Top Re: China knows how to take care of business!

 https://www.cyprus-forum.com/cyprus26911.html#p904318

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...lists, impeccable Government lists have been found that document the atrocities you speak of Paphitis, and (ten years later) beyond firing squads against people who riot, their "education" continues.

Yes, Erdogan picks and chooses; here is hypocrisy as an ultimate example. While he is building his Nationalist dogma, (a Caliphate) larger than States, in Libya, in Sudan and most recently in Azerbaijan, (in Syria, Iran and Iraq), (in Pakistan and Indonesia), "Turkishness" does not reach the Uighur despite the unspeakable crimes they are suffering, because they are (Chinese in his mind, or) something else, i suppose; Turkish perhaps, but not like "Turks" (unlike the "Cypriot Turks", but like Turkish Cypriots, for example).

...both Erdogan and Xi are complicit in their questioning of Humanity's resolve toward defending Universal Principals; they take "us" as an adversary, and to their own advantage, they are masters of Individualism.

The Cuba Libre Story: lessons for Cyprus

 https://cyprus-mail.com/2020/12/06/the-cuba-libre-story-lessons-for-cyprus/#comment-5178736892

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...indeed, perhaps it is the history of islands; not mere possessions, which prove essential to social-exchange: that some are cross-roads,

...how is it that Fidel built at his own expense an Orthodox Church? How is it that Che, and Castro, declared of
Makarios and Grivas, them, as their inspiration against Imperialist Agendas, at the advent of Guerrilla Warfare.

What were Cubans to do, in America?

What of Cypriots, against the British?

Rule of Law, respect, equality, trust; the irony: what were they asking for (in affect as chattel)?

...let's not forget 1960, what Cypriots, as Cypriots did. Not one asphalt road existed, from one end of the island to the other. No water, from Civil Works.

Makes me wonder how Cypriots have come so far since then; from "being" an Ottoman possession, a backwater with barracks and services, and since the British took it as "theirs": how much as Cypriots their lives improved.

Makes me wonder how it is Cypriots could get so far, without the interlocutors' "influence"; basically in just three short years. And how far they could go without "them" today.

...so it is with "Turkishness", now; what "Greekness" brought upon Greeks and Turks, in Cyprus, then.

Oppression has many forms. In that regard, comparing Cuba to Cyprus is not so easy, except that as Identities, they are ignored through the same denial, by those attached to dogmas which include Imperialistic notions...

...without Cyprus, as a State, just like without a Cuba where Cubans live, is a world less safe, less Free.

The last mile: the significance of political equality

 https://cyprus-mail.com/2020/11/21/the-last-mile-the-significance-of-political-equality/

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...and what have we learned as Cypriots? Such as it is, "Greekness" and "Turkishness" have found a way to divide us and leave us silenced to their usurping of such an Identity. But, the result from decades of this brutal assimilation is a People, which despite it remain.

Such as it is with God, the Cypriot way: a choice.

...trust, respect toward each other; those who serve Lovingly.

Indeed, our Faith, as Cypriots, is united. Having many Faiths who stand together in such celebrations are not uncommon here. Yet, our Leadership in all its forms has let us down; on this i will agree. It seems that way because they have taken the position of their worst extremes, and this is a corruption that willfully dismisses what is a simple fact: Persons like Individuals are not so easily defined but by merit. (the words, charity, and grace, come to mind.) That, despite all our differences, there is, (even in a world of many gods, or none,) one God.

Perhaps Individuals, like Persons should not be defined, but recognised, in Cyprus.

"Greeks" like "Turks" are a Political myth, Cypriots are real.

Our View: Erdogan’s visit a clear message to Greek Cypriots

https://cyprus-mail.com/2020/11/17/our-view-erdogans-visit-a-clear-message-to-greek-cypriots/#comment-5158114863 

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...well said.

Indeed, who does the Republic represent?

Who represents Cypriots, as Cypriots?

Divided as we are, what is left but free expression, for "Greeks" and "Turks".

Indeed, Erdogan is tearing Turkey apart, with his dogma, of "Turkishness"; and all his neighbours feel the same disruptions that Cyprus has suffered for decades now.

For all of us, the rest of Humanity, there is reason to fear such a notion which questions Universal Principals, or ignores them. At the very root of this problem, against it stand the Cypriots, if as Cypriots, they take back the word ENOSIS, that has divided them for so long, if as Cypriots, if as a People united, Turkish and Greek, they stand against "Greekness" and "Turkishness".

...let's talk Cypriot Constituencies, if we want a BBF: Freedom, as Individuals; Liberty as Persons.

Indeed, the People, cannot expect change from their Leadership, without demonstrating for the changes they want, themselves. I expect many "picnics" everywhere in Cyprus (which includes the illegally occupied territories), come the spring and summer. The Flag of Cyprus, the one "they" treat as a rag, i imagine will also figure predominantly. Thusly, Mr. Tatar, and Mr. Erdogan will be hard pressed to deny Cypriots as few. They will be hard pressed to deny Cypriots their Identity, existentially speaking, as well.

...souvla lalis?

Re: Cypriotism (Cypriot Nationalism)

 https://www.cyprus-forum.com/cyprus46325-310.html#p902774

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Zimbabwe is not a pretty picture, and there are members of the Rhodes family that i know now living in Canada; humble to say the least.

...vast tracks of unused land were not given to the People, (everything was taken instead,) as was the promise, by going against the landowners; and what was taken was taken most brutally, i remember.

I was hopeful, Cap, that Blacks could rule their own lives, that in a world of integration, even more growth; equitably by being more providing.

...but that didn't happen, and the bastard that assassinated his opposition ruled for the rest of his life having died only recently; what of his wife i ask, she is apparently one of the richest women in the world?

This much, i know of Rhodesia, and my opinion.

How does it compare to the Problem, in Cyprus?

...good people suffered. Such a world of "Blacks" and "Whites", like those in Cyprus i call "Greeks" and "Turks", have one intention, to make victims of Blacks and Whites, Greeks and Turks, unlike "them".

Indeed, Cypriot Lives Matter.

Cheers.

Our View: Hypocrisy of small parties miss the bigger picture over talks

https://cyprus-mail.com/2020/11/05/our-view-hypocrisy-of-small-parties-miss-the-bigger-picture-over-talks/ 

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Indeed, such hypocrisy.

I ask, where is the Greek Constituency? (Who should dare to ask this question?)

Where is there self-representation, as Persons, for Greeks; (or, Maronite, Armenians, Latins)?

What of Cypriot Constituencies?

Such as it is, and such as it will be, the Republic represents its Citizens, without further distinction, or discrimination, as Cypriots, as Individuals and all equal. These the same Principals all Humanity accepts, recognises, and respects. And; at another level of Government closer to home, closer to Taxes paid in effect.

(What is a BBF?)

Indeed, Greek Cypriots, like Turkish Cypriots, have no representation as Persons, yet.

Notions like "Greekness" and "Turkishness" have proven to be over decades costly to the interlocutors. (And most costly to Cypriots, let's not forget.) Cypriots, despite much denial, remain, not few, but about half the voting population; this, despite the unnatural divide: the assimilation that has gone with it toward keeping them divided.

Who represents Cypriots, as Cypriots?

(What is a Nationalist? What is a Patriot?)

...DIKO, like the "Greens", may want to look at, who, they want to serve.

DISY and AKEL, should do the same.

Erdogan’s inflammatory statements in favour of a two-state solution and his announcements on Varosha a gross provocation against Cyprus and its people

http://www.parikiaki.com/2020/10/erdogans-inflammatory-statements-in-favour-of-a-two-state-solution-and-his-announcements-on-varosha-a-gross-provocation-against-cyprus-and-its-people/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=erdogans-inflammatory-statements-in-favour-of-a-two-state-solution-and-his-announcements-on-varosha-a-gross-provocation-against-cyprus-and-its-people

 …indeed, i ask again, who but AKEL can lead the vanguard from silenced to silent no more, in the occupied territories, as Cypriots Turkish and Greek under the Flag of Cyprus demonstrating this truth, that Cypriots are not few as those “Greek” and “Turkish” in their delusions deny.

Who dares to better define, what it is to be a Cypriot? Who dares to demonstrate as Cypriots, this fact with acts?

…indeed, without the People, what is AKEL but leaderless, if it is the People AKEL represents.

Also something to think about.

