recognition, to the Cypriots who had their lives stolen, one way or another, for "being", not "Greek" and not "Turkish". One hopes that Greece and Turkey, (Great Britain as well), can see the value in Justice seen, that honors those who were murdered and made to disappear.