Example of One-sided Journalism 1. Why are you interviewing someone living in Athens, Greece, instead of someone living in Cyprus or a Cypriot? 2. Why are you not explaining the primary purpose of Turkey's Peace Operation in Cyprus? 3. Is your preference to hear the Cypriot perspective from a Greek person due to your affinity with or fear of Greece? 4. Why are you not addressing the political structure of Cyprus or the issues caused by the coup in 1974? 5. Why are you not discussing the Annan Plan and the last negotiations in 2017? 6. Even though you are a public institution affiliated with Germany and funded by German taxpayers, do you use German discipline and ethics in your videos solely for your own interests? DW > ethical values and self-interested discourses
I agree with posing those questions. This report especially on the mark of the 50 years should have been done more thoroughly and with much greater respect to the events. It does not represent any side, except superficially the position of the Cypriot and Greek leader, and it is paired with correspondence from a person who clearly possesses minimum knowledge about the issue. On the other hand, there has been a mention of the coup by Greece, which of course is not nearly enough to grasp the context of the situation, but the perspective is rightfully primarily from the side of the victim, which is the Republic of Cyprus side. I believe that a more extensive dive in the issue would be more representative, including the realities on the ground right now, both from the GreekCypriot and the TurkishCypriot perspective.
@@akhagop4123 no they dont have, cyprus and karabagh not same,,,, armenians invade without reason,,,,the turks invade, after get murdered by greek eoka,,,, if you look to both issues with same eyes, than you are the hypocrat.........in cyprus greek want enosis and send para milatry to iland, like eoka for ethnic cleanising,,,,, you can close youre eyes and see only greek goodnight storys if you want,, reality is, the turks dont invade cyprus without a reason,,,,,
@@akhagop4123 Armenians in Artsah ( Karabah ) have lived there for centuries they have this right The majority of the northern part of Cyprus was Greek 80% like the rest island they were displaced by the invsion and their land settled So they can't have a state in Greek land taken by force
This is a great example of one-sided journalism. The issue is a conflict; therefore, both sides should be given the opportunity to deliver their messages. This is not about Erdogan or his policies; using his negative image to convey the issues about the topic is not helpful at all. I cannot see any coverage of the Annan Plan, referendum, or crimes against Turks before and during the coup in Cyprus. As a taxpayer I am just diasappointed.
Annan plan was a plan that was about to give disproportionate priviledges to Turk Cypriots. It would be a suicide for Greeks to support it. Its ridiculous hhow Turks present it like "it was a time when Greece prooved that reunification was not what they wanted". Face reality. Annan plan was totally in favor of Turks. Its excpectable for Greeks to say no.
Let's not forget that in 2004, the Greeks said no to the reunification of the island and were rewarded with EU membership. The Turks said yes, they are not members of the EU.
Because it was a bad plan made by the British amd turks and it was a death sentence to Cyprus. Do you think Cypriots would had rejected it if it was a good plan? Also, we will do what we want, its our country and we will vote for whatever works for our nation. You know how democracy works rights?
@@sefagundogan1595 Anan Plan was a resurrection of Apartheid in the Republic of Cyprus. The Anan Plan for Cyprus included (a) an unfair voting system (Turkish votes would carry "more weight" than Greek votes) and that is the definition of Apartheid, (b) it would legalize the illegal settlers from Turkey to Cyprus to distort the demographic majority of Greeks on the island, (c) The illegally occupied land, given back to the Greeks was close to nothing, (d) what a ridiculous and awful flag (the one with the three stripes blue, yellow, red).
@@georgioso.4203 pretty fair, through lenses of Greek community of the island of course. Another question then. Is there any critic in Greek community about the fact that an attempt to reunificate Cyprus with Greece in 1974 led to 'illegal occupation'. If Turks would not have been intervened, what would be with Turkish minority in the island? Not pretty things, I guess. So thanks to today's status quo, no one is dying and Greek side of the island is in EU. As of today, Turkey has nothing to lose. No state has recognized the state in the North, no one will I guess. After 50 years, it would be very hard for both Greek- and Turk- Cypriots to unite in one-state. Turks will say we dont have weight in state apparatus, Greeks will say that Turks have more weight than they should have. It is not a easy job to satisfy both Greeks and Turks on the island. Maybe status quo is the optimal one. What do you think?
Intercommunal violence means that both Turkish and Greeks were killed in them. The equivalent of Turkey occupying 36% of the island because the 19% of the population was "in danger" is equally fair as Greece saying that they would claim half of Turkey to save Greeks from Turks that are massacring them inside the Ottoman Empire (before 1918). And actually, the Greeks being killed were much more in the 2nd case. And this is an argument that Greece used to support the Conquest on Anatolia (That Turks consider as an absolutely agreesive strategy). Not to mention that Greeks were living on these lands (both Cyprus and Anatolia) wasy before Turks come, but thats an other topic.
Hypocrisy at its extreme. Armenians in Karabakh do not have the right to a state. The Turks in Cyprus should get a state Also you can ask old Armenians in autonomous karabakh what they suffered from azeris before 1992.
Erdogan does not want a one state solution!! He's looking for an excuse to take over the whole island whilst the world is distracted over the middle east.Meanwhile... UK is sending troops to Cyprus supposedly for the evacuation of UK citizens from Lebanon 👀😅
@stelios5314 Whenever someone mentions the massacres of Turks in Cyprus, you always reply with the massacres of Greeks. I think you are slowly, slowly making progress towards the point that you are no better than the Turks. The massacres in Cyprus were mostly on Turks. The Greek deaths were only on political prisoners. After the coup in 1974, they tried to annex Cyprus to Greece and completely expel the Turks from the island. NATO and the United Nations allowed Turkey to intervene in the region, what else are you discussing? In the referendum held later, the people of Northern Cyprus wanted to be independent.
if greek cypriots have accepted the Annan plan which was offered by the UN, cypru swould be uinted today. But Guess what... greek cypriots have rejected by 75%
@@taylannn6733same thing can be said on the peel accords, the 1947 partitions resolution, the madrid accords,the complication of the oslo accords, the y plantation accords ,the Indianapolis accords…,
@@stavkaz1790 then stop to lie. The reason why Cyprus remains in this situation is not Turkey but Greek Cypriots because they dont want to have same rights as Turkish people.
Do you know that Republic of Cyprus was founded in 1960 as a bi communal federal republic to be run by Turks and Greeks. And in 1963 Greeks wanted to annex the island to Greece illegally. And in 1974 they attempted to exterminate the entire Turkish population and Turkey had to intervene based on her responsibility as a quarantor power as defined in 1960 constitution of the republic of Cyprus.
Greek junta, ( military government ) organises a coup in the island, Greek paramilitary ( EOKA ) tries to pull a Srebrenica, Greek leader Makarios seeks Russian alliance, but Turks are still the bad guys here. No I don't buy this. This isn't even the first island Greek civilians arranged pogroms against Turkish minority. This is a recurring pattern since early 19th. century. Sorry, there won't be a unification as long as you don't stop portraying Turks as barbarian and yourself as the damsel in distress.
@@izi1902no, why should they? The military is there for protection. What are you afraid of? Turkey could invade Greece and Cyprus within a matter of days only from mainland Turkey. Whether the military stays or not has nothing to do with the unification process.
@@izi1902 The existence of our military has ensured the peace in the entire island. No one could dare to attack the island or try to create a mess within the island. Did you understand now ?
@@nxxxx9601UN says so ! Cyprus is an EU state needs no " protection " Turkey is illegally there against UN orders , it is a threat for all If the island is united the troops will have to leave , turks know it
@@cago00 There is UN peacekeeping force there , UN knows better and many people were shot by trkish forces the last decades No one asked you to be there Turkey invded and has occupied part of an independent state Turkey itself attacked the island and created the mess ! UN resolutions say your troops should leave and the Republic of Cyprus is sovereign over the entire island . Did u get it ?
@user-pi6fp9xn4m still greece begging eu to give you a second country?? Giving you a country a flag and still gave you 300b that you still own us was it not enough for your country.
@@kucukmimarbey3183 "were," in the past tense. Ttoday, after 50 years, that is not the case. It is the usual Turkish grabbing whatever belongs to others.
I am turkish cypriot my grandparents stayed in the British camps also protected by United Nations for 6 months. Episkopi also known as PIskobu .Their was violence against turkish cypriots rapes and genocide so they had to flee to the North. Many Greek and Turkish cypriots were displaced but we have peace and we are gratefull for Turkey saving us. Look at Gaza now thats how we would have been if Turkey didnt save us
I mentioned Gaza because it is an ongoing humanitarian crisis and Genocide. I dont understand why Armenia is brought up now. As a displaced Turkish Cypriot this news was specifically about 1974 and the Turkish intervention in Cyprus. Nothing to do with Armenia or Armenian people. I am sorry if i have offended anyone buy saying i am gratefull to Turkey.
@@whatgoesaroundcomesaround920 Just Google it. I'm sure you already know it. See the childs killed in their homes bathtubs, mass graves in towns, interviews with the EOKA militants that they told how they killed Turkish Cypriots and than robb their bodies.