Lebanon targets gas and aid

 http://admin.petroleum-economist.com/articles/politics-economics/middle-east/2020/lebanon-targets-gas-and-aid

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...welcome news, a long time in the making.

It may seem a ridiculous dream, what with oil and gas being the center of so many wars, but in this case, where regional hegemony may demonstrate its power over Turkey and its desire to be in this sea its supreme controlling interest, I am hopeful.

The years of Turkish meddling in Lebanese affairs, relating to this issue, it seems, are wasted. Lebanon, like the rest of the world, (Muslim or not), respect the Universal Principals and the Rule of Law that define us, as Human beings. UNCLOS, and the Treaties of Lausanne and Sevres cannot be ignored, nor solutions that are not military. The Problem, in affect, the very root of this and so many other problems festers because of Erdogan's bigger aims. "Turkishness", as it is defined by him, puts all of us, not "Turkish", (in his "sweet isolation"), against him.

...Lebanon has made their choice, one that is unwavering; unlike those Libyans, in power, whose existence is secured by the UN, and who ignore the very principles on which their claims (over an EEZ) are based having Turkey's support.

Lebanon, like all its' neighbours, but one, remain committed to the notion that beyond a Nation there is a wider Family of Man; that real enemies exist and they are not each other.

...one hopes there will be more to cheer, at Turkey's Centennial in two (three) years; that with a small change in intentions, to change the world, Erdogan may find the Statesmanship he is lacking: the difference between a Nationalist and a Patriot.

Tatar says working hard to get diplomatic recognition

 https://cyprus-mail.com/2020/10/25/tatar-says-working-hard-to-get-diplomatic-recognition/

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...poor Mr. Tatar. I am waiting for him to make himself a fool suggesting his social-economy is acceptable as it is, to the EU, as an equal to the Republic. I am waiting for Mr. Erdogan to make a fool of him on an International stage, as he did to Mr. Talat, (who remembers the Grand Prix in Istanbul?), and Mr. Akinci, (presented as the "President of the TRNC" at an International Gala, but not important enough just one week before to sit at his daughter's wedding). But perhaps, this time it will not be Erdogan, but the People who will make him look small.

Perhaps i have a long memory, i think it is a Cypriot trait. I ask, how long will it take for Cypriots, Turkish and Greek, to understand that those "Greek" and "Turkish" are one in the same, that like Mr. Tatar their values are not Cypriot values, and that existentially, this Identity, Cypriot, will be usurped from them silenced.

...how long will it take for Greek Cypriots to join with their brethren at the very root of the Problem today, in the occupied territories, to declare, as Cypriots, that such a People exist no longer silent, under the Flag rightfully theirs, and as people, peacefully, in solidarity and in public demonstrations, exposing this fact to "them", to the other half, what elections have revealed for decades, that their delusion as "Greeks" or "Turks" who believe that only "they" may define what a Cypriot will mean, (that Cypriots in their minds are very few), is wrong.

Mr. Tatar is Erdogan's man; how will he feel when again banners say Assiktir Turkiye with thousands behind them.

...and who is Tufan, who came in third; i am very hopeful that AKEL will help his drive to keep Cyprus united, taking again the opportunity to join with all kinds of Cypriots, (as an example, what they did to find a candidate, now Cyprus' MEP a Turkish Cypriot), like DISY, a party not necessarily for "Greeks" who must follow in finding Cypriots as support, fellow conservatives who can agree on such a (read: their) Platform for Cypriots.

...and let's not forget the youth, what "Turkishness" represents to them. Such a dogma is an anathema to what they want in terms of Freedom, what expresses the love they have for Cyprus, and that as the (future) stewards of this island what they see as better reasons for remaining united, a People who live as people by the Rule of Law, as a State based on Universal Principals, and as Individuals, equals, without further distinction or discrimination.

...if i was Tatar, i would ask, where is the Greek Constituency? (If it is a BBF Greeks are seeking;) Who represents these Persons called Greeks? Who politically is his equal if a President represents Cypriots as a whole?

Indeed, what of Cypriot Constituencies? All of them, i imagine, have the same basic needs toward promoting their own distinct identities. Who doubts that Cypriots, with such a "mentality" could not find a Cypriot solution if Sovereignty was not on the table. But, Tatar seems at peace with being a "Turk", and i am not Tatar.

elections in the illegally occupied territories

 https://www.cyprus-forum.com/cyprus47211-60.html#p901773

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...frankly, i am hopeful.

What harm will Tatar do but piss off the electorate who identify with the island as their home?

...indeed the "Greeks" and the "Turks" will seek to express a sentiment that escalates the enmity between them; this time Cypriots may not be so easily led as such, instead by representing themselves, on the streets, exposing "them".

AKEL, the Unions and the urban masses, have a big role in demonstrating, under the Flag of Cyprus, that such a thing as a Cypriot Identity already exists.

...DISY too, has a role to play, by finding candidates (as MEP, e.g.), and a team, from all walks of Cypriot life; as Cypriots, who will support for President, their choice in the next election campaign.

What better time to define the difference existentially, "Them" and "Us"; and on so many levels.

...what better way to express this unity, but in the occupied territories, peacefully and under the Flag of Cyprus?

Tatar says ‘TRNC’s freedom’ must be respected, Akinci takes swipe at Ankara (Update 3)

 https://cyprus-mail.com/2020/10/18/tatar-says-trncs-freedom-must-be-respected-akinci-takes-swipe-at-ankara-update-3/

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...it is a good day for Cyprus. Cypriots, Turkish Cypriots still represent about half the population in the occupied territories, despite the meddling in their elections by the mythic "motherland" (read: Erdogan).

...who is Akinci, in any case, a Cypriot? He had many chances, from the day he was elected to demonstrate this fact; perhaps they have chosen very wisely.

Indeed, the result was not the one expected; by the numbers Akinci should have won. This demonstrates, to me, even more clearly what is to be done. A Leader of Cypriots, Turkish or Greek, cannot sit on the fence, as Akinci continued to do in face of his isolation by and from those for "Turkishness".

...Turkish Cypriots want some form of self-representation, this much is also clear.

I ask, where are the other Cypriot Constituencies?

Who, as Individuals cannot stand with other Cypriots, for Cyprus, to defend the Universal Principals on which such a notion is based?

...who as Constituencies, as Persons, have needs any different (either)?

If splitting the island in two, is not what Bicommunal and Bizonal mean; what do they mean?

So far, our Leadership has not demonstrated their commitment to finding answers to these questions. This will change because the youth do not see dogma, like "Greekness" or "Turkishness" suitable models, what with their lifestyles and concerns. Only as Cypriots can they enjoy this island Free, to be good stewards toward it.

Only as a People, can Cypriots enjoy the Liberty of nurturing beyond that, as people, their distinct identities.

Tatar, is now the President of a so called country already sullied by its only promoter as an impotent title.

The opposition to it will regroup only stronger, given that the existential threat to Cypriots has increased.

...i am hopeful.

A letter to the President

 Dearest President,

Somewhere in the USA, someone read today from my blog, the comment I am sending to you.

...i ask, despite such a notion's possibility, is it correct; in terms of the system we have (in need of reform), and its intention: is this not the way we may communicate, starting from the Constitution itself?

https://bbxb.blogspot.com/2019/11/leaders-should-remember-their.html

What is Justice seen, what is confidence building, what is ultimately what Cypriots are waiting for, need, and want (from their Leaders)? 

First, needed is a single step together, you and Mr. Akinci, the most dangerous of all, to stand together under the Flag which rightfully "belongs" to all Cypriots. Thus, enjoined (read: enosis) to banish "Turkishness" and "Greekness" as the same, in the name of  Cypriots; and, as an adversary to such hatefulness, as Cypriots: under the Flag of Cyprus for a Cypriot way standing together. 

To be sure, there will be much shock and opposition to such a notion, that Cypriots exist; (but) from who? 

And if you dared Akinci, after this/his election (holding cards, isolated as he has been, because of his "Cypriotness" (if you will).as the adversary to Erdogan's subjugation) would he find himself with you standing beside him, "being" Cypriot, taking that plunge; because as Cypriots, what is clearer between the two of you is that, Cypriot lives matter?

As such, it is natural, that from the population that sees Cypriots as non-existent, to see outrage; for Cypriots, to expose them, (and to much International esteem,) is that a bad thing? 

There is no denying it, what with Akinci's election win, as I surmise, on Sunday, negotiations between the two of you will become the priority.

The Flag of Cyprus, indeed, by standing under it unifies; making Cypriots equal: like in Turkey no less (and in Greece), as the People, great in their diversity, a State, because as people standing under it they defend the Universal Principles on which it is based, not just the Nation and the distinct identity on which they may identify as Persons, more but that too "being" Individuals.  

   'Just for Cyprus'; under such a Banner: who dares?   

If you stand under the Flag of Cyprus, who can doubt that the People, Cypriots will stand beside you. 

If you stood under the Flag of Cyprus, together, with Akinci in the occupied territories, wouldn't those who gather better define Cypriots, the People? 

...certainly something to think about.

"Turkishness", a scourge beyond our borders, and in Turkey itself, to get rid of it now, is, in effect, our goal; it can be rid of here, in Cyprus: united, as Cypriots. 

Cypriots, and Turkish Cypriots at the vanguard, not the Alevi or the Kurds, not the Greeks or the Armenians, not the EU or USA, remain the greatest threat to this dogma, at its very root, what is Erdogan's dogma, "Turkishness"; despite having been silenced, torn apart now decades, not usurped: for so long a force as voters representing about half the population (and more) any way its counted, Cypriots.

..also something to think about.

Warmly,

Most Respectfully Yours,

RW

 

Disy video publicises Turkey’s illegal actions in Varosha (with video)

 https://cyprus-mail.com/2020/10/07/disy-video-publicises-turkeys-illegal-actions-in-varosha-with-video/

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DISY should be looking to Turkish Cypriots, against this injustice. Just like the "Greek"/Greek divide, Cypriots who are Turkish represent about half the population of the "Cypriot Turk" regime.

...who represents Cypriots, as Cypriots i ask? Who will give Turkish Cypriots their support against this unnatural divide? All "Turks" may support these illegal acts in Varosha, but Turkish Cypriots do not.

I had hopes with AKEL's win, their Turkish Cypriot candidate now Cyprus' MEP, that it would change what is the electoral frontier forever. But then again, i still have hope that those silenced for so many years will represent themselves, by demonstrating under their Flag, rightfully theirs, the Flag of Cyprus, if their leadership will not.

...who remembers "Asiktir Turkiye"? It was not so long ago. (Or, the Occupy Movement which put Cyprus, and Cypriots, first.)

Cypriots (again) could join together, this time around. The People (despite the Leaders) always have this power.

..."Greekness", like "Turkishness" represent the same side of the coin, in Cyprus. Cypriots, Greek and Turkish, represent the other. It is not so hard to understand, yet for decades such a notion has been dismissed because it would mean overcoming the fear within ourselves as Cypriots, in recognising this as fact.

..."right wing", being Conservative, does not mean "being Greek" (or "being Turkish"): Cypriot lives matter.

The world can do nothing in practical terms for Cypriots. Cypriots (collectively) could do more with a Leadership that has a mind that speaks to, and for, all of them. DISY, and AKEL, both fail Cypriots in this regard.

Can an end be found to one of the world's oldest conflicts? | Inside Story

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-irt5MZWzKM

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Turkey in Syria.

Turkey in Libya.

Turkey in this sad affair.

How did she become involved? 

...one can see a pattern.

Oh yes, Turkey in Cyprus.

Turkey in Lebanon

Turkey in Israel

Turkey in the EU

Turkey in the USA

(Turkey in Greece)

...none where Erdogan's Turkey is trusted as a reliable friend.

It is Turkey i worry about, its People, because they (will) suffer most, for "Turkishness".

This conflict, like so may others is Erdogan's game.

...yet, with a small change in intentions, on his part, he may demonstrate the wisdom needed to solve the Problem; all these problems.

Amid Mediterranean tensions, retired Turkish admiral grabs the spotlight touting supremacy at sea

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/turkey-greece-blue-homeland/2020/09/26/15cf7afe-fc3b-11ea-830c-a160b331ca62_story.html

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...indeed, it is the Aegean, as it is divided, which make Greece and Turkey, as adversaries, equal.

Turkey does not have the longest coastline; Greece does: while Turkey as a landmass is much bigger.

...this the Treaty of Lausanne (and Sevres), which in Erdogan's Turkey is relegated to the dustbin.

"Turkishness" questions the values of Universal Principals, and "our" conviction as Human Beings.

...having become the Cyprus Problem, then the problem in Cyprus, to a problem among many: this the Problem.

Lebanese Christian party offers idea to resolve dispute over new cabinet

 

https://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/19/09/2020/Lebanese-Christian-party-offers-idea-to-resolve-dispute-over-new-cabinet

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...a great idea, with both sides having to make convincing arguments over what is good for the country.

Indeed, the Lebanese, like so many in their region are, in effect, Bicommunal: they regard themselves' as Individuals, and they identify as Persons; of having distinct identities.This much is clear, at least.

...what is a State; since Nations seem easy enough to identify?

Here, the Lebanese People must decide, certainly no mono-clonal mass. As Lebanese, will their Leadership (for their own good), for the good of the Country, overcome their own fears, (and corruption); "them"/"us"?

Putting aside their differences as Persons, one Hopes that as Individuals they may demonstrate beyond Nationalism (and "blood"), Patriotism (and Principal), above all as one. (And, even as Persons, demonstrating such Goodwill, Goodfaith, by providing as Majorities for the special needs of their Minorities accordingly.)

...where is the Green Line, seemingly, having disappeared, from Beirut and Berlin?

...yet, "this" must stop: (is this, the Problem?)

These aren’t ‘peace deals’, they’re military pacts signed with malicious intent

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20200916-these-arent-peace-deals-theyre-military-pacts-signed-with-malicious-intent/ 

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...indeed, Iran, (and Turkey), have made themselves the center of the Arab world's attention.

But, their intentions as claimed are religious, (so too Pakistan).

The Brotherhood supports them, or is it the other way around? For Erdogan at least there is his one desire: "Protector" of a Caliphate he says will return to Istanbul. Such is their alliance for Islam, as "Muslims" (read: "Islamists"), now starkly in contrast to the Jews and Arabs who stand together against their threat, along with the rest of the world. Such is the state of Humanity at the brink of more War.

..what about God? I ask, the malice of bad intentions, who is to blame? One God, who stands (Lovingly) for this?

Re: Greek forces on red alert (Turkish surveying)

 https://www.cyprus-forum.com/cyprus47471-320.html#p900671

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...if he has the courage to stand as a Cypriot, making it very clear he is no "Turk", he will not be pushed to the side as you say, he will take center stage; and he may win.

...having won, from the support he has from Cypriots, everything will change. Even in the Presidential election (in two years), the issue, what is a Cypriot may become as an issue that much clearer; not "Greek", not "Turkish", such a constituency as a whole. And "being" Turkey's National Issue, such an act by Cypriots, changing themselves, bettering themselves, for Cyprus, it may be cause for Hope, in Turkey, over that which divides Turkey, now: "Turkishness".

"Turkey", one hopes, will be removed by the People, in Cyprus. But which People? (And how?)

...this is something, Max, i strongly suggest you think about a little more closely.

...in Cyprus it should be Cypriots (and without force). If you are a Cypriot; this should be plain to you.

Not "Greek" and not "Turk", Turkish or Greek should make no difference, as a Cypriot, wouldn't you say it is "our" battle?

Occupied, or not occupied, as "Cyprus" has been defined (by 'them") for the same reason, to a Cypriot, should make no difference either, don't you think?

...are you telling me that you believe that "Cypriot Turks" voted in Akinci, that Turkish Cypriots do not exist, that to "be" a Cypriot one must be "Greek", that all people Turkish are "Turks"?

Please explain how that is any different to the "Turks" who call Greeks, "Greeks", and Turks traitors?

...i suggest "they" (as Dogmas,) are the same, and no different; this, Cypriots silenced as they have become may demonstrate once again awakened: that they are neither.

...and in the context of this topic, critically important, for "this" to change regionally speaking, as well.

Our View: Cyprus can no longer have one foot in the West and one in the East

https://cyprus-mail.com/2020/09/06/our-view-cyprus-can-no-longer-have-one-foot-in-the-west-and-one-in-the-east/

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Let's remember, 1960, not so long ago, a Cyprus without a single road in asphalt from one end to the other, no water from pipes, as in Public Works either. This, the Cypriot People, managed, and succeeded in short order to change.

