Turkey's real aims in Cyprus & the inescapable comparison with her own Kurdish community's demands

The opening of the port of Famagusta under the EU is a no brainer. Except for Turkey. Why? Because Turkey's ultimate goal has nothing to do with bringing the two communities together.

Erdogan in 2011 & Makarios in 1963, Turkey in 1923 and Cyprus in 1960

The Kurds should have been founding partners of Turkey just as T-Cypriots became in Cyprus. They were promised such status by Mustafa Kemal. Kemal cheated them. That is why tens of thousands of Kurds have died since 1923.

Democratic solution to the Kurdish question in Turkey by BDP

BDP 11/01/2011 (Democratic Autonomy Project)

A- Reform in Turkey's Political-Administrative Structure and Model of Solution to the Kurdish Question

The Republic proclaimed after a joint struggle waged by the People of Anatolia in 1920’s, has not been able to acquire a democratic quality in spite of the eighty-four years that have passed.

Erdoğan following in the footsteps of Makarios

Merkel's visit to Cyprus and Papandreou's in Ankara visits, both produced good results. Let us not forget that there is a "WAR" going on in Turkey itself between the so called deep-state & the CDU-CSU equivalent of Turkey, i.e. the "mild" islamist AKP.

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sometimes reminds me of Makarios in the early 60s, trying to push forth with some desperately needed fundamental changes while keeping the military/militaristic idiots at bay. Not an easy thing to do, especially when their most revered jewel is Cyprus & the current constitution bestowing upon them the obligation to do whatever necessary, as they perceive it, to preserve the unity of the state.

Monitoring Turkish Hypocrisy and/or Half-knowledge!

As the debate heats up in Turkey about the level of "cultural rights" or "equality" or "regional autonomy" or "federation" for "her" 22+% Kurdish ethnic minority, almost 20 million people, I will update this post regalarly [most recent addition on top] with opinions and facts of interest from the Turkish press which strike familiar chords for all Cypriots.

A Greek Cypriot tells his story

A personal account by a Greek Cypriot who lived through the rotten 1960s