Before Türkiye it was also ısland of Ottomans , Cyprus is offically international a sea side of Türkiye, also you can see Cyprus from mountains from Türkiye naked eye its not from other continent , Population half of Turks when this is not your buiesness , you can digg your anchestor what they did it before how they slaved sell people on their history
As a Turkish Cypriot, thanks to Türkiye for saving our lives. Enosis, EOKA wasn't acceptable. We don't want to live as a second-class citizen. Turkish army didn't only bring peace to the north but also to South.
As a Turkish Cypriot myself, I disagree with you. Turkey stayed way too long in Cyprus. They had too leave once they secured constitutional unity of RoC as a legit guarantor but this didn’t happen. Even worse, they imported population from mainland Turkey. Now you are minority of them, what are you talking about??
@@GreenOliveBranch I was about to reply to @husseinhasan9789 but you did it for me and it makes way more impact coming from a Cypriot Imagine a Island where everyone has equal rights and opportunities. Stay strong hopefully you will get YOUR country back where once again Greek and Turkish Cypriots can enjoy our Island together.
@@GreenOliveBranch zaten daha özünüzle konuşurken bile ana dilimizde yazmayı avam görmenizden fikriniz belli, gerçi türk olduğunu da pek düşünmüyorum ya ama türksen şunu bil orda hele de şu enerji yatakları flndan sonra sizi 1-2 sene içinde paket ederler ne olduğunu bile anlamassınız. O kadar büyük askeri gücü kıçı kırık rumlar için tutmuyoruz orda hala anlyamadınız mı.
It is DW so unbiased and truthful news-making cannot be expected. Stay strong Northern Cyprus and Turkiye! Greeks are very similar to Israelis, meaning they are always "victims", no matter what they do!
@@Sam_Guevenne Your list is way incomplete. 30+ countries (nation states) emerged after the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire. And it was just the last Turkish Empire, not counting previous 15 Turkic empires or states that ruled over large territories in Asia, Europe and Middle East. So Cyprus is not a big deal as a medium island in this scale.
@@Sam_Guevenne so far from the truth. We get it, you don’t like Turkey but do you mind rationalizing your negative feelings a little more comprehensible? Thank you!
According to the United Nations 1960 agreement, Cyprus administration was given to 3 states: Türkiye, Greece and England. But the Greek Terrorist organization EOKA attempted genocide against the Turks! Many Turks, including children, were killed and severely tortured in the genocide, which went down in world history as "Bloody Christmas". The United Nations intervened in the incident, but EOKA did not stop and continued the genocide. Thereupon, Türkiye, one of the 3 Granator states, used its right to intervene and declared " It organized an operation under the name of "Cyprus Peace Operation". Türkiye did not go to invade the island, Türkiye went to the island to protect the Turks.Since the establishment of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, peace has prevailed on the island. That's why we're not going anywhere!
@@universalspaceexpeditioner8259 Than here more information for you and for everyone.I am writing for those who read here; The first secret negotiations for Eoka, a terrorist organization established to destroy the Turkish people in Cyprus and bind the island to Greece, were held in Athens on July 2, 1952, under the chairmanship of Makarios. Following these meetings, a "revolutionary council" was established on March 7, 1953, and the founders of this council took the following secret oath for enosis: "I swear before God to keep what I know and will know about the Enosis case a secret, even under torture and at the cost of my life. I will obey all orders given to me without question." In the first months of 1954, secret arms shipments to Cyprus began with the knowledge of the Greek government, and the terrorist named Grivas secretly landed on the island on 9 November 1954. Eoka upon the directive of Greek Foreign Minister Stefanoplus; It officially went into action by detonating its first bombs on April 1, 1951. The purpose of eoka; His aim was first to expel the British from the island, and then to destroy the Turkish people with a total destruction move and to connect the island to Greece. However, without waiting for the British to leave the island, attacks against the Turks began on June 21, 1955. Grivas, who writes in his memoirs that he decided to train and arm the youth organization called Peon, founded by Makarios on 22 November 1954, thus emphasizes that Makarios was behind Eoka. It is known that Makarios resolved the issue with Greek officials during his various visits to Athens. In his letter dated June 4, 1959, Grivas states that Makarios invited him to Cyprus to manage Eoka, and explains that the church provided financial aid to purchase weapons for the terrorist organization. Makarios, who summoned Grivas on March 27, 1955, personally gave the order to take action. Learning that Makarios was the political leader of Eoka, the British arrested him on March 9, 1956 and exiled him to the Seychelles. Eoka militants, who massacred hundreds of Turks, 100 British and hundreds of Greeks during their action, destroyed 30 Turkish villages and caused the Turks living there to migrate. Eoka started attacking again in 1963 and destroyed 103 Turkish villages and killed more than 500 Turks; It forced tens of thousands of Turks to migrate. Eoka, who appeared under the name Eoka-B during the Sampson coup on July 15, 1974, this time turned his weapons against his own people and massacred 2,000 Greeks. That's why the Republic of Türkiye named the operation it carried out on the island as "Cyprus Peace Operation". Türkiye saved not only the Turkish Cypriots, but also the innocent peaceful Greeks!
For the longest time i thought Turkey's intervention was bad until i learned that the Greek junta (fascists) took over by violent means and then planned to expell the Cypriot Turks and annex the whole island. In that case Turkey was justified in its action.
There was nothing wrong with expelling the minority Turkish population to Turkey. Turks expelled a lot more Greeks from all of Anatolia. The truth is, peace is not possible with a dissident Turkish population inside your country with Turkey, and the history it has, watching with manic eyes right next door.
Not a tragic event at all..no more inter communal fighting and no more deaths. Turkiye intervened and provided peace for all. Turkiye did not start this war but ended it.
As long as there will be Turkiye seems not so easy but that is the reason why Greek Cypriots should stop the saying of The island is Greek we want it all @@theveganmenu8571
@@aytacali8982 Because both are following the ceasefire. It's not peace when there is a dark cloud over it. And Turkey and Britain started the war you still want to occupy Greek Cyprus.
Everyone knows what happened on the island 50 years ago. Greeks were killing Turks. A peaceful solution is needed. Türkiye and Turkish Cypriots said yes to the United Nations plan. but the Greek side did not want it. If the Greeks had accepted it, the island might have been a state today.
Please note that it was the Greek side who did the coup to annex the island to Greece, it was the Greek side who rejected Annan's peace plan in 2004 and rewarded by EU membership while border issue remains unresolved. All Turkey did was to ensure the security of the Turkish people who have been iving in the island for centuries.
Ok but now what? This was before 50 years. Cyprus is in EU. Why does Turkey still occupy them? Maybe it's not the peace after all but just territorial and sea control
"It is a misconception that Turkey is interested in Cyprus because there is a Turkish community there. Even if there was not a single Turk living in Cyprus, for Turkey there will be always a Cyprus problem. Cyprus is vital to Turkey because of its policy in the Eastern Mediterranean". Ahmet Davutoğlu - Stratejik Derinlik.
@@georgeskndrs8241 This issue is not about Erdogan. Why everyone thinks that way? Cyprus was and always will be important for Turks. Everyone forgets why Turks went there at first place. Ignoring the 2004 referandum and asking Turks to trust them.
@@teneqe ye remember the song bekledim da gelmedin,and our song bir gece ansisiz gelebilirim but the forget all that because they thought they was going to get ENOSIS LOL
@@PANAYOTISPzCom. Do you really think that? Turkey suffered a lot of sanctions due to mission in cyprus. I suggest you to read more about enosis and referandum in the beginning of 21st century.
What are you talking about? You better ask original Turkish Cypriots and not the MIT agents Turks that have moved there to support Turkey & Erdogan interests and they will tel you that Turkey causes problems to them as well by not withdrawing their occupation army from their land! Turkey is a terrorist state always causing problems to neighbour countries! Enough is enough!
In a land that belonged to Greeks! Like the Israelis that want to conquer all Palestine in order to "protect themselves"... except that in the case of Cyprus its even more evident who is the victim and who is the agressor (Turkey)
"Around 150,000 people (amounting to more than one-quarter of the total population of Cyprus, and to one-third of its Greek Cypriot population) were displaced from the northern part of the island, where Greek Cypriots had constituted 80% of the population." Cyprus is GREEK but fascist Turkey couldn't and still can't accept reality and facts.
Do you know "Bloody Christmas"(1963)?? Or Cengiz Topel's massacred by eoka?? You should read more history. You can't handle that case with just one side's thesis.
So we have one Greek lady unilaterally discussing the issue at hand. This is true journalism.. Turkey had all rights to invade the island. After all the committed atrocities they can be glad that they have not taken the whole island or even parts of Greece
Another country that was occupied by the Brits. Their "Divide and Rule" policy ensured so many flashpoints across the world that still affect world peace. A very successful policy indeed.
UN peace since 1960 has done nothing. If they did, we would not be talking about the island being divided in 1974. Where were they to stop Greece from sending soldiers to the Island. If all those were stopped, none of these would have taken place. They turned a Blind eye to torcher and killings of Turkish villages. Mass burials, I can go on and on. WHAT PEACE.
