From: ptg2351@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Panos Tamamidis )
Subject: Re: How long will Greeks remain uncivilized?
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 18:40:11 GMT

hbm@ddsw1.mcs.com (Hasan B. Mutlu) writes:

><Bt58ry.CCJ@news.cso.uiuc.edu>
>ptg2351@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Panos Tamamidis )

>> You dare to talk, when Turkey's involvement in Cyprus is still alive?
>> The fasist, racist, and guilty state of Turkey should first learn Turks to
>> close their big mouth. Which you have to do since you are GUILTY.

>This joke will open the skies to mankind. While there is a new world
>order emerging, to turn around and ask the Turkish Republic of Northern 
>Cyprus (TRNC) to dance with an old world tune would not solve any 
>problems. Who is ready to claim that 'Greek Cypriots' are not hating 
>the 'Turkish Cypriots?' Insisting on not recognizing the TRNC as a 
>separate republic and push them to get together with Greek Cypriots
>is no different than asking each and every one of the new republics 
>of old Soviet Union, Croatia and Slovenia in Yugoslavia to go back 
>to the old status quo.

 Turkey invaded twice Cyprus.  The first time, a small part of the island
 was conqueered. This resulted in the fall of the Greek dictator; also, the
 coup in Cyprus failed. At that time, this should satisfy Turkey.  However,
 a second invasion followed, and Turkey conqueered about 50% of the island.
 Turkey showed its real face, which was to annex northern Cyprus.  Hundrends
 of thousands of Turks from Turkey were subsequently brought to the island
 in order to change the composition of the population.

 Turkey does nothing to resolve the problem. Turkish-Cypriots did not
 choose to form a separate state; Croats and Slovenians did.  The difference
 is tremendous between the two cases.

>Source: Statement made by Mr. Evangelos Yannopoulus - the Greek Minister
>	of Maritime Affairs, ELEFTHEROTIPIA, July 4, 1988

>       "The two myths in Cyprus must be exposed as lies. The first myth 
>	is the case of missing persons and the second is the myth of the 
>	invasion of Cyprus by Turkey. The Greek Cypriots presented as 
>	missing persons were actually the victims who were killed during 
>	the Sampson Coup. As regards the invasion of Cyprus by Turkey, it 
>	was the Greek military that staged the coup and toppled Makarios 
>	at a time when he was an internationally recognized President of 
>	Cyprus. How is it possible to topple Makarios and start slaughtering 
>	the Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots and impose a mad man like 
>	Sampson to head the Cyprus Government and yet expect no reaction 
>	from Turkey?"

 Mr. Yannopoulos is generally considered as jerk in Greece.  He has said
 much more things than those you are posting here, not only for Cyprus, but
 for many other things. Nobady takes him seriously but you.

 What he says about the missing persons is totally incorrect. There is
 hard evidence that proove beyond any doubt that the missing persons
 are prisoners of war.

 The invasion of Turkey to Cyprus would have been made irespectively
 of the coup in Cyprus. Turkey was planning the invasion for a long
 time; the coup was just the excuse for their invasion.

>Hasan B-) Mutlu


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---> Panos Tamamidis
     University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign