Do you think the economic embargo on Northern Cyprus is justified?

[poiuytrewq0987]

TRNC is currently embargoed by the EU and the Republic of Cyprus. Do you think you think the embargo should be lifted? I think it should be. An independent Northern Cyprus is a reality. The world should just accept the reality on ground and recognize the country.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/6216498.stm

[chipriota]

"The world should just accept the reality on ground and recognize the country."

Which country?

[StonyArabia]

No divide the island and let each nation be. I think this is the only solution.

[chipriota]

And remove this thread from Turkish section. This has nothing to do with Turkey...

[poiuytrewq0987]

"The world should just accept the reality on ground and recognize the country."

Which country?

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. You will have to eventually accept a compromise a la North/South Korea situation with the division primarily caused by ethnic rather than political differences.

[poiuytrewq0987]

And remove this thread from Turkish section. This has nothing to do with Turkey...

TRNC has everything to do with Turkey. Its indepdence is guaranteed by Turkey, the Northern part is populated by Turks, if it wasn't for Turkey and Turks there would be no TRNC.

[chipriota]

No, I think I would be safer in the Turkish side of Cyprus from the racist attacks. If go to the Southside I probably going to be lynched despite themselves not looking to white.

1) Cyprus hasn't got Turkish side. Cyprus has only free side and occupied side.
2) Racist attacs? Oh yeah, the thousands of Turkish Cypriots who come and work in the free side every day, many of them even owe businesses here, suffer a lot you see...

[chipriota]

TRNC has everything to do with Turkey. Its indepdence is guaranteed by Turkey, the Northern part is populated by Turks, if it wasn't for Turkey and Turks there would be no TRNC.

There is no TRNC you idiot... It's a de facto state full of illegal Turkish and Kurdish settlers, and few Turkish Cypriots who are even there "a minority".

[Onur]

Turkish republic of northern Cyprus is a 30 year old fact but doesn't get recognized by anyone except Turkey due to undermining Turkish sovereignty in the island.

The people of Cyprus are old and peaceful people who deals with agriculture but they are suffering under harsh embargoes for the political reasons only. They don't have weapons of mass destruction or they didn't commit any crime but this is the case.

Northern Cyprus is modern and beautiful tough, with ultra luxury hotels because of funding from Turkey. We can continue to fund them forever, it`s not much problem for us but 30 year old uninterrupted embargo upon these people is not fair.


They recently organized another protestation in Brussels because Greek Cypriot side will take over annual presidency of EU next month like they are supposedly the sole authority of the island but it`s false. They have zero authority in the north for more than 30 years.

450 Turkish Cypriots took to the streets in Brussels, all dressed in white like ghosts
450 Turkish Cypriots took to the streets in Brussels, all dressed in white like ghosts, to demonstrate against the discrimination they face as “invisible citizens” of the EU. The protest was timed to coincide with South Cyprus’ Presidency of the European Council, which commences on 1st July. The European Union admitted a divided island in 2004, with EU membership suspended for North Cyprus, denying 200,000 Turkish Cypriots EU rights and citizenship privileges that Greek Cypriots in the South enjoy.






Representatives from a wide range of NGOs, unions and universities in North Cyprus assembled outside the European Parliament at midday before marching across the EU quarter to protest at their treatment by the EU. The Turkish Cypriots are angry that eight years after the island’s admission into the EU, they are still unable to have a voice at the European Parliament or to benefit from the EU’s basic freedoms and commercial, educational, social and cultural opportunities.

The Republic of Cyprus was formed in 1960 as a federal partnership state by Greek and Turkish Cypriots. The power-sharing state collapsed in December 1963. International efforts to end the decades-old conflict so that a united Cyprus entered the European Union failed in 2004. In a referendum on 24 April, 65% of Turkish Cypriots said “yes” to the United Nations backed Annan Plan, while 76% of Greek Cypriots voted against the plan they had helped draw up. Since entering the EU on 1st May 2004, South Cyprus has used its veto powers to block promises made by the European Council and others “to put an end to the isolation of Turkish Cypriots”.

http://www.avrupagazete.com/haberler...of-the-eu.html

[StonyArabia]

1) Cyprus hasn't got Turkish side. Cyprus has only free side and occupied side.
2) Racist attacs? Oh yeah, the thousands of Turkish Cypriots who come and work in the free side every day, many of them even owe businesses here, suffer a lot you see...

Well the North Side, I think to be honest I would feel more safe there. As for the other point my father will not be attacked as he can pass as SouthEast Euro being from the North Caucasus, but me and my mom will probably be easy prey for the racist because we are dark and look obviously non-native since we don't look Levantine, my sister would be safe to. I am only saying there has been brutal attacks on non-European looking people. However I don't know if this is a segment of sensationalist media spin.