Let's make one thing clear. Cyprus was not invaded for the sake of land grabbing. Cyprus was an artificially created country. The treaty that created Cyprus designated signatory countries TÜRKİYE, UK, and Greece as guarantors of the country's independence. Within a year the Greeks violated the constitution that provided specific rights to the Turkish population and thus began the road to the goal of unification with Greece by cleansing the Turks. Türkiye used her right as a guarantor and intervened after the other guarantors refused. The Greeks never intended to recognize and honor the treaty and the constitution that created CYPRUS. After 50 years they still don't.
The majority in the island was Greek and voted for Cyprus to be Greek. Greece doesn't have a right to protect it's population in a island very close to hostile(in that time) Turkey?
Nothing but B class countries. Always hiding behind the US, EU and Russia. This strategy won’t work for all too long, get ready. Political powers are shifting and Turkiye is on the rise 🇹🇷
EU elevated the issue to the level of geostrategic rivalry the moment they accepted Cyprus into union. There's no returning back. Either North will receive her justified recognition, or eventually, it is going to spiral into something much bigger. Enjoy the 50+ years of peace brought by Turks while it lasts. Just remember these kinds of biased reports so you can identify the perpetrator later.
According to the United Nations 1960 agreement, Cyprus administration was given to 3 states: Türkiye, Greece and England. But the Greek Terrorist organization EOKA attempted genocide against the Turks! Many Turks, including children, were killed and severely tortured in the genocide, which went down in world history as "Bloody Christmas". The United Nations intervened in the incident, but EOKA did not stop and continued the genocide. Thereupon, Türkiye, one of the 3 Granator states, used its right to intervene and declared " It organized an operation under the name of "Cyprus Peace Operation". Türkiye did not go to invade the island, Türkiye went to the island to protect the Turks.Since the establishment of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, peace has prevailed on the island. That's why we're not going anywhere!
West does not give a sh... about Cyprus although Cyprus is an eu member. But they do give hundreds of billions ,weapons etc to elensky. West does not put any sanctions on turkey for illegally occupying a member of eu but put thousands of sanctions on Russia ... Hypocrisy at its worst. Taking into account the british role in Cyprus this is not surprising.
Kıbrıs Avrupada bile değil işte bu yüzden Avrupa'nın çifte standartları var bize gelince asyalı Kıbrıs'a gelince Avrupalı iki yüzlüsunuz çünkü Türklerin Müslüman ve potansiyelinden çok korkuyorsunuz..... Bu yüzden haklısınız size İngiliz ve Fransızların yaptığı gibi yapmadığımız için bugün sesiniz yüksek çıkıyor bizde asimile bir politika yürütsekdik bugün Avrupa dediğiniz toplumun yarısı Türkçe konuşuyor ve dinlerinde müslümandi işte ne kadar büyük bir medeniyetmisizki sizin ne dilinize nede dininize karışmışmisiz bide bize insan hakları ve demokrasiden dem vuruyorsunuz bugün kenidinizi medeniyetin beşiği sanıyorsunuz götünüzü temizlemeyi bilmiyorsunuz ama bizi kendinizden üstün görüyorsunuz siz ancak hayal kurmaya devam edin geliyoruz ve hiçbir şey yapamiyacaksiız çünkü kendiniz isteyerek bize tabi olacaksınız bunu zaman size gösterecek Afrika'yı görüyorsunuz biz istemesekte onlar gelin diyorlar aynısı sizede olacak çünkü biz gittiğimiz yere barış ve refah getirdik bugün kudüs topraklarını görüyorsunuz bizim gittiğimiz günden beri acı ve kan içinde Hıristiyanlık alemi bile acı çekiyor bizim gelmemizi onlar bile bekliyor sen hala anlamdın mı???????
There was a referendum on unification in 2004. The Turkish Cypriots voted for unification, the Greek Cypriots refused it. The latter are a prosperous nation, the former struggles economically. So Erdogan surely sees that the only way to keep Ankara’s interests in the isle is by keeping the Greek-Cypriot side wary of the unification .
@@JulieH2 funny how intependent this mi6 agent is considering the fact Greek Cypriots were fighting AGAINST BRITISH forces in order to gain their anex not long ago. LoL 😂 . You don't know the main parts don't comment.
@@arifkarayavuz6816 not the northern part. Northern Cyprus is stolen and illegally occupied by turkish inhabitants. Double standards isn't it, when your erdogan is talking about Palestine and does the same in Cyprus? Hypocrites.
According to the United Nations 1960 agreement, Cyprus administration was given to 3 states: Türkiye, Greece and England. But the Greek Terrorist organization EOKA attempted genocide against the Turks! Many Turks, including children, were killed and severely tortured in the genocide, which went down in world history as "Bloody Christmas". The United Nations intervened in the incident, but EOKA did not stop and continued the genocide. Thereupon, Türkiye, one of the 3 Granator states, used its right to intervene and declared " It organized an operation under the name of "Cyprus Peace Operation". Türkiye did not go to invade the island, Türkiye went to the island to protect the Turks.Since the establishment of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, peace has prevailed on the island. That's why we're not going anywhere!
Turkiye is a guarantor country in Cyprus. The Greeks committed genocide against the Turks and the Turks carried out a peace operation to protect their compatriots from massacre. The Turkish Republic of Cyprus is an independent state and this is a concrete fact that will never change until eternity. You can accept it or not. Facing the truth will save you from sadness :)
Just a reminder, the GreekCypriots doesn't want Turkey, Greece and Britain to have guarantor powers. You will never be truly independent when 3 countries have intervention rights. Simple like that. And Anan plan allowed guarantor rights to these 3 countries.
According to the United Nations 1960 agreement, Cyprus administration was given to 3 states: Türkiye, Greece and England. But the Greek Terrorist organization EOKA attempted genocide against the Turks! Many Turks, including children, were killed and severely tortured in the genocide, which went down in world history as "Bloody Christmas". The United Nations intervened in the incident, but EOKA did not stop and continued the genocide. Thereupon, Türkiye, one of the 3 Granator states, used its right to intervene and declared " It organized an operation under the name of "Cyprus Peace Operation". Türkiye did not go to invade the island, Türkiye went to the island to protect the Turks.Since the establishment of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, peace has prevailed on the island. That's why we're not going anywhere!
So many butthurts in the comment section...Turkey did what it had to do to protect Turkish cypriots from the genocide by the greek army. The Turkish cypriots are safe and living peacefully in their homes because of Turkey. It would be better if DW take a neutral stance and take both point of views.
The territory of Greece is 1,103 Kilometers away from the territory of Cyprus. Türkiye is 70 kilometers away from Cyprus. Now I ask everyone, Who do you think is the real invader? :)
Türkiye did its best in 2004 to hold a referendum to unite the island. The Greek Cypriots refused to unite, the Turkish Cypriots overwhelmingly voted for a reunion. Even though I may understand the sentiments which led the Greek Cypriots to refuse the Annan Plan, this was a missed historic opportunity. Such opportunities are rare. Identity politics has consistently proven to stagnate progress. What we need in conflicts is realpolitik and I do believe that the Turkish government back in 2004 was involved with that. In light of the above, I believe it is hypocritical to blame Türkiye about its continued presence on the island. Many people forget (or the media deliberately does not inform the public) about the massacres Turkish Cypriots were subjected to before Türkiye's military intervention on the island. I have heard first-hand stories from my Turkish Cypriot family and friends about the atrocities they had to endure after the Brits put Turks and Greeks against each other. We can discuss Türkiye's mistakes in the course of its presence on the island, but this one-sided, anti Turkish discourse is sickening. Get off your high horses! On another note, what is UK still doing on Cyprus? Send the British occupiers away first. Then you can complain about Türkiye's presence. I hear you thinking: one is a "legal" occupation, the other is not. Then challenge that concept of legality. With the law in hand humans suffered and continue to suffer injustice. I am for a united Cyprus. But with Türkiye not being a member state of the EU (and I have lost all faith in this), it is highly unlikely that Cypriots will unite. The facts on the ground will not change without a good compromise. There's always a price to pay and something to gain. Realpolitik will lead the way to a good solution. Power to the Cypriot people(s) Sending love from Türkiye
Because they don't want to tell the truth. They only tell people one-sided views. They don't tell people how Greeks massacred Turkish people on the island and how they violated the agreement, the junta regime that tried to unite the island with Greece, an ideal, a dream called ENOSIS.
Years ago, the two cultures lived in peace until Greeks began committing genocide against Turks. Türkiye didn't invade the island; we intervened to save the Turkish Cypriots from Greek atrocities. Throughout history, no country has granted us liberty, and we have always had the confidence to fight for and win what we want. Hence, despite America's pressure at that time, we decided to save the Turkish Cypriots and deployed our military forces to Cyprus. As always, our military forces did what was needed; we saved Turkish Cypriots' lives and established the border. Period. Furthermore, I disregard any online criticism. We have always proven our strength on the battlefield.
Time for grece to live cameria its a stolen land with help of mama rusia and other big powers Alboss are there and live with a big scar cameria it's in every heart bit of ours we didn't forget we didn't forgive
If Greek Cypriots wanted to end the division, then they shouldn’t have rejected the UN peace plan of Annan in 2004. Turkey and Turkish Cypriots backed the peace plan and they approved in the referendum. . But the Greek Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos was crying every day in South for the Greek Cypriots not to approve the plan . At the end, Turks approved and Greeks rejected. . The island continues to be divided. . Today division is the decision of Greeks, not of Turks …
The doors have been open for years, we move to southern Cyprus, they come to northern Cyprus, even there are thousands of Turkish Cypriots working in southern Cyprus and no one does anything to anyone. We want peace on this island now.
