Little ground for optimism at the informal five-party conference due to Turkish stance, Dendias says

 https://cyprus-mail.com/2021/04/25/little-ground-for-optimism-at-the-informal-five-party-conference-due-to-turkish-stance-dendias-says/

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...we can hope that cooler heads will prevail.

Cyprus can be a unified State, where Cypriots are equal, without further distinction or discrimination, Individuals, and as Persons with their distinct Identities demonstrate as majorities goodwill to the minorities living among them.

...i ask, what is the USA, or Canada, as examples, what is the EU for that matter, but a BBF?

And what of Turkey, now, torn by "Turkishness", its People divided more than ever, they need from Cypriots something to emulate, too. One Flag in Cyprus, like One Flag in Turkey, is not so hard to understand in that regard.

..."motherland", it's what makes "Greeks" and "Cypriot Turks" no different; Turkish Cypriots have a lot to think about.

The Two-State Solution Platform for Cyprus

 https://cyprusscene.com/2021/04/26/the-two-state-solution-platform-for-cyprus/

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...indeed, i ask, where is the Greek Constituency, an equal to the Turkish Constituency, equal in fulfilling the same needs. Such as it is, in Cyprus, the Problem, in that it is made up of Constituencies, needs us as Individuals to respect and trust each other as Persons. (What is a BBF?)

...i suggest that a Constitution reformed, for, and as, Cypriots is natural. I am also suggesting that "Turkishness", like "Greekness", may go too far in their zeal, dismissing those "being" Cypriots as a population that is very small. Despite the decades of History, (still), Cypriots represent about half the population any way it is counted. Cypriots having "picnics", for me at least are not hard to imagine.

...two states at another level of Government is entirely possible, in a Cyprus, where Cypriots are Sovereign, as a State (having Citizenship and an equal vote) defending Universal Principals, as Individuals, one as a People, without the need for further distinction or discrimination.

...Three (or more) Governing Bodies; Two levels of Government; to "be" an Individual, and a Person. 

...what of Turkey? And in its own Constitutional Reform, respect and trust among themselves as a People, as Individuals, as Persons with their own distinct identities united in providing toward the minorities that live among them the same recognition and Goodwill.

Cypriots, especially Turkish Cypriots, have a lot to think about.

Anastasiades: Turkey has reconfirmed its intransigent stance on Cyprus (Updated)

 https://cyprus-mail.com/2021/04/16/anastasiades-turkey-has-reconfirmed-its-intransigent-stance-on-cyprus/

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...no need to despair, there is still something to talk about; and it being an informal discussion, talk most useful.

I ask: what of Cypriot Constituencies? What with our desire for Freedom as Individuals and our Liberty as Persons, it would seem to me that it should be easy to discern the needs of each, as Persons, that are the same.

Indeed, in Cyprus, such a Constituency for Turkish Cypriots is a start. Why not a Greek Constituency; its equal? Certainly having the numbers, (and having the same needs as Arabic Cypriots, Armenian, and Latins), such National Assemblies, (at this level of Government), offer the possibility of sustaining these distinct identities through self-representation, and as such, also as a capacity demonstrating toward their minorities the same Goodwill; (being Cypriots to start with).

The Republic of Cyprus exists. There is no need to talk about that. But within, its Constitutional Reform is needed.

I would say to Mr. Cavusoglu, that Turkey needs this reform (a BBF) far more than Cyprus. Let us recall that what has for decades torn Cyprus in two, "Turkishness", is now tearing at Turkey herself. Let us also recall that the BBF, originally, was a Turkish demand which the Republic is (still) willing to consider as a good compromise; tearing the island in two, like the baby in Solomon's example is not a solution because it is a living thing. So too in Turkey. They, are a People: not a dogma some follow excluding the rest as "others". What makes "Greekness" any different to "Turkishness" therefore? A BBF in Turkey, in effect, is not that hard to imagine.

What is a State, i'd ask. What are Nations?
...indeed, what of Turkish Constituencies?

Two years till Turkey's Centennial, and so much more has been linked to the Problem. We may be surprised that it is Erdogan that solves it in time, removing the tarnish on Turkey's shine to much International esteem. Hence, a Legacy of Fame, not infamy awaits. But it starts here, at its root in Cyprus, with a small change in intentions.

"Nothing to talk about", is fluff for anxious readers back home. I am hopeful.

Re: Turkey is bankrupt

 https://www.cyprus-forum.com/cyprus47377-200.html#p906627

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...which 100 billion or so are we talking about Lordo?

Such a question is not new in Turkey.

I bet there is even a shoe box of all these stories of shoe boxes stuffed in it.