...i ask Mdme. Garber to ask herself, where else do Russians and Americans agree; that: Cyprus should be Free.

...and that Cypriots may live in Liberty.

...and what of "Turkishness"; the Problem, as a problem having grown beyond Cyprus, and as a dogma, (now, tearing Turkey in two,) one which questions, the solidarity of those not "them" who claim their commitment to Universal Principals.

Cyprus, tiny as it is, is the cross-road to three continents, let's remember.

Cypriots, as they are, have been this island's dwellers, millennia; no small feat now torn apart.

Cyprus and Cypriots should not have to choose, the West or the East, it is, (they are) a fulcrum perhaps, or a bridge; having demonstrated, having survived, for so long this (read: their) capacity as facilitators of exchange.

Greek forces on red alert (Turkish surveying)

https://www.cyprus-forum.com/cyprus47471-280.html#p900353

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...indeed, some of us wanted the end to our subjugation in Cyprus, the war stopped there with our Freedom.

...i recall the story of Grivas from his brother, how ''it'' began; retired, having returned home, shot at while in a radio shack by unruly British troops, dismissed by their commanding officer and ignored as a trivial complaint.

...imagine his disappointment, so much he admired the British, and their discipline. But this was not it in Cyprus, he felt humiliated, and so the big idea started, the guerrilla war, open season anywhere on British uniforms.

...i remember that family well, how EOKAB tore that family apart, how they stick together, and beyond '74 how that worked out; "being" Cypriot in a "Greek" world is not easy, ("being" a Cypriot in a "Turkish" world is that much harder).

What's done is done.

Cypriots must identify that "this" must stop. Cypriots must identify themselves as Cypriot (first), Turkish or Greek; no "Greek", no "Turk". Cypriots are the vanguard, as they have always been, facilitators of exchange, socialised, and great cooperators; we are an ethnos, we are Greek speaking, and Turkish, Arabic and Latin, (and yes, English) as roots, too: the crossroad to three continents, (and all the world's religions); it is no wonder that it is the interest of so many interlocutors, tiny as it is. To win, we may even have to fight those not Cypriot, for what is Cypriot.

"(h)Asiktir Turkiye" does anyone remember? Today would you join these Cypriots, the very vanguard, there in the occupied territories, as Cypriots, standing together under the Cypriot Flag, the Flag of Cyprus?

(i have asked this question before.)

What message does that send to Erdogan, if we stand united; if there ever was a single person for all Cypriots to focus upon as the Problem?

The People, people as People, as Cypriots, by making this clear, we are a People; Erdogan has what he wants, Cyprus an ally, Cypriots respected, recognised worthily, something he can emulate in Turkey, having, itself, Constituencies.

Who are the vilifiers of solidarity?

https://cyprus-mail.com/2020/08/30/who-are-the-vilifiers-of-solidarity/

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Well said, Mr. Koumoullis.

While the "Greeks" and "Turks" may hold the Agenda, it does not mean that those silenced, as Cypriots, don't exist.

...indeed, it will be an existential question, Cyprus, or Cyprus no more, in the coming elections October. If a man like Akinci stood under the Flag of Cyprus to say, I am Cypriot, I am no "Turk" but Turkish, if he spoke as a Cypriot, plainly, under it, for Cyprus, to Cypriots, who would be against such an act? And in such daring, If thousands joined his rallying call, Cypriots, Greek and Turkish, who would he expose? In simple terms, if it was impossible to escape its view, in Cyprus, the Flag of Cyprus, anywhere on the island for these elections, that too in uniting Cypriots will be the People's doing.

Cypriots themselves must solve this Problem, since it seems the Leadership alone, cannot.

Reply to Arry

https://cyprus-mail.com/2020/08/12/insisting-on-being-cypriot/#comment-5028333232

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...indeed, if we ask the families who have missing and murdered you will find, those Cypriot, Turkish or Greek, hope for a Memorial, somewhere in Cyprus where these people, those whose lives were stolen from them, can be remembered for who they are.

...indeed if we remember, it is true, "Greeks" and "Turks" did the killing, but who, for the most part?

...to honour the dead let's remember, not being "them", made them victims.

Turkish Cypriot caught between two sides

https://cyprus-mail.com/2020/08/12/insisting-on-being-cypriot/#comment-5028247485
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Freedom for Cyprus.

...i hope in the coming elections October, that i will be standing with this man under the Flag of Cyprus in the occupied territories expressing my solidarity as a Cypriot with other Cypriots, perhaps thousands, for a candidate who has the courage to declare they are no "Turk", but Turkish, and Cypriot.

How would that look on the front page, Cypriots as Cypriots gathered, for this Identity around their Flag?

Indeed, the power is the People. Cyprus' MEP proves this. AKEL may have acted boldly, fielding a Turkish Cypriot candidate, and winning, yet it is not enough. Given the existential question being asked in these elections, every Citizen who believes in a Cypriot identity should be standing in that crowd. AKEL and DISY have a lot to think about when it comes to Constituencies, who in Principal do they represent? Truly, what are they for?

i ask...

...who treats the Flag of Cyprus as a rag?

Are we "Greeks" are we "Turks"; who are we if we are not Cypriots?

Facing Turkey’s provocative actions on Cyprus

http://www.parikiaki.com/2020/08/facing-turkeys-provocative-actions-on-cyprus/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=facing-turkeys-provocative-actions-on-cyprus

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AKEL's only hope in saving Cyprus, and Cypriots, from "Turkish" and/or Turkey's subjugation is only possible if its Leadership has the support of all Cypriots. What can be more clear after having elected an MEP as such?

There are Cypriots in the occupied territories no doubt.

...who has the courage to stand up to "Turkishness"? Cypriots?

If there were a candidate who had the foresight to stand under the Flag of Cyprus, in the next elections coming in  October, its significance would not be lost. (What is a BBF?) And if such a Leader won, having rallied Cypriots together as Cypriots, having spoken to them as Cypriots, having exposed those more "Greek" and "Turkish", such a Leader as a negotiator for Cypriots far more credible, when across from another Cypriot (perhaps) speaking for Constituencies as Persons, but also as an Individual, and a State.

...Turkey will not negotiate with "Greeks". Greek Cypriots will not negotiate with "Cypriot Turks", which Turkey  supports against them. Turkey will not negotiate with Cyprus; under these conditions. But, if Erdogan is true to his word, he will negotiate with Cypriots; he will in fact have no choice, with Cypriots as Cypriots representing themselves.

...Cypriots, not Cyprus, are the power against Turkey's provocative actions, and it is Turkish Cypriots at the vanguard who need this help, (in the coming referendum\election) from Cypriots, this time around.

Who but the People can solve the Problem?

Our View: Greece chooses dialogue, Cyprus will have to do the same

https://cyprus-mail.com/2020/07/31/our-view-greece-chooses-dialogue-cyprus-will-have-to-do-the-same/#comment-5013858390

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...first the Treaty of Sevres, which ended the Ottoman Empire by tearing it up. Then the Treaty of Lausanne, (which was more generous) which founded the Modern Turkey of today.

...while Ataturk was Turkish, he fought with Kurds and Armenians beside him. It was the Kurds, with their loyalty to his dream, a Turkey where all its Citizens are equal as Individuals, that saved the Republic from doom. And yet, Kemalists, for "Turkishness" cannot recognise this diversity; as "Turks" somehow more Turkish, than those, not "Turkish". Here is the (Turkish) Problem, in a nutshell.

...indeed, Greece and Turkey may find that, their give and take will bear results that have the desired effect across the region, for Hope. Timing is everything.

(beyond the Aegean, if there is a comprehensive Agreement)
It is not hard for me to imagine, Erdogan, recognising that Cyprus is Cypriot just like Turkey is Turkish. ...and that Turkey is not "Turkish" for the same reason that Cyprus cannot be "Greek".

Cyprus will change Turkey, and not the other way around, if the negotiations internally, are between two people who have the demonstrated support of Cypriots generally, not just their respective Constituency. In effect, a solution found by Cypriots ending their Problem, is a solution Turkey may emulate as their own.

It is not hard for me to imagine a Cypriot win (again) in the occupied territories either. And if that Leader wins because Cypriots demonstrate their unity as Cypriots, it is a harbinger of what Mr. Erdogan can expect against "Turkishness" itself, in Turkey, if he goes too far with that ambition.

Re: Greek Cyprus. South Cyprus?

https://www.cyprus-forum.com/cyprus47452-30.html#p899189

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...thanks Paphitis; i am glad that you can at least express yourself openly and with reason. It is all i can expect. And while we disagree about this issue, it is the dialog that is important.

Cypriots need to find each other, they need to express their solidarity for Cyprus. If you believe that Cyprus exists then Cyprus is the ground under your feet, even in the occupied territories. That's the way i look at it.

Only Cypriots can return their country to order, not their Leadership it seems, after decades. And yes, since flags have taken a very important place in this debate, it will take the People to demonstrate, with this Flag, their Flag, the Flag of Cyprus, to these very Leaders, their desire.

...i would like to speak for myself, and i want to end the division that is based on "Turkishness" and "Greekness". I don't need anyone to tell me how to be Greek because a Greek knows better than to describe himself, but as a Citizen of the World; is it different for Turks, not "Turkish"?

...and who is the enemy we face, all of us, is it not Erdogan? He fears the Turkish Cypriots the most, because they (still can) define themselves not as "Turks"; and in doing so provide Hope to those in Turkey who suffer the same Problem. Would you not support a man, if he had the courage to address all Cypriots, who says it clearly, under the Flag of Cyprus, I am not "Turkish", but Cypriot? Certainly not those "Greek" and "Turkish", but the rest of us, why wouldn't we?

...all i am saying is, Akinci has been isolated by "them" because he is, it seems their antithesis; playing the fence is no longer his option. He could lead Turkish Cypriots to a peaceful resolution with Greek Cypriots, by "being" Cypriot.

...anyway, such a proposition is completely radical, likely not to happen; if it did, i would hope that you would change your mind.

i dare say, this issue is important to me.

A Truth Commission for Cyprus?

https://cyprus-mail.com/2020/07/15/a-truth-commission-for-cyprus/

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How many will be freed from a Truth Commission? To rest, as one never rested before, having said, "I saw this, something horrible; it is wrong and I remain silent no longer."

...this is good.

How many silently wait for such a moment?

But who with this exposure will feel its shame, Cypriots?

...certainly the victims of "Greeks" and "Turks" who for the most part were not "them", their families destroyed, murdered and made to disappear for this reason, "being" Cypriot, want Justice.

On this day of infamy my wish is that, like the families of the murdered and the missing, a Memorial at least is built to them, these Cypriots whose lives were stolen (by "others"). Indeed, their blood is on our hands if in denying this Truth, we deny the Universal Principals which demonstrate, as Individuals, and as Human beings, our Unity.

...thanks, Mr. Demetriades; interesting proposal, reasoned and easy to read.

Akinci agrees with Borrell on need for dialogue

https://cyprus-mail.com/2020/07/10/akinci-agrees-with-borrell-on-need-for-dialogue/

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I wonder if Mr. Akinci realises what incredible power he has in his hands.

...that he has the power to define, not just for Cypriots, but all Turkish speaking people, who, by Erdogan's definition of "Turkishness" are something less, Hope; about half the Turkish population of Cyprus, and about half of Turkey.

...that he more than Ocalan represents the biggest threat to Turkey, as it is seen through the eyes of those who see the threat to "Turkishness" coming from all "others"; that he may be Turkish but no "Turk".

...indeed, if he were to stand under his Flag, by right, as a Cypriot, the Flag of Cyprus, what a stir that would be: who would join him, who would he expose ("Greek" and "Turkish")?

...and if he, as such, having the support of all Cypriots sat with a contemporary, a Greek Cypriot having the same support, who would they bicker (read: dialog) with but those against such a notion? (That would be change at least.)

And with the fate of Cyprus, hanging in the balance, why not, this election?

Who dares wins.

The mission of our country’s armed forces is to defend our homeland and the people of Cyprus, not the interests of any foreign power

http://www.parikiaki.com/2020/07/the-mission-of-our-countrys-armed-forces-is-to-defend-our-homeland-and-the-people-of-cyprus-not-the-interests-of-any-foreign-power/

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America like Russia have a goal, one hopes, to see the Cypriot identity overcome the dysfunction it suffers from its "Greeks" and "Turks"; what with their position in the world as a Family of Man.

AKEL has demonstrated, with the election of a Turkish Cypriot MEP, that Cypriots exist. Despite the unnatural divide between them, for decades, such an identity, "being" Cypriot has not been usurped from them yet.

Reflecting on the undue influence of interlocutors in Cyprus' affairs, i ask, who is blameless? Yet, i am hopeful because, in Cyprus, it is possible for these same governments (i.e. the Guarantors, and allies) to demonstrate that despite their differences, they are also accountable to the People, (their People, the world) and their expectations for a Rule of Law that revolves around a single Human condition, where as Individuals they have the same Freedom, without further discrimination or distinction: being equal.

AKEL can do more. As a vanguard they have already joined Cypriots, much to their credit in the Cypriot cause.

But, elections are coming soon (in the occupied north), and i wonder whether such a referendum on Cyprus, and its existence, will be done without a single attempt, from any Party, to demonstrate the unity electors may have, standing under their Flag, the Flag of Cyprus, together, for this notion, "being" Cypriot, as One. And in the coming elections for President, in the Republic itself, who as Cypriots, would they (the Parties) rally in the same cause (and how); for unity?

...of course such an exposition has its risks; in doing so, who does it expose, and what as a result is the consequence?

I imagine that such courage will not go unrewarded though; those silenced for so long will see that their intentions can be realised through their own efforts. That with the simple act of standing together with the Flag, they may identify those not "them" clearly. The notions of "Greekness", and "Turkishness" will find themselves on the same side of the table, (and at a disadvantage no longer holding the Agenda) facing their opposite, those not like "them", as such, Cypriots.

While we are divided, Cypriots will continue to live with severe doubts about the rest of the world (why this Problem has dragged on for so long); what they stand for. We leave ourselves dependent on their good values, and exposed to those that are bad. Cypriots, in any case are facilitators of exchange at the cross road to three continents. It demands from us a great deal of integrity, to be credible in such social-exchange. Cypriots are not credible if they cannot demonstrate their own existence, as a People; they will continue to be subjugated in this weakened position, existentially.

What homeland, i ask, before i ask what mission for our armed forces. In any case, nothing prevents these same soldiers learning more from other allies as well. America, like Russia, are good friends. Cyprus in fact has many friends, but one; if we unite ourselves, could we help to unite them? The Problem, let's not forget is bigger than the problems in Cyprus, although a solution, to the Cyprus Problem would offer the region (and the world) Hope.

...while America is under the Trump regime, nothing is clear as to Principal, and reason. Elections in the near future will leave it to the American People, their own fate. It is not a good time for them either.

EU and UN are losing patience

https://cyprus-mail.com/2020/06/28/eu-and-un-are-losing-patience/

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...chirping on about the Cyprus Problem, as though it is about "Greeks" and "Turks", is a false debate. The Problem has grown to be much bigger than that.

While the EU and the UN have good reasons to feel some sense of frustration, it goes beyond finding a solution for the displaced, and the land that is being illegally occupied, in Cyprus.

It is Turkey's acts, which from the advent, that have spiraled this problem into an expansionist policy designed to create a "new" Turkey, out of the demise of the Treaty of Lausanne, (and Cyprus). What else can one conclude from the disruptions, and hostilities she(he) actively takes with all her neighbours, or from the rhetoric Erdogan has made to define his claims?

Cyprus is not the Problem, but in Cyprus the Problem may be solved.

...the Problem is "Turkishness", and the Problem is "Greekness", because in Cyprus they have been demonstrated to be the same. While "Greekness" became a spent force with the coup's success ending in failure just two days later because "Cypriot Greeks" do not exist (in any significant number), in fact, Turkish Cypriots, have been silenced, by the "Cypriot Turks" since being divided.

No need to be impatient with Cypriots, those not "them"; they too have demonstrated their commitment to the Universal Principals, august institutions such as the UN and the EU are founded upon. They are not the Problem.

Elections are coming, soon. Again, it will be a referendum between Turks and "Turks", (like it is on the other side of the Green Line, "Greeks" and Greeks). And again like Greeks, Turks, will show themselves to be in significant numbers, that they do exist, as Cypriots. This, after decades of their assimilation and being unnaturally separated is something to think about.

...indeed, patience is running thin, for some let's not forget a whole lifetime, thus in these elections i would expect the worst will happen to those who treat the Flag of Cyprus as a rag. Cypriots may take the words back from "them" (Enosis and Taksim) with the simple gesture of standing in unity for Cyprus, under its Flag; exposing those who cannot do the same. Who but the "Greeks" and the "Turks" would be offended?

Turkish Cypriots can choose to lead the way for the end of the divisions in Turkey herself, in this election campaign, what with how "Turkishness" is now tearing even Turkey apart. But it will take Greek Cypriots in great numbers to join them in this fight to demonstrate this political notion: as in Turkey, there is one Cyprus.

Militarisation as a response to Turkey ‘not the solution’

https://cyprus-mail.com/2020/06/26/militarisation-as-a-response-to-turkey-not-the-solution/

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...a Professional Army in Cyprus, can succeed in developing the skills the Government requires of it, beyond its own defense, if it can appreciate the History it has at Commando Warfare.

Cyprus is small. Despite its size, it in effect brought Britain's military might to its knees; to Che, and to Castro, this was inspiring, Grivas a Hero against Imperialism, against cruel subjugation: as such where Modern Guerrilla Warfare began.

Discipline would be key, developing small highly effective groups which have the capacity to work independently, each specialised to deliver, or to defend from many forms of hostile intrusion. Indeed, it is possible for Cyprus to train its soldiers to be among the best in the world; and given its geographic position as a crossroad to three continents, it should. Frankly, nothing assures Peace, more; if Cyprus is to become a 'Diplomatic Tiger', with teeth.

Of course, Cyprus cannot expect to win in any expansionist war it may have as an intention, and such an intention is hardly believable in any case, from Cyprus. (Cyprus is an island after-all.) But, with the threat of war there are many cases in the past where small forces, win; like the famous "300", the Greeks in WWII, and yes, Grivas, who fought against what he saw as an undisciplined British Army, (ask the Irish), in Cyprus.

One hopes that Cyprus may demonstrate a capacity toward humanitarian affairs; that if their Foreign Affairs expand as such that they may be the first to enter hostilities anywhere in the world toward that end, against hunger, thirst, disease, and ignorance: real enemies.

...a reply to MMMMamouth

https://cyprus-mail.com/2020/05/26/negotiator-says-covid-19-holding-unsg-back-from-cyprus-involvement/

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...indeed, Mustafa Akinci may win, again; how will the "Cypriot Turk'' feel?

All Cypriots know that this time of impasse is coming to an end. Silenced in this debate of "Greeks" and "Turks", they have nothing to loose if at that moment of their choosing, they stand together, and united, under the Flag of Cyprus, expose those who treat it as a rag: "them".

Indeed, it is not Akinci that can betray a "Cypriot Turk", if he does not become one, if he wins; he is Turkish Cypriot. Erdogan may betray them though. What are they to him in any case, parasites, servant-slaves, as he said, in the past, and often presently, that they have failed to demonstrate the capacity to be self-sustaining.

The Cyprus Problem is much bigger than Cyprus, it is Turkey's Problem. As such the Problem extends as far as Libya linked to oil and gas exploration, "safe zones" linked to Syria, Island Rights linked to the Aegean Sea, (never mind his ambitions in the Black Sea for the moment). The problem is that the Problem in Cyprus has been reduced to a problem in a bigger problem, no one dares to call, The Problem because it is confusing.

And it is the Treaty of Lausanne, his gripe, not Cyprus per se, but around which all his ambitions, beyond it, revolve. What would he give to be heard, to be listened to, by the rest of the world, but the "Cypriot Turk", who in fact are more illusion anyway.

It is not hard to imagine him giving the water from the "Peace Pipe" to Cyprus, so too, the electricity, if it were to be linked to the infrastructure that Cyprus is building with her neighbours, European, and toward Africa, and the Middle East. (That could pay a lot of reparations). I can see him returning Famagusta, to great International esteem.

It is not hard for me to imagine Erdogan saying, one Cyprus, like Turkey, one Country, because in Turkey itself the country torn as it is over the same dogma, "Turkishness", (what tears Turks and "Turks" apart), also needs the same Hope.

I can imagine a Cyprus, a Republic, and i can imagine Cypriot Constituencies where distinct Cypriot identities are promoted at a second level of Government, of Persons, where they demonstrate as a Majority their conscious recognition and respect as a self representing body, toward their Minorities' special needs, as well; this is a BBF.

Not Akinci, but Cypriots may provide, as Cypriots the way, in Turkey.

...not the other way around.

He has only to demonstrate his conviction to his Flag, if he is a Cypriot, for crowds.

...and if he dares to win.

No crossings from the north yet, situation still unclear

https://cyprus-mail.com/2020/06/08/north-keeps-crossings-closed-turkish-cypriot-workers-exasperated/#comment-4946160366

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...well said.

Cypriots know better, the difference between "Greeks" and Greeks, they know that "Greeks" and "Turks" are the same, no different. And they know that Turks are not "Turks" as well.

...it is not so hard to understand, if you are Cypriot.

Cyprus Welcomes Egypt’s New Initiative for Ceasefire in Libya

https://see.news/cyprus-welcomes-egypts-initiative-for-ceasefire-in-libya/

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...while Libya has found support from Turkey, in the end, Peace will be found by the Agreements Libyans will make with all their neighbours; Egypt especially.

And while the Leadership is UN backed, let's remember its credibility was lost when the Legislature removed itself, in opposition; at odds with each other without a common political ground.

...indeed, it is the Muslim Brotherhood, Haftar and his supporters fight against, this Leadership; oh the irony.

While Turkey and Russia may come to blows, with Syrian proxies, in (read: for) Libya, i have to ask myself why; how this issue has gone to an International crisis from a Civil War, with Mr. Erdogan's decision to link it through oil and gas exploration, to his hostility toward Cyprus, and Greece.

...it is not "equity" that Mr. Erdogan is seeking, for the Muslim Brotherhood in effect, but Supremacy for himself.

Indeed, it goes both ways, UN recognition. Libya cannot dismiss such recognition in Cyprus. Nor can it, by extension, ignore, the Principals at least on which UNCLOS was formed, (none of it's neighbours do in any case, but Turkey), without the withdrawal of such support.

...i shutter to think of the "spin" involved if this escalates further, who Americans will be fighting with; the Brotherhood, or the Russians?

...and if America joined with Russia, against the Brotherhood and Turkey, to Free Libya: i have to ask what of the other fights Turkey brews; he may get what he wishes for but not what he wants, with a "new" Turkey, beyond the Treaty of Lausanne.

I remain Hopeful, cooler heads will prevail. Erdogan has a Legacy to build, to "be" infamous or famous; to who?

...interesting times.

Akinci calls for clarity over checkpoint openings

https://cyprus-mail.com/2020/06/06/akinci-calls-for-clarity-over-checkpoint-openings/

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...sorry, just to be more accurate tuoskrut; Tengri may be Turkish, and a Turk, but, being for "Turkishness", the dogma that has torn Cyprus apart for decades, and is now tearing Turkey itself apart, he is more accurately described, to be clear, as a "Turk". Turks are not like him.

...as a matter of fact, from a Cypriot point of view it is easy to say that "Greeks" and "Turks" are not different, they are the same, given how different they are to "us", those of us, Greek and Turkish.

Indeed, with the coming election in the occupied territories, who will win?

...so far, in Cyprus, it is not "them".

Our View: Parties show childish level of political analysis

https://cyprus-mail.com/2020/05/03/our-view-parties-show-childish-level-of-political-analysis/

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...indeed, it boils down to "Greeks" and Greeks, the fact that "Greeks" are no different to "Turks", when it comes to comparing Greeks and Turks, or "Turks" and Turks, in Cyprus. Who's opinion we talking about here?

...is this the Cyprus Problem? Those that recognise that Cypriots already exist, those that deny it, choosing to believe that "they" will define it and establish its existence.

...i suggest that the coming elections will be even more telling, because those who dare to fly the Flag of Cyprus, as opposed to those who treat it like a rag, despite the dysfunction that has torn them apart for decades, still represent about half the voting population on either side of the Green Line. And that they, Cypriots, may stand united and together in exposing "those", who would never stand with them.

Erdogan turns to oil in a bid to salvage Syria policy

https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2020/03/turkey-syria-russia-kurds-sdg-erdogan-putin-deal-syrian-oil.html

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...and what surprises me is that you talk from a superior position; who is the "no one" you speak of: me? And who is the "I" you like to imagine is this person that is "your" identity, different to who else, that you may speak this way?

Speaking as you do, i ask, have you learned any lessons yourself: Lest we Forget? Indeed these men sacrificed themselves in a horrible war so that War would end; that Hatred would be better placed against real enemies, such as Hunger, Ignorance, and Disease.

I hope Erdogan leaves a better world behind, too. And I believe the Cyprus Problem, a solution to it, holds the key to the Problem in general, which has been so intricately linked to it, by Erdogan; that we are not enemies to each other any longer.

These, (e.g. Syria, East Med. Gas Forum, Libya, NATO, EU, Greece) disruptions he makes to the given order are opportunistic to say the least; he has cornered the Treaty of Sevres, in his mind, and he has tossed out the Treaty of Lausanne: but to what end? Having chosen what is past, to defend, the present becomes an inconvenient truth, in his efforts, for "Turkishness", struggling to define it, as the Turkish People.

Thus, this capacity building, as a military-industrial complex, the grand schemes he has realised, becomes a question of who they are built for, (and who will pay), "Turks" or the Turkish People? His legacy survives, in Infamy and in Fame, either way: but he too most pick a side.

Cyprus, with a solution that can be held in high esteem because it can be emulated, as a BBF, opens many opportunities for Constitutional reform in Turkey, what with its Turkish Constituencies, and their state. With a small change in intentions he may move the world to establish an order beyond these Treaties, and the History they represent, to say, One Turkey, one Country, One Cyprus. He may sit as an equal to establish these new frontiers, respecting the Principals established in UNCLOS, which leaves the world, not just Turkey more secure.

...who would he (read: will he) betray? Not the people, the rest of us, those of us not "Turkish"; but "them" and their servant-slaves, in such a case.

...indeed, Erdogan is a religious man; he may yet unite us all as believers in the same God.

Cyprus, the Achilles heel of Hellenism

https://cyprus-mail.com/2020/03/01/cyprus-the-achilles-heel-of-hellenism/#comment-4829295770



...indeed, such a disaster as the COVID virus, tears the Leadership apart in fear; witness the gates closing. It will also demonstrate our resolve as Cypriots: as "Greeks", as "Turks", as Turks, as Greeks, as any Person, as Individuals defending ourselves; together.

...the Flag, i repeat myself is a powerful tool; stop and think who dies, (and who lives,) under it.

...so it is with 'us', in the real world, so it is in Cyprus: what Flag are we are willing to stand under; who is against the idea that in the end we are Human beings?

...i ask. who treats the Flag of Cyprus as a rag, but those who must accept forgiveness as well?

Here is the Problem with "ourselves", the real enemy staring right at our faces.

The real dilemma tormenting Greek Cypriots

https://cyprus-mail.com/2020/03/08/the-real-dilemma-tormenting-greek-cypriots/

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Indeed, what is becoming apparent is that Cypriots, silenced for over fifty years, still have the same desire despite the efforts of "Greeks" and "Turks", holding the Agenda to define what a "Cypriot" will be, who deny that such an identity already exists.

...who treats the Flag of Cyprus as a rag, i ask?

And in affect it is those for "Greekness" or "Turkishness" who see their problem as being mutually exclusive. One in the same, no different, leaving those who see beyond the Person, as Individuals, ignored; Greek or Turkish.

...is this the Problem?

People, the People, may choose to act, unlike this political elite, for Cyprus. It would not be hard to demonstrate their solidarity, since Flags are so important to "them", in Cyprus. It would be very clear, unignorable, if "they" could not look out their windows, or while in their cars, without seeing the Flag of Cyprus in numbers.

If we, as Cypriots, want to encourage more people like Koray Basogrultmacı and Cinel Senem Husseyin, we must join them in solidarity; we must find each other, overcome our own fear, and support their simple act: Greek or Turkish, by flying our Flag highest, the Flag of Cyprus.

Foreign Minister has got it all wrong

https://cyprus-mail.com/2020/03/02/foreign-minister-has-got-it-all-wrong/

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...in such endeavors, first to market plays an important role. Cyprus was not wrong to appreciate UNLOS, and along with her neighbours settle these questions of territory based on its Principals and guidelines.

...indeed, Turkey was far behind at the time. Yet you may recall that Turkey's efforts at meddling and threats ended with the only choice left to her, to buy ships such as these and man them herself.

...and in this narrative do not forget the Treaty of Lausanne, "tossed out the window", and now the Treaty of Sevres "cornered", so says Erdogan.

Is it supremacy of the sea that he is after? Never mind Cyprus, the Aegean, and the "border" with Libya, there are lots of other problems from his disruptions, too.

It seems to me that in this region of acrimony and mistrust, the East Med. Gas Forum is a ray of sunshine. Who would imagine Palestinians, Israelis, Egyptians, Jordanians, Cypriots, and Greeks, only a few years ago, sitting as equals, on any venture?

"Turkishess" divides Cyprus. "Turkishness" is dividing Turkey. Unity in Cyprus is the biggest threat to this notion, if Turkish Cypriots exist as a Constituency, as Cypriots; mindful of their own responsibilities as a majority toward the minorities that live among them: not "Cypriot Turks", they provide Hope to the Turks not "Turks" in Turkey.

A moratorium, linking oil/gas exploration to the Problem, only reinforces Erdogan's position in defining "us"; that which is not "Turkish".

Why is Turkish Cypriot leader declared ‘enemy’ in Turkey?

https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2020/02/turkey-mediterranean-turkish-cypriot-leader-declared-enemy.html#comment-4817619546

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I am sorry you deny the Cypriot identity, it was not how I was raised in my village.

I may be Greek but no "Greek". You may be "Turk" but no Turk.

I would suggest to you to consider that there are as many "Greeks" and "Turks" on the island as Greeks and Turks.

Re: I'm fucking angry...... (2)

https://www.cyprus-forum.com/cyprus47285-120.html#p893222

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...very interesting and educational thoughts from the both of you; harder to read than my stuff but that's another story.

in a nutshell; Cyprus, its constitution needs reform.

Cypriots exist. The "Greeks" and "Turks" that live among them exist too. The future for Cypriots, one hopes is neither their assimilation or subjugation by either. And yet, it seems that in the negotiation of the Problem, it is as though such a notion as Cypriot will be created; with no chair for a Cypriot between "them", and no chance for a Cypriot (but at an election box) to even have their say.

...indeed, it is an issue of identity, and as "Greeks" and "Turks" agitate for their Agenda with more finality, i surmise, under the circumstances, so too those Cypriot (about half the population) will be compelled no longer to remain silent. In acts and demonstrations, they will signal their unity against "them" with a simple choice, under the Flag of Cyprus, because it is a powerful symbol which as yet has not been used specifically to expose those not Cypriot. (i shutter thinking, in Cyprus, how that could turn out; talking about Flags, and extremists' feelings about their own: but violence is not the only outcome.)

...what do Cypriots want, i ask; never mind the "Greeks"and the "Turks".

And if in a BBF Cypriots, as Individuals, (also an identity) represent themselves as Cypriots, what is wrong with Cypriot Constituencies representing them as Persons?

...intentions count; what as persons they do to demonstrate in a majority their Goodwill toward the minorities among them.

(how lucky i feel living in a BBF like Canada, how much i enjoy the same hope for Cypriots)

Our View: No surprise politicians ignore positive economic benefits of a solution

https://cyprus-mail.com/2020/02/19/our-view-no-surprise-politicians-ignore-positive-economic-benefits-of-a-solution/

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...interesting.

What power Akinci has, standing under the Flag of Cyprus, if he dares, if this, is his conviction (it's election time). It is, in affect, the biggest threat to "Turkishness", (not just in Cyprus, but, in Turkey), his position, so says the "Turkish" Press. This election is to be a kind of referendum, it is also said in the "Turkish" Press. I ask, how far will Erdogan go to put Akinci, "in his place"? How far will Akinci go, to demonstrate he may be Turkish, but no "Turk"? That Turkish Cypriots are not "Cypriot Turks", they are Cypriot first.

Who will he betray? Because it seems that he must decide (no longer silent) and speak clearly; if it is that he is Cypriot. He cannot be a "Turk" as well as Turkish any longer it seems. (The "Turks" call him unreliable, to say the least.)

Thus, standing under the Flag of Cyprus he may be for Turkish Cypriots, (and not "Turkishness",) yet, he speaks to Cypriots, "being" Cypriot in doing so; then, if he wins he has Cypriots' support, the People, not just that of a single community within it.

...how is that for negotiating from a position of strength? Does he have vision? What Legacy will he leave if he does not stand up for Cypriots, Turkish, and Greek? How can Anastasiades, as a Cypriot, a Greek, and as the Republic's President refuse this bold enterprise, for Cyprus, as well, "changing mentality" for better intentions?

This is a (read: the) good beginning step. Cypriots are Cypriots. That Cyprus is Free. It is a State representing its Citizens, on Universal Principals, based on Equality, and having without further distinction or discrimination Individual Rights.

Who can deny that this is the issue, for Cypriots?

If there are Cypriot Constituencies, at another level of Government, so that as Persons, Cypriots have Liberty in representing themselves in National Assemblies as such, one hopes that as majorities holding their own Agendas within their respective territorial jurisdictions, that they may demonstrate the capacity to respect and recognise the minorities that live among them, by providing for them, accordingly, as well their special needs. Is it possible that any one of these Constituencies is incapable of this Goodwill?

...in my mind, it starts with Akinci, with a bang, after all this whimpering, with this election, to focus minds, something simple, like standing under the Flag, his Flag, no more denying it, the Flag of Cyprus.

...but i speak too much, Akinci a voice, at least to Cypriots, as strong as Erdogan's; who can imagine that?.

I'm fucking angry......

https://www.cyprus-forum.com/cyprus47285-20.html#p892968

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...the Problem is that Greeks allow "Greeks" to represent them, because they are against "Turks". The Problem is that Turks do the same thing to Greeks, with "Turks". The Problem is that Greeks and Turks must recognise that their adversary in this Problem are not each other, but the hateful enterprise as it exists of those "others".

...just ''be'' Cypriot, and realise that ''Greeks'' and ''Turks'' are the same; and that "they" are not Cypriot.

...we must stop labeling each other; "This" must stop.

...it has nothing to do with schools, it is a cheap excuse, or priests; it is up to you (and every one of us, accordingly).

...i have good things to say about my neighbours because i recognise that these neighbours deserve this esteem. There are neighbours, "Greek" and "Turkish" too, but why dwell on them? Who "wins" if i do that?

...and yes, a President that refuses to stand beside the Flag of Cyprus is just plain wrong to me, (especially if they are calling for Constitutional reform as well,) just like the flags on the mountain; it is from ignorance such as it is.

Our View: Crystal clear Turkey wants Akinci out

https://cyprus-mail.com/2020/02/11/our-view-crystal-clear-turkey-wants-akinci-out/#comment-4793742937

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...thus, i ask, where is the Communal Chamber?

(...and as you say,)

Isn't it included in the Constitution, along with a Legislature?

Indeed, Turkish Cypriots should be asking for Greek Cypriots to join them in such a Chamber, just as Greeks are asking Turks to join them in the Legislature. How is this not Bicommunal, if as Greeks and Turks, as Persons, we recognise that this Liberty is based on respect and recognition, and accordingly, that such Constituencies demonstrate a willingness to provide for their minorities' special needs; that together they may demonstrate such a willingness to each other, and where numbers warrant the needs of other Cypriot Constituencies as well.

Indeed, it is as Cypriots, in Freedom, as Cypriots that we can realise these aspirations; to be loving, to respect and trust one another. The Individual, not as a "Greek", not as a "Turk", but as a Human being, also exists: a society based on merit without further distinction or discrimination. This voice needs its expression too. The problem in Cyprus, identified as the Problem, in effect is not about "Greeks" and "Turks", or Greeks and Turks, but "Greeks"/"Turks" against Greek/Turks.

But, to get back to the question. I think Anastasiades understands this issue, to "be" an Individual and a Person; it is not clear yet if Akinci represents Turkish Cypriots, as Cypriots, also. More importantly, Akinci, in doing as i've suggested before, stand beside the Flag of Cyprus, will cause a furor; and yet who will be exposed, who then is the traitor: those who treat it like a rag.

Re: elections in the illegally occupied territories

https://www.cyprus-forum.com/cyprus47211.html#p892824

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...interestingly, it is hurriyet, that has published news (again) of Akinci's position with some substance.

https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/incumbent-turkish-cypriot-president-to-seek-re-election-151790

“The establishment of equal, not a hierarchical, relationship between Turkey and Cyprus, is a factor that will strengthen the bonds of friendship and sisterhood,” Akıncı said.

“It is clear that it will not be possible to ensure the recognition of Turkish Cyprus in the visible future. Two separate independent sovereign states within the EU discourse also cannot be described as a possible formula in this respect,” he said.

Stating that the federal settlement is the most realistic solution model under the current conditions, Akıncı emphasized that “this [federal settlement] has become a necessity for the region.”

...if he is clear, will he stand with the Flag of Cyprus behind him? Despite "being" Turkish, or Maronite, Armenian, Latin, or Greek, is it possible to be a Cypriot too?

...and what if there are Cypriot Constituencies? Why not a Federal Government as well, where, instead of Persons, Citizens have representation as Individuals? Is this not a BBF in its purest and most ideal form? Indeed, is it not the model Turkey needs with its own Problem, never mind the Problem in Iraq, Iran, and Syria, (as well as Israel), speaking of Constituencies and Constitutional reform?

A road map to peace in the East Med

https://cyprus-mail.com/2020/02/02/a-road-map-to-peace-in-the-east-med/#comment-4781700400

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Indeed, if there is a road map, all roads lead to Cyprus.

The Cyprus problem is not the problem, but the Problem is.

While we are divided as "Greeks" and "Turks", it is easy for Cypriots to be forgotten in their midst. "Greekness" against "Turkishness" and/or vice versa is the Agenda. Thus, Cypriots are not the Problem, nor the problem, they are a People which remain, as people, under the subjugation of a mythic reality that "Turkishness", or "Greekness", matters more, than anything else.

Yet, how does this relate to oil and gas exploration in the Eastern Mediterranean, I ask? How is it oil and gas exploration, in Cyprus, has been linked to hostilities in the Aegean with Greece, and most recently, Libya.

Witness the Treaty of Sevres, "cornered" with the installation of a Sovereign base in Cyprus for his drones, so says Mr. Erdogan. Witness the Treaty of Lausanne, "tossed out a window'', his disruptive behaviour toward all his neighours, and now on the seas. His supremacy, militarily speaking, over any one of these adversaries (read: neighbours), is only a few years away, given the military-industrial complex he is growing.

Prepared to War, as such, will put him in a better negotiating position, if instead it comes to that.

But what does Turkey gain, from Cyprus, if it is divided for "Turkishness", the rest for others (read: "Greek")? It is not just Cyprus which is torn apart, but the very fabric that has made the notion of Humanity, above it. This is the Problem. And a Cyprus divided, means Turkey divided, for the same reason; Erdogan must know this.

What of Turkish Constituencies? What of the Kurds and the Alevi, are they not Turks, and Turkish? One Flag in Turkey, like one Flag in Cyprus makes perfect sense to me. Perhaps it is Cyprus that will change Turkey, and not the other way around. Perhaps a BBF in Turkey, with its own Constitutional reform is something to think about.

Guaranteeing human rights and viability of Cyprus solution an ‘absolute principle’

http://www.parikiaki.com/2020/01/guaranteeing-human-rights-and-viability-of-cyprus-solution-an-absolute-principle/

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…well said Mr.. President; Cypriots are neither “Greeks” or “Turks”

I ask, were “Greeks” and “Turks”, ever, busy killing each other? I suggest we should never forget that it was Cypriots, for the most part, for “being” Cypriots, who were murdered and made to disappear, because they were (and are,) not one of “them”.

…let us remember that when the “Greeks” had their coup, despite succeeding in removing Makarios from the Palace, they failed because Greeks who are Cypriot did not join in their efforts.

…and let us remember that there is a big difference between a Turk and a “Turk”, as well, because while Cyprus is Greek because its population is overwhelmingly Greek, Cyprus is an ethnos