Another subjective report by DW as usual since they never let the story of Turkish side to be voiced over the conflict. Turkish Cypriots do not want pure Greek hegomony over the island. You would better get used to the notion of an independent Turkish Cypriot state as this is inevitable.
Not going to happen! I guess you have minorities in your country as well. Whatever country you are from. So, how you would respond if I'll tell you that you must get used to the notion of an independed state, to the area that this minority lives in your country, since this is inevitable? Get serious please...
@@SpirosMargelis is that ur argument ?? So u are saying : “only what I want will happen “??? That is embarrassing. U might want to give it a second thought 💭
@@SpirosMargelis Well mate, the problem with your logic is that you think of Turkish Cypriots as minority. No ser, they have equal rights to the island as yourselves. Turks and Greeks can't do well in a unified state because of Greek greediness to hegemony. It is better for you to accept the fact that once independence is earned it is never compromised.
@@alanmaestro-d3h inhabited by Greeks 3000 years ago, the island of Aphrodite. If they were not Greeks why do they use the Greek language. Who taught them Greek, the turks or the Spaniards?? Distinguish in your mind the native populations and the rulers. A native population may be ruled by a ruler, but that does not mean it has changed its identity. A population, free or oppressed, for shorter or longer, remains a native population.
"It is a misconception that Turkey is interested in Cyprus because there is a Turkish community there. Even if there was not a single Turk living in Cyprus, for Turkey there will be always a Cyprus problem. Cyprus is vital to Turkey because of its policy in the Eastern Mediterranean". Ahmet Davutoğlu - Stratejik Derinlik.
Same can be said of the Greek approach. In fact it is historically manifested (Enosis, coup d'etat, contiguous defensive space" etc) and current comments on Cyprus as a "bulwark of Hellenism" in East Med, attempts to unify EEZs (with no precedent - quite the contrary - in judicial rulings), as well as attempts to block/fence off Turkey and allying with a proper dictatorship, an apartheid state and the most anti-democratic forces int the Arab world, as well as with a bloody warlord, demonstrate the goal clearly.
@@PierreYTBourdieu There is a main difference since 1960 and that is the Republic of Cyprus, an independent state, UN and EU member. Your argument is flawed. Davutoglu states Turkey’s foreign agenda and policy which the current government in 2024 executes with precision and will until “2071” while you present some historic events as old as 100 years old that have nothing to do with the multicultural and European Cyprus of 2024. Unfortunately if Turkey’s interests do not align with the rest of the world (not signing the international maritime law, bad relationships with everyone and ongoing war in Syria that goes nowhere, inability to find natural resources etc) then there is no one to blame but itself.
@@GenkiStarLeaf Nevertheless injustice should not be the way to go. By not solving the Cyprus issue Russia with the same pretext invaded Ukraine and who knows how many more will suffer after that.
According to the United Nations 1960 agreement, Cyprus administration was given to 3 states: Türkiye, Greece and England. But the Greek Terrorist organization EOKA attempted genocide against the Turks! Many Turks, including children, were killed and severely tortured in the genocide, which went down in world history as "Bloody Christmas". The United Nations intervened in the incident, but EOKA did not stop and continued the genocide. Thereupon, Türkiye, one of the 3 Granator states, used its right to intervene and declared " It organized an operation under the name of "Cyprus Peace Operation". Türkiye did not go to invade the island, Türkiye went to the island to protect the Turks.Since the establishment of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, peace has prevailed on the island. That's why we're not going anywhere!
Greece and Southern Cyprus are not practically sovereign countries. They are run by EU in domestic affairs and by the US and UK in international relations. So when they say or do something, their owners act behind the scenes.
British bases have nothing to do with Brexit. The bases are Sovereign territory. Actually during 74 and at other times both communities have taken refuge in these bases for safety.
It's good practice for a journalist to tell both sides of a story. Sofia made a mistake by siding with Greece. She ignored that the Greek Cypriots rejected unification when Kofi Annan, the UN chief, proposed a referendum. Both sides of Cyprus were given a choice, and while Turkey supported reunification, the Greek Cypriots voted "No." Therefore, you can't blame Turkey.
Pardon me. When was Cyprus Greek ? Or are you, are you really trying to merge with Greece again like you tried in 1974? You know how it will end up right?
@@vkuyrukcuGreek people? Greek culture? Greek language? Orthodox Christianity before the turkish occupation maybe? Don't tell me that was Ottoman land because rulers doesn't mean inhabitants
Yeah like the Turks murdering about 5000 Greek Cypriots, 2000 missing, 200,000 displaced and half the island stolen. Turkey even thinks the Aegean islands belong to them. You call this a peace operation or mass murder???
Cyprus suffers from turkey. Free Cyprus from turkish occupation. Turkey illegally (as always) invaded of the Greek island 50 years ago. Leave turkey, free Cyprus.
Türkiye’s legitimate intervention back in 1974 saved and brought peace both for Turks and Greeks. The only agreement is based on ground realities two states.
The legitimate reason for the Turkish Peace Operation in Cyprus was the increasing oppression and malicious actions against the Turkish community living there. In 1974, the coup carried out by the Greek National Guard in Cyprus, supported by Greece, endangered the lives of the Turkish community on the island and created the risk of massacre. Turkey, based on the 1960 Guarantee Agreements, acted on July 20, 1974, to ensure the security of the Turkish Cypriots and to restore constitutional order.
error number one. Coup was by Greece dictators at the time not Cypriot National Guard error number two : it's Cypriot National Guard not Greek National Guard there was no such thing error number three: The Junta collapsed because of the coup. The only thing you got right was to restore the constitution so why you still there it was restored.
I am Greek and Cypriot. There was EOKA A who fought for independence from the British colonial occupation of the island. EOKA B wanted to unite Cyprus with Greece. Turkish and Greeks have fought since a thousand years with the fall of Constantinople and so on. What happened on Cyprus is not just about Greeks and Turkish and Cypriot, I see no one is mentioning the divisive influence of the British who were stoking behind the scenes conflict so they can keep the locals fighting each other while they still occupy the island with scattered opposition. Even though I am Greek my belief is that British helped the Greeks in the past because they wanted to put a dent in the Ottoman empire for many reasons such Iragi oil and more. The British stoked tensions that lead to violence and hate from both sides and finally war. I wouldn't be able to identify as a Greek person if my ancestors didn't fight a bloody war of independence. The answer to the Cyprus division depends very much on the perspective of whom you ask. A Greek Cypriot who was living in a majority Greek Cypriot state of course does not like it when Turkey invades to create an independent state for Turkish Cypriots, I guess this is what happens when we could not reconcile living together. Finally, I hear from older people there used to be constant fighting in the past before the split. Now there's none.
About Cyprus,,,Cyprus people want a Cyprus Nation State,,,EU you understand?,,,can you restore Cyprus as an independent nation island and send the turkish occupiers back to turkey
According to the United Nations 1960 agreement, Cyprus administration was given to 3 states: Türkiye, Greece and England. But the Greek Terrorist organization EOKA attempted genocide against the Turks! Many Turks, including children, were killed and severely tortured in the genocide, which went down in world history as "Bloody Christmas". The United Nations intervened in the incident, but EOKA did not stop and continued the genocide. Thereupon, Türkiye, one of the 3 Granator states, used its right to intervene and declared " It organized an operation under the name of "Cyprus Peace Operation". Türkiye did not go to invade the island, Türkiye went to the island to protect the Turks.Since the establishment of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, peace has prevailed on the island. That's why we're not going anywhere!
Such a one sided report laced with a slant on the Greek version of events. As usual, this was a problem rooted in British interference. Britain bought the island from the Turks and when the Greeks started playing up in the 50's and 60's they gave it to the Greeks. Under Makarious, there was ethnic cleansing of Turkish people who lived there. There were human rights violations on their freedom. With approval from Kissinger, Turkey acted to protect Islanders of Turkish backgrounds from these crimes. The world continues to see Turkey as the aggressor but in post WW2 history this is the only use of force by a nation that has been successful as it was done with the will of the people who needed protection. Greeks always say 'they stole our land'. Turkish occupants who were relocated to the south suffered too.. Come on DW; can we have some news that is impartial and based on facts.
Do you know what was the ethnic proportion when Britain bought the island from the Ottomans? About what ethnic cleansing are you talking about are you talking about systematic reduction in the population of the Turkish speaking Cypriot in Cyprus? The systematic right violation was not only apply to the turkish speaking Cypriot included and a large propostion of Greek speaking Cypriot with specific political opinions at that time if you try to understand what was happening in Cyprus that time. Kissinger only wanted to keep Turkey in NATO does not care at all for the citizens of Cyprus.
Shame on you, DW. Even university students could do better journalism than this. You don't share anything about how much Turkish people suffered back in the 70s, about the unification attempts until now, and where different sides stood during such attempts. Your hate for Erdogan blocks your mind and ending up losing your ethics. This whole video is just another great example of your hypocrisy. Unfollowing you and encouraging all of those who think the same.
Turks: Greeks you know swimming? Greeks: Turks you know surviving from earthquakes? F-35 and Rafale will make you remember the minds you had live before 1 year. Turks: You want swim again Greeks? Greeks: Do you know run again for your lifes from the earthquakes,Turks? You choose. The one thing being the another thing. The one threat bring the another threat. We love Turkiye but you don't play with us.. don't challenge us.
@@masterfootballeague3892the Kurds were lobbying the victorious Allies after WW1 in 1919 for an independent Kurdistan, yet you’re claiming that it was actually a project by a country that wouldn’t exist until 1948??? 😂
It is interesting how the west fought to secede part of the territory of Serbia, and create a new Albanian state of Kosovo, while wanting Greece to bomb Serbia together with other allies in order to achieve that goal. And then they fight to unify Cyprus into one state. Double standards gentlemen.
Think about it like this. Besides Iran, all Türkiye's neighbors have suffered at the hands of the ottomans and their aggressive policy. Armenians know it, Georgians know it, Greeks and Cypriots know it, Bulgarians know it. Syrians know it, too. The Kurdish people, Romanians, and Serbs know it. It's only common sense to see who the bully is.
As if they didn't occupy the current Turkey when they had power after WWI. So Greece would have taken a huge part of modern Turkey if they were not thrown in the sea in the Turkish independence war
Exactly right. My many-great- grandmother was a Macedonian Greek child kidnapped by Turks and put up for sale in the slave market of Istanbul. A young English merchant was passing by and could not walk away leaving her to be sold to some Turkish man. He bought her and took her home to his mother. Years later after the merchant's wife died, he married the Greek girl and they came to the British colony of North Carolina. The Turks have not changed from Ottoman days.
Before blaming turks it's worth remembering that it was the Greece military regime that tried to annex the island. I don't need to tell that turks wasn't happy with the idea of living under the Greek rule - it's been only 50 years since the major land/population exchange between the two countries.
We took Cyprus from the Venetians and there were no greeks there. All were subsequently settled by the British for occupationWe took Cyprus from the Venetians and there were no Greeks there. All were subsequently settled by the British for occupation
Don't fool yourself. Let me tell you the real deal. In 1960, the Turkish-Greek joint Republic of Cyprus was established. According to the agreement, a Greek named Makarios was elected as president. His deputy was chosen as Turk. Five years later, the president would be Turkish and his vice president would be Greek. But armed Greek gangs called Eoka raided Turkish villages, killed hundreds of civilians, and seized the government by making a coup against President Makarios. With the Akritas plan they announced, they declared that the Turks would be expelled from the island and connect Cyprus to Greece. Thereupon, Türkiye, which is the guarantor state under the terms of the agreement, carried out a military operation on the island. In this way, both sides have been living in peace for 50 years.
Example of One-sided Journalism
1. Why are you interviewing someone living in Athens, Greece, instead of someone living in Cyprus or a Cypriot?
2. Why are you not explaining the primary purpose of Turkey's Peace Operation in Cyprus?
3. Is your preference to hear the Cypriot perspective from a Greek person due to your affinity with or fear of Greece?
4. Why are you not addressing the political structure of Cyprus or the issues caused by the coup in 1974?
5. Why are you not discussing the Annan Plan and the last negotiations in 2017?
6. Even though you are a public institution affiliated with Germany and funded by German taxpayers, do you use German discipline and ethics in your videos solely for your own interests?
DW > ethical values and self-interested discourses
Hypocrisy at its extreme. Armenians in Karabakh do not have the right to a state. The Turks in Cyprus should get a state
I agree with posing those questions. This report especially on the mark of the 50 years should have been done more thoroughly and with much greater respect to the events. It does not represent any side, except superficially the position of the Cypriot and Greek leader, and it is paired with correspondence from a person who clearly possesses minimum knowledge about the issue. On the other hand, there has been a mention of the coup by Greece, which of course is not nearly enough to grasp the context of the situation, but the perspective is rightfully primarily from the side of the victim, which is the Republic of Cyprus side. I believe that a more extensive dive in the issue would be more representative, including the realities on the ground right now, both from the GreekCypriot and the TurkishCypriot perspective.
@@akhagop4123 no they dont have, cyprus and karabagh not same,,,, armenians invade without reason,,,,the turks invade, after get murdered by greek eoka,,,, if you look to both issues with same eyes, than you are the hypocrat.........in cyprus greek want enosis and send para milatry to iland, like eoka for ethnic cleanising,,,,, you can close youre eyes and see only greek goodnight storys if you want,, reality is, the turks dont invade cyprus without a reason,,,,,
@@akhagop4123 Armenians in Artsah ( Karabah ) have lived there for centuries they
have this right
The majority of the northern part of Cyprus was Greek 80% like the rest island
they were displaced by the invsion and their land settled
So they can't have a state in Greek land taken by force
@@orkunucarDid have, though
This is a great example of one-sided journalism. The issue is a conflict; therefore, both sides should be given the opportunity to deliver their messages. This is not about Erdogan or his policies; using his negative image to convey the issues about the topic is not helpful at all. I cannot see any coverage of the Annan Plan, referendum, or crimes against Turks before and during the coup in Cyprus. As a taxpayer I am just diasappointed.
Annan plan was a plan that was about to give disproportionate priviledges to Turk Cypriots. It would be a suicide for Greeks to support it. Its ridiculous hhow Turks present it like "it was a time when Greece prooved that reunification was not what they wanted". Face reality. Annan plan was totally in favor of Turks. Its excpectable for Greeks to say no.
Agreed
Let's not forget that in 2004, the Greeks said no to the reunification of the island and were rewarded with EU membership. The Turks said yes, they are not members of the EU.
Maybe if the Anan paln was fair
for the Greek Cypriots they would have voted yes also .
Because it was a bad plan made by the British amd turks and it was a death sentence to Cyprus. Do you think Cypriots would had rejected it if it was a good plan? Also, we will do what we want, its our country and we will vote for whatever works for our nation. You know how democracy works rights?
@@nikosppetrou2671 Just out of curiosity, in which sense it was death sentence for Cyprus? What do Greek Cypriots want?
@@sefagundogan1595 Anan Plan was a resurrection of Apartheid in the Republic of Cyprus. The Anan Plan for Cyprus included (a) an unfair voting system (Turkish votes would carry "more weight" than Greek votes) and that is the definition of Apartheid, (b) it would legalize the illegal settlers from Turkey to Cyprus to distort the demographic majority of Greeks on the island, (c) The illegally occupied land, given back to the Greeks was close to nothing, (d) what a ridiculous and awful flag (the one with the three stripes blue, yellow, red).
@@georgioso.4203 pretty fair, through lenses of Greek community of the island of course. Another question then. Is there any critic in Greek community about the fact that an attempt to reunificate Cyprus with Greece in 1974 led to 'illegal occupation'. If Turks would not have been intervened, what would be with Turkish minority in the island? Not pretty things, I guess. So thanks to today's status quo, no one is dying and Greek side of the island is in EU. As of today, Turkey has nothing to lose. No state has recognized the state in the North, no one will I guess. After 50 years, it would be very hard for both Greek- and Turk- Cypriots to unite in one-state. Turks will say we dont have weight in state apparatus, Greeks will say that Turks have more weight than they should have. It is not a easy job to satisfy both Greeks and Turks on the island. Maybe status quo is the optimal one. What do you think?
Greeks commemorate fallen EOKA terrorists and talk about reunifications of Cyprus. That is weird.
Without eoka independent Cyprus doesn't exist. TC's are not opposed to this, as their ancestors also fought IN the EOKA.
@@azmhyreoka rıp
EOKA terrorists?You are lucky who Greece didn't fight against Turkiye on 1974.
@@orkunucar Did you learn save yourself from earthquake?Will be again this when Rafale and F-35 will come.
@azmhyr Perhaps some TC fought against British rule with EOKA, but no TC would join EOKA B
Free Cyprus from Turkish occupation !
Make Cyprus Turkish again and free her from Greek occupiers!
Ballock. If you have balls like Bull try.🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷
Come and try lil dude 😅😅😂
Turks are not fromTurkey...they're central Asian.
Free Cyprus from Greek occupation !
Also you can ask the old Turkish people living in the island, what they have witnessed before Turkish operation?
Intercommunal violence means that both Turkish and Greeks were killed in them. The equivalent of Turkey occupying 36% of the island because the 19% of the population was "in danger" is equally fair as Greece saying that they would claim half of Turkey to save Greeks from Turks that are massacring them inside the Ottoman Empire (before 1918). And actually, the Greeks being killed were much more in the 2nd case. And this is an argument that Greece used to support the Conquest on Anatolia (That Turks consider as an absolutely agreesive strategy). Not to mention that Greeks were living on these lands (both Cyprus and Anatolia) wasy before Turks come, but thats an other topic.
Hypocrisy at its extreme. Armenians in Karabakh do not have the right to a state. The Turks in Cyprus should get a state
Also you can ask old Armenians in autonomous karabakh what they suffered from azeris before 1992.
Erdogan does not want a one state solution!! He's looking for an excuse to take over the whole island whilst the world is distracted over the middle east.Meanwhile...
UK is sending troops to Cyprus supposedly for the evacuation of UK citizens from Lebanon 👀😅
@stelios5314 %29 of the Island's population was turk, not %19.
@stelios5314 Whenever someone mentions the massacres of Turks in Cyprus, you always reply with the massacres of Greeks. I think you are slowly, slowly making progress towards the point that you are no better than the Turks.
The massacres in Cyprus were mostly on Turks. The Greek deaths were only on political prisoners. After the coup in 1974, they tried to annex Cyprus to Greece and completely expel the Turks from the island. NATO and the United Nations allowed Turkey to intervene in the region, what else are you discussing? In the referendum held later, the people of Northern Cyprus wanted to be independent.
So they can occupy Cyprus, but we all have to recognize Palestine? No thanks.
Nobody asked you.
if greek cypriots have accepted the Annan plan which was offered by the UN, cypru swould be uinted today. But Guess what... greek cypriots have rejected by 75%
@@taylannn6733same thing can be said on the peel accords, the 1947 partitions resolution, the madrid accords,the complication of the oslo accords, the y plantation accords ,the Indianapolis accords…,
@@stavkaz1790 then stop to lie. The reason why Cyprus remains in this situation is not Turkey but Greek Cypriots because they dont want to have same rights as Turkish people.
Do you know that Republic of Cyprus was founded in 1960 as a bi communal federal republic to be run by Turks and Greeks. And in 1963 Greeks wanted to annex the island to Greece illegally. And in 1974 they attempted to exterminate the entire Turkish population and Turkey had to intervene based on her responsibility as a quarantor power as defined in 1960 constitution of the republic of Cyprus.
Free cyprus from turkey
Free Cyprus from Greece!
@@aliatack19 Nonsense! Cyprus is an independent nation..
free your mom from hamas
Try and see😘
Try and see😘
Turkey has no rights to condemn or critisize israel, Turkey did illegal occupation in north cyprus
Greek junta, ( military government ) organises a coup in the island, Greek paramilitary ( EOKA ) tries to pull a Srebrenica, Greek leader Makarios seeks Russian alliance, but Turks are still the bad guys here. No I don't buy this.
This isn't even the first island Greek civilians arranged pogroms against Turkish minority. This is a recurring pattern since early 19th. century.
Sorry, there won't be a unification as long as you don't stop portraying Turks as barbarian and yourself as the damsel in distress.
You are stating something that happened half a century ago. Now there is peace. If turkey is not a bad guy it can prove it an withdraw the military
@@izi1902no, why should they? The military is there for protection. What are you afraid of? Turkey could invade Greece and Cyprus within a matter of days only from mainland Turkey. Whether the military stays or not has nothing to do with the unification process.
@@izi1902 The existence of our military has ensured the peace in the entire island. No one could dare to attack the island or try to create a mess within the island. Did you understand now ?
@@nxxxx9601UN says so !
Cyprus is an EU state needs no " protection "
Turkey is illegally there against UN orders , it is a threat for all
If the island is united the troops will have to leave , turks know it
@@cago00 There is UN peacekeeping force there , UN knows better and
many people were shot by trkish forces the last decades
No one asked you to be there
Turkey invded and has occupied part of an independent state
Turkey itself attacked the island and created the mess !
UN resolutions say your troops should leave and the Republic of Cyprus is
sovereign over the entire island . Did u get it ?
why are we listening to a dictator?
Listen to your mom
To get your lesson.
@@NoName-cd7jf i just texted her, she said she agrees that this is dumb 👍
@@NoName-cd7jfShe said he is a tyrant and Turks are guilty of ethnic cleansing on the greeks on Cyprus.
start to learning turkish
But looking for two state solution in Israel palestine conflict 😂
Ότι τούς συμφέρει. Υποκριτές.
@user-pi6fp9xn4m still greece begging eu to give you a second country?? Giving you a country a flag and still gave you 300b that you still own us was it not enough for your country.
That means he's on the right side for both.What's yr matter?
its not the same, greek and cyprus extremis, the EOKA tried two genozid
turkiye were legaly helping their turks on the island
@@kucukmimarbey3183 "were," in the past tense. Ttoday, after 50 years, that is not the case. It is the usual Turkish grabbing whatever belongs to others.
I am turkish cypriot my grandparents stayed in the British camps also protected by United Nations for 6 months. Episkopi also known as PIskobu .Their was violence against turkish cypriots rapes and genocide so they had to flee to the North. Many Greek and Turkish cypriots were displaced but we have peace and we are gratefull for Turkey saving us. Look at Gaza now thats how we would have been if Turkey didnt save us
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@@birselmaher8749 u shouldn‘t have intruded Greek lands in that way … the intruder has no rights
Unfortunately there was no one to save the Armenians in Turkey
@@gazpachopolice7211 Exactly! Also, Turkey is an invader in itself anyway.
I mentioned Gaza because it is an ongoing humanitarian crisis and Genocide. I dont understand why Armenia is brought up now. As a displaced Turkish Cypriot this news was specifically about 1974 and the Turkish intervention in Cyprus. Nothing to do with Armenia or Armenian people. I am sorry if i have offended anyone buy saying i am gratefull to Turkey.
No mention by anyone how EOKA started killing Turkish Cypriot civilians for no reason
Document that claim.
Likely because it never happened, so how can anybody talk about it ?
Because it doesn't fit their narrative. They try to demonize Turks
@@whatgoesaroundcomesaround920 Enosis became sosis ( sausage )
@@whatgoesaroundcomesaround920 Just Google it. I'm sure you already know it. See the childs killed in their homes bathtubs, mass graves in towns, interviews with the EOKA militants that they told how they killed Turkish Cypriots and than robb their bodies.
Such double standard how Erdogan always said Armenia needs to follow international laws for Karabakh but Turkey is allowed to occupy Cyprus and Syria…
What eoka did in cyprus they didnt give flower to Turks they tried genocide learn history later you must talk
because MIGHTY MAKES RIGHT you son of ......🤬
You surprised by their hypocrisy? 😆
There's nothing against international law regarding Karabag. What you try to describe as hypocrisy is the definition of consistency.
@@islammehmeov2334 Lütfen düzgün İngilizce konuşmayı, okumayı ve yazmayı öğrenin!
Ya da lütfen sessiz olun!
Çok teşekkür ederim!!!!
"But don't take land from Palestinians! "
😂😂😂
Before Türkiye it was also ısland of Ottomans , Cyprus is offically international a sea side of Türkiye, also you can see Cyprus from mountains from Türkiye naked eye its not from other continent , Population half of Turks when this is not your buiesness , you can digg your anchestor what they did it before how they slaved sell people on their history
@@studywithme4343 don't talk
Exactly my thoughts
@@studywithme4343 What?
@@studywithme4343 Stop insinuating that the Ottomans didn't conquer Turkey from Rome.
As a Turkish Cypriot, thanks to Türkiye for saving our lives. Enosis, EOKA wasn't acceptable.
We don't want to live as a second-class citizen.
Turkish army didn't only bring peace to the north but also to South.
As a Turkish Cypriot myself, I disagree with you. Turkey stayed way too long in Cyprus. They had too leave once they secured constitutional unity of RoC as a legit guarantor but this didn’t happen. Even worse, they imported population from mainland Turkey. Now you are minority of them, what are you talking about??
@@GreenOliveBranch I was about to reply to
@husseinhasan9789
but you did it for me and it makes way more impact coming from a Cypriot
Imagine a Island where everyone has equal rights and opportunities.
Stay strong hopefully you will get YOUR country back where once again Greek and Turkish Cypriots can enjoy our Island together.
@@johnchrys5716under TURKIS roll
@@GreenOliveBranch zaten daha özünüzle konuşurken bile ana dilimizde yazmayı avam görmenizden fikriniz belli, gerçi türk olduğunu da pek düşünmüyorum ya ama türksen şunu bil orda hele de şu enerji yatakları flndan sonra sizi 1-2 sene içinde paket ederler ne olduğunu bile anlamassınız. O kadar büyük askeri gücü kıçı kırık rumlar için tutmuyoruz orda hala anlyamadınız mı.
It is DW so unbiased and truthful news-making cannot be expected. Stay strong Northern Cyprus and Turkiye! Greeks are very similar to Israelis, meaning they are always "victims", no matter what they do!
Turks invaded Cyprus they invaded Armenia they invaded Kurdistan they invaded Syria they invaded Greece read a history book my guy.
@@Sam_Guevenne Your list is way incomplete. 30+ countries (nation states) emerged after the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire. And it was just the last Turkish Empire, not counting previous 15 Turkic empires or states that ruled over large territories in Asia, Europe and Middle East. So Cyprus is not a big deal as a medium island in this scale.
@@Sam_Guevenne so far from the truth. We get it, you don’t like Turkey but do you mind rationalizing your negative feelings a little more comprehensible? Thank you!
and he lectures about israel..... like putin teaching human rights....just a joke
How is it the same
According to the United Nations 1960 agreement, Cyprus administration was given to 3 states: Türkiye, Greece and England. But the Greek Terrorist organization EOKA attempted genocide against the Turks! Many Turks, including children, were killed and severely tortured in the genocide, which went down in world history as "Bloody Christmas". The United Nations intervened in the incident, but EOKA did not stop and continued the genocide. Thereupon, Türkiye, one of the 3 Granator states, used its right to intervene and declared " It organized an operation under the name of "Cyprus Peace Operation". Türkiye did not go to invade the island, Türkiye went to the island to protect the Turks.Since the establishment of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, peace has prevailed on the island. That's why we're not going anywhere!
@@atlasworld6420 lies
@@universalspaceexpeditioner8259 Than here more information for you and for everyone.I am writing for those who read here;
The first secret negotiations for Eoka, a terrorist organization established to destroy the Turkish people in Cyprus and bind the island to Greece, were held in Athens on July 2, 1952, under the chairmanship of Makarios.
Following these meetings, a "revolutionary council" was established on March 7, 1953, and the founders of this council took the following secret oath for enosis:
"I swear before God to keep what I know and will know about the Enosis case a secret, even under torture and at the cost of my life. I will obey all orders given to me without question."
In the first months of 1954, secret arms shipments to Cyprus began with the knowledge of the Greek government, and the terrorist named Grivas secretly landed on the island on 9 November 1954.
Eoka upon the directive of Greek Foreign Minister Stefanoplus; It officially went into action by detonating its first bombs on April 1, 1951.
The purpose of eoka; His aim was first to expel the British from the island, and then to destroy the Turkish people with a total destruction move and to connect the island to Greece. However, without waiting for the British to leave the island, attacks against the Turks began on June 21, 1955.
Grivas, who writes in his memoirs that he decided to train and arm the youth organization called Peon, founded by Makarios on 22 November 1954, thus emphasizes that Makarios was behind Eoka. It is known that Makarios resolved the issue with Greek officials during his various visits to Athens.
In his letter dated June 4, 1959, Grivas states that Makarios invited him to Cyprus to manage Eoka, and explains that the church provided financial aid to purchase weapons for the terrorist organization.
Makarios, who summoned Grivas on March 27, 1955, personally gave the order to take action.
Learning that Makarios was the political leader of Eoka, the British arrested him on March 9, 1956 and exiled him to the Seychelles.
Eoka militants, who massacred hundreds of Turks, 100 British and hundreds of Greeks during their action, destroyed 30 Turkish villages and caused the Turks living there to migrate.
Eoka started attacking again in 1963 and destroyed 103 Turkish villages and killed more than 500 Turks; It forced tens of thousands of Turks to migrate.
Eoka, who appeared under the name Eoka-B during the Sampson coup on July 15, 1974, this time turned his weapons against his own people and massacred 2,000 Greeks.
That's why the Republic of Türkiye named the operation it carried out on the island as "Cyprus Peace Operation". Türkiye saved not only the Turkish Cypriots, but also the innocent peaceful Greeks!
or the US lecturing about human rights after invading Iraq.
For the longest time i thought Turkey's intervention was bad until i learned that the Greek junta (fascists) took over by violent means and then planned to expell the Cypriot Turks and annex the whole island. In that case Turkey was justified in its action.
True they are bad people trust me they wanted to ernilate the T cypriots .
Source : Buzzfeed
World opinion was actually with Turkey until it became obvious that they were going to conquer half the island and then World opinion soured
@@eamonreidy9534 source : trust me bro 😂
There was nothing wrong with expelling the minority Turkish population to Turkey. Turks expelled a lot more Greeks from all of Anatolia. The truth is, peace is not possible with a dissident Turkish population inside your country with Turkey, and the history it has, watching with manic eyes right next door.
Not a tragic event at all..no more inter communal fighting and no more deaths. Turkiye intervened and provided peace for all. Turkiye did not start this war but ended it.
Didn't end nothing. The ceasefire can be thrown out.
As long as there will be Turkiye seems not so easy but that is the reason why Greek Cypriots should stop the saying of The island is Greek we want it all @@theveganmenu8571
@@theveganmenu8571 been fine for 50 years!
@@aytacali8982 Because both are following the ceasefire. It's not peace when there is a dark cloud over it. And Turkey and Britain started the war you still want to occupy Greek Cyprus.
Free Cyprus from turkey.
Free from whom ? A bird ?
@@teneqei called jesus he was very good lapdance
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is a free and democratic state.
@@orkunucar free Greek Cyprus from Turkey
@@orkunucar free Greek 🇨🇾
Everyone knows what happened on the island 50 years ago. Greeks were killing Turks. A peaceful solution is needed. Türkiye and Turkish Cypriots said yes to the United Nations plan. but the Greek side did not want it. If the Greeks had accepted it, the island might have been a state today.
🤑🤮what a lot of rubbish
like the pogroms in constantinople? or the genocide of greeks, armenians and assyrians the native population of anatolia?
Please note that it was the Greek side who did the coup to annex the island to Greece, it was the Greek side who rejected Annan's peace plan in 2004 and rewarded by EU membership while border issue remains unresolved. All Turkey did was to ensure the security of the Turkish people who have been iving in the island for centuries.
Ok but now what? This was before 50 years. Cyprus is in EU. Why does Turkey still occupy them? Maybe it's not the peace after all but just territorial and sea control
"It is a misconception that Turkey is interested in Cyprus because there is a Turkish community there. Even if there was not a single Turk living in Cyprus, for Turkey there will be always a Cyprus problem. Cyprus is vital to Turkey because of its policy in the Eastern Mediterranean". Ahmet Davutoğlu - Stratejik Derinlik.
If you really think that Erdogan cares about the turkish cypriots, you are fooled
@@georgeskndrs8241 This issue is not about Erdogan. Why everyone thinks that way? Cyprus was and always will be important for Turks. Everyone forgets why Turks went there at first place. Ignoring the 2004 referandum and asking Turks to trust them.
The majority if the people are Greek and they wanted to be united with Greece,Turkish Cypriots they really don't belong there.
Lets make it clear. Turkey invaded 2 times even though democracy had been restored. So it was just an excuse
Wow Cypriot Greeks lost against a bird. Twice.
@@vkuyrukcu
Ιt was a plot..
After 50 years, we know
the truth....
@@teneqe ye remember the song bekledim da gelmedin,and our song bir gece ansisiz gelebilirim but the forget all that because they thought they was going to get ENOSIS LOL
@@PANAYOTISPzCom. Do you really think that? Turkey suffered a lot of sanctions due to mission in cyprus. I suggest you to read more about enosis and referandum in the beginning of 21st century.
@@teneqeYou confuse Cyprus with Leonidas and Spartans lol
There is no occupation point blank period. At least the Turkish Cypriots can sleep safely in their homes with Turkey’s presence there.
What are you talking about? You better ask original Turkish Cypriots and not the MIT agents Turks that have moved there to support Turkey & Erdogan interests and they will tel you that Turkey causes problems to them as well by not withdrawing their occupation army from their land! Turkey is a terrorist state always causing problems to neighbour countries! Enough is enough!
Uighurs are also safe under the protection of China. So stop complaining
In a land that belonged to Greeks!
Like the Israelis that want to conquer all Palestine in order to "protect themselves"... except that in the case of Cyprus its even more evident who is the victim and who is the agressor (Turkey)
Palestinians can sleep safe under Israel, why are you complaining all the time???
@@KittyLove-vg6wz Cyprus is part of EU. Turkey is not. So go away.
"Around 150,000 people (amounting to more than one-quarter of the total population of Cyprus, and to one-third of its Greek Cypriot population) were displaced from the northern part of the island, where Greek Cypriots had constituted 80% of the population."
Cyprus is GREEK but fascist Turkey couldn't and still can't accept reality and facts.
@@lores996 CYPRUS IS TURKISH.And if you continue aggtesively like that,you'll loose all of it.
It's funny you call Turkey fascist while saying all of Cyprus is Greek. You're funny my friend. And I say you learn more history as a Turkish Cypriot.
CRY HARDER CYPRUS IS TURKISH
Do you know "Bloody Christmas"(1963)?? Or Cengiz Topel's massacred by eoka?? You should read more history. You can't handle that case with just one side's thesis.
How many Turkish have been displaced from the south?
Everyone in Bulgaria knows that Cyprus is Greece.
@@pavlinpetkov8984 so they know nothing?
You mean Southern Part of Cyprus ? :)
bulgaria is ottoman ...
Bulgarians know that they are actually Turks.
Look at you, you're Turkic 😂
So we have one Greek lady unilaterally discussing the issue at hand. This is true journalism.. Turkey had all rights to invade the island. After all the committed atrocities they can be glad that they have not taken the whole island or even parts of Greece
Free Cyprus
Free Cyprus from turkish occupation
Another country that was occupied by the Brits. Their "Divide and Rule" policy ensured so many flashpoints across the world that still affect world peace. A very successful policy indeed.
@@nemokat09 liberated by the British. Before it was Ottoman occupation
@@mivdschu lol
@@mivdschu nice one. India was also liberated from Hindus by Britian.
