Mustafa Akinci talks about the "one man regime" in Turkey

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It is still possible for this man to build a legacy that will be remembered by us all. It takes courage and vision (which he may have). It takes patience most of all. And, i do not forget who elected this man to represent them; it was not the "Turks": he may after all decide who he is, a Turkish Cypriot or a "Cypriot Turk". He perseveres at least.

Let us not forget who is the vanguard in our struggle against an enemy which threatens the rest of us, (those of us not "Them"), "Turkishness" now, like "Greekness" then: it is Cypriots generally, and Turkish Cypriots in particular. Such is the real enemy. Without our enosis as Cypriots, Greek and Turkish, "they" thrive.

...in effect, and as a result, i am suggesting that it is not what Turkey can do to change Cyprus, it is what Cypriots can do to change Turkey; the big question.

What for the need of Constitutional reform in Turkey, this is something to think about. Unity in Cyprus, means unity in Turkey, equals as States. "Turkishness" will surely lead to Turkey's divide if Cyprus is divided. Both would do well with (a BBF,) having at another level of Government, Constituencies, where as Persons with their distinct identities they may represent as a majority their Goodwill to the minorities that live among them.

...souvla, there is still time to gather on the beaches under the one Flag which is "ours", as the People, to make some good food together. Certainly, "They", the ones who treat us and our Flag as a rag won't like that, and accordingly they will be exposed unable to join in such a celebration under it not "being" Cypriot.

I ask, will Mr. Akinci stand under the Flag of Cyprus? It has been years i am waiting for him to dare.

Unite Cyprus Now: Four years later (video)

 https://cyprus-mail.com/2021/10/17/unite-cyprus-now-four-years-later-video/

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...on the beaches, the People will speak, when pushed too far by a Leadership that ignores their existence. They will do what Cypriots do best, peacefully, and under the one Flag rightfully theirs, the one that "Greeks" and "Turks" treat as a rag, the Flag of Cyprus, making souvla together,

...indeed, let's not forget that both Canada and the USA are BBFs; Freedom for all, equals as Individuals, (and at another level of Government) Liberty as Persons respectful of the minorities that live among them by providing for their special needs as well.

...and let's not forget what an example that would be, for Turkey, now torn by "Turkishness" too, also in need of Constitutional reform.

Turkey ‘will not allow’ research ship to continue operations off Cyprus and Crete

 https://cyprus-mail.com/2021/10/08/turkey-will-not-allow-research-ship-to-continue-operations-off-cyprus-and-crete/

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Actions create equal and opposite reactions. Ask all of Erdogan's neighbours, and a great many in the International communities with which he is engaging. Having "tossed out a window", the Treaty of Lausanne, Turkish hegemony does not look so inviting. Indeed, he can be credited as having done the most to bring this region together; witness the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum.

...while this incident is mundane; just another on a very long list in affect, i ask, will he go too far?

Let's remember that in two short years he will have to face his public in another election; and his own reckoning with the Legacy he is working so hard to make, for Turkey, on Turkey's Centennial: that shines or remains tarnished, living in Fame to much international esteem or infamy.

...it seems that everything is linked to the Problem, as it has expanded beyond Cyprus, leaving the Cyprus Problem to become but a problem among many. "Turkishness", as it is, questions Humanity, its values and resolve; this is but one small example. It is not a threat to Cyprus alone, but a threat to all of us who are unlike "Them".