Erdogan does not plan on bringing "it" down, by leaving in its destruction nothing, "everyone" is making money (so is he); he wants greater influence. "Death to America", he might say, one day, it's true, and there are many who would join in, at his call. It may seem an easy way to cancel debt, and to return to what seems normal in such societies, brutal force, (and at war), a dogma but little in the way of Rule by Law.

I see the other side of Erdogan, it is entirely possible for him to gather the interlocutors together at the time of his choosing, (now or soon,) given how he is involved in every disruption around Turkey. (I am hopeful, because it will not be hard, to change his intentions again.) Getting on the Democracy train, recognising Cypriots as Cypriots, that the Republic exists, (needing reform). Who does he betray, but, those who call themselves "Cypriot Turks" for him? Peace with Greece, perhaps Peace in Syria, (Iran), and Iraq, Peace with Armenia, Peace in Libya and with Egypt, Peace with the EU, Peace both Russia and the US can agree to, are all possible Legacies in doing so.

And for Turkey, i will add, a BBF in Cyprus, such as it is, the Problem, solved, is something (in their own Constitutional Reform) for Turkey to emulate.

...my question is, can it be done for Turkey's Centennial?

Re: Cypriotism (Cypriot Nationalism)

 https://www.cyprus-forum.com/cyprus46325-360.html#p906560

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"Nationalism", Lordo, is a living thing. It is even fluid in its meaning. It is a part of our existence as social animals, and as Humans. Denial does not defeat "it", as it is seen in its use by murderers, plunderers and thieves. Justice must be seen. That is why such Heroes who fought against such vile thinking, "Greekness" and "Turkishness", in Cyprus should be revered.

...and if we (the living) listen to the families of the disappeared, Turkish and Greek, a monument will be built to list their names together, also as fallen Heroes, and as Cypriots. (such is Nationalism)

Yes Lordo, i agree, it is from the People, that changes are made. Existentially, i ask, have we arrived at that point, where Cypriots will gather, with or without their Leadership, for such a State, where Cypriots defend each other?

..."they", remember Lordo, were never busy killing each other; they were busy killing "us".

And in a world that is dialectic, i suggest in Cyprus, split as it is in terms of its "Nationalism" right now, "Cypriotness" is its opposite.

Petition launches to support reunification

 https://cyprus-mail.com/2021/04/06/petition-launches-to-support-reunification/

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...such an organisation is at its advent. One hopes that among its leadership soon, Turkish Cypriots too.

This summer, free from Covid, "picnics" will be possible. Cypriots may join together, making souvla on their beaches, and, under the one Flag rightfully theirs, (the one the "others" (those "Greek" and "Turkish") treat as a rag,) peacefully.

...for at least half the voting public, (any way you count it,) it is not hard for them to imagine something like this; something to think about.

I am encouraged by such action, that people are taking the Problem in their own hands: as Cypriots.

..."Greekness" may have been defeated, with their "successful" coup that brought them down in '74.

..."Turkishness" presents the same existential threat, today, to Cypriots, (and Turkey).

Both dogmas have demonstrated their failings, toward Cypriots, this is clear.

Cypriots may reconsider their position in such a debate, as it is between "them", which has left Cypriots silenced for so long, as though, what a Cypriot "is", is non-existent until "they" decide what it is.

...yet, the People seeking change (from "this") grows.

Cyprus to mark 66th anniversary of Eoka struggle against British rule

 https://cyprus-mail.com/2021/03/31/cyprus-to-mark-66th-anniversary-of-eoka-struggle-against-british-rule/

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...wish i could agree with you guys, it seems he became the person you remember.

What started, according to his brother, in a radio shack at the airport, were reactions we can imagine from anyone shot at, by British troops in an undisciplined fashion, that it disturbed him. Ignored, by the very institution he admired the most, the British Army, (which to him represented, order,) he became a Hero to those, from it, who had the same fear.

Indeed, GLADIO, existed quite actively then. Anti-"communist", the representative of a bigger Occidental world he was a part of and dreams he felt were incomplete with Independence, it was not hard to recruit him, i imagine, he became a part of "them", not EOKA but EOKAB, (and in affect, not Cypriot).

He is indeed a hero, what he was willing to commit to, on Principal, and against a power ruling the world. And such an irony. sadly, with what he became, given Che and Castro's praise for him, as their inspiration, against the same fear they experienced themselves.

Like Denkltash, someone else, an odd hero; why after so long, did he, open the gates, i ask. To their dying days they both professed a dying love to the notions tearing us apart: "Greekness" and "Turkishness". Like anything in Cyprus that should be simple, it is complicated; given that these "games" are being played on a bigger field by bigger players.

...such as it is, our "being" as Individuals is being usurped by our being Persons as well.