UN peace since 1960 has done nothing. If they did, we would not be talking about the island being divided in 1974. Where were they to stop Greece from sending soldiers to the Island. If all those were stopped, none of these would have taken place. They turned a Blind eye to torcher and killings of Turkish villages. Mass burials, I can go on and on. WHAT PEACE.
@@sefagundogan1595 big difference: Turkey was an occupying force, so Cyprus and the Levant needed to be liberated
Let's make one thing clear. Cyprus was not invaded for the sake of land grabbing. Cyprus was an artificially created country. The treaty that created Cyprus designated signatory countries TÜRKİYE, UK, and Greece as guarantors of the country's independence. Within a year the Greeks violated the constitution that provided specific rights to the Turkish population and thus began the road to the goal of unification with Greece by cleansing the Turks. Türkiye used her right as a guarantor and intervened after the other guarantors refused. The Greeks never intended to recognize and honor the treaty and the constitution that created CYPRUS. After 50 years they still don't.
wtf is turkiye no such place mentioned in any treaty anywhere, sounds like an artificially created country. Is it in central Asia?
@@Magneticvortex-kk4gb💪🏻🇹🇷🔪🇬🇷🇨🇾 1974
The majority in the island was Greek and voted for Cyprus to be Greek. Greece doesn't have a right to protect it's population in a island very close to hostile(in that time) Turkey?
@@izi1902 the issue in Cyprus is not the population. If you can understand it, read the history of Cyprus.
🇦🇲with You🇬🇷
🇬🇷🇦🇲 brother countries forever
Nothing but B class countries. Always hiding behind the US, EU and Russia. This strategy won’t work for all too long, get ready. Political powers are shifting and Turkiye is on the rise 🇹🇷
There is Turkish saying “ blind leading the blind” 😂😂
@@ninetyninecents3256 stop self describing 🤣😊
2 countries combined => less population than istanbul
Portugal is with Cypriots and Greeks
Who gives a f..k about Portugal.
I visited recently and i love it. Greetings from greece and cyprus
Selective sympathy
🇬🇷💙🇵🇹
But you already know that
@@vkuyrukcu Who gives a.f.about you!
EU elevated the issue to the level of geostrategic rivalry the moment they accepted Cyprus into union.
There's no returning back. Either North will receive her justified recognition, or eventually, it is going to spiral into something much bigger.
Enjoy the 50+ years of peace brought by Turks while it lasts.
Just remember these kinds of biased reports so you can identify the perpetrator later.
@@ygtur Turkwy didnt bring any peace. Turkwy just illegally occupies 36% of Cyprus
We never forget, justice will prevail, free Cyprus!
According to the United Nations 1960 agreement, Cyprus administration was given to 3 states: Türkiye, Greece and England. But the Greek Terrorist organization EOKA attempted genocide against the Turks! Many Turks, including children, were killed and severely tortured in the genocide, which went down in world history as "Bloody Christmas". The United Nations intervened in the incident, but EOKA did not stop and continued the genocide. Thereupon, Türkiye, one of the 3 Granator states, used its right to intervene and declared " It organized an operation under the name of "Cyprus Peace Operation". Türkiye did not go to invade the island, Türkiye went to the island to protect the Turks.Since the establishment of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, peace has prevailed on the island. That's why we're not going anywhere!
Justice was accomplished 50 years ago!
@@rooibos3857 It's well known nowadays that Turkish authorities pay and have paid historians to rewrite history in their favour.
West does not give a sh... about Cyprus although Cyprus is an eu member. But they do give hundreds of billions ,weapons etc to elensky. West does not put any sanctions on turkey for illegally occupying a member of eu but put thousands of sanctions on Russia ... Hypocrisy at its worst. Taking into account the british role in Cyprus this is not surprising.
Kıbrıs Avrupada bile değil işte bu yüzden Avrupa'nın çifte standartları var bize gelince asyalı Kıbrıs'a gelince Avrupalı iki yüzlüsunuz çünkü Türklerin Müslüman ve potansiyelinden çok korkuyorsunuz..... Bu yüzden haklısınız size İngiliz ve Fransızların yaptığı gibi yapmadığımız için bugün sesiniz yüksek çıkıyor bizde asimile bir politika yürütsekdik bugün Avrupa dediğiniz toplumun yarısı Türkçe konuşuyor ve dinlerinde müslümandi işte ne kadar büyük bir medeniyetmisizki sizin ne dilinize nede dininize karışmışmisiz bide bize insan hakları ve demokrasiden dem vuruyorsunuz bugün kenidinizi medeniyetin beşiği sanıyorsunuz götünüzü temizlemeyi bilmiyorsunuz ama bizi kendinizden üstün görüyorsunuz siz ancak hayal kurmaya devam edin geliyoruz ve hiçbir şey yapamiyacaksiız çünkü kendiniz isteyerek bize tabi olacaksınız bunu zaman size gösterecek Afrika'yı görüyorsunuz biz istemesekte onlar gelin diyorlar aynısı sizede olacak çünkü biz gittiğimiz yere barış ve refah getirdik bugün kudüs topraklarını görüyorsunuz bizim gittiğimiz günden beri acı ve kan içinde Hıristiyanlık alemi bile acı çekiyor bizim gelmemizi onlar bile bekliyor sen hala anlamdın mı???????
What is elendky?
There was a referendum on unification in 2004. The Turkish Cypriots voted for unification, the Greek Cypriots refused it. The latter are a prosperous nation, the former struggles economically. So Erdogan surely sees that the only way to keep Ankara’s interests in the isle is by keeping the Greek-Cypriot side wary of the unification .
@Eddieteddy965 The referendum was about reuniting with the Ottoman Empire. So, Greeks said "No" and Turks voted "Yes"!!!
@@JulieH2 funny how intependent this mi6 agent is considering the fact Greek Cypriots were fighting AGAINST BRITISH forces in order to gain their anex not long ago. LoL 😂 . You don't know the main parts don't comment.
It's a shame that you only took the comments of a Greek correspondent and did not give any seconds to Turkish views. Double standards!
FREE CYPRUS🇨🇾
UK should give back the bases to Cyprus.
FREE CYPRUS FROM TURKS
FREE CYPRUS!
Cyprus is free has been for 50 years
@@arifkarayavuz6816 not the northern part. Northern Cyprus is stolen and illegally occupied by turkish inhabitants. Double standards isn't it, when your erdogan is talking about Palestine and does the same in Cyprus? Hypocrites.
According to the United Nations 1960 agreement, Cyprus administration was given to 3 states: Türkiye, Greece and England. But the Greek Terrorist organization EOKA attempted genocide against the Turks! Many Turks, including children, were killed and severely tortured in the genocide, which went down in world history as "Bloody Christmas". The United Nations intervened in the incident, but EOKA did not stop and continued the genocide. Thereupon, Türkiye, one of the 3 Granator states, used its right to intervene and declared " It organized an operation under the name of "Cyprus Peace Operation". Türkiye did not go to invade the island, Türkiye went to the island to protect the Turks.Since the establishment of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, peace has prevailed on the island. That's why we're not going anywhere!
@@atlasworld6420 UN doesn’t recognize the illegally occupied Turkish part of… does that ring a bell 🛎️ ??
@@nickkoss9384 👍 true
Turkiye is a guarantor country in Cyprus. The Greeks committed genocide against the Turks and the Turks carried out a peace operation to protect their compatriots from massacre. The Turkish Republic of Cyprus is an independent state and this is a concrete fact that will never change until eternity. You can accept it or not. Facing the truth will save you from sadness :)
The turkish side voted yes for annan plan for reunification of the island. But the greek side rejected. Just a reminder.
Just a reminder, the GreekCypriots doesn't want Turkey, Greece and Britain to have guarantor powers. You will never be truly independent when 3 countries have intervention rights. Simple like that. And Anan plan allowed guarantor rights to these 3 countries.
Why should they unify their own country??
@@mariosathens1life isnt always about what you want spoild child😊 the strong wins and the weak loses that has always been the case
Then the Greek takeover should have solved the problem, right?
@@mariosathens1 As a remainder, Turkish Cypriots dont have to accept your onesided plans and unification with Greece.
This looks like a parody, but it is actually real. This is why aliens do not visit us.
Like that South Park episode
According to the United Nations 1960 agreement, Cyprus administration was given to 3 states: Türkiye, Greece and England. But the Greek Terrorist organization EOKA attempted genocide against the Turks! Many Turks, including children, were killed and severely tortured in the genocide, which went down in world history as "Bloody Christmas". The United Nations intervened in the incident, but EOKA did not stop and continued the genocide. Thereupon, Türkiye, one of the 3 Granator states, used its right to intervene and declared " It organized an operation under the name of "Cyprus Peace Operation". Türkiye did not go to invade the island, Türkiye went to the island to protect the Turks.Since the establishment of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, peace has prevailed on the island. That's why we're not going anywhere!
@@atlasworld6420They can’t give their hate toward Turks up and can’t understand the facts! Unfortunately, crying doesn’t change anything!
Free Kurdistan from central Asian Turic occupation.
Everyone has a right to daydream!!!
WHERE IS YARRAKISTAN
@@ulusarslan-f5o Lütfen düzgün İngilizce konuşmayı, okumayı ve yazmayı öğrenin!
Ya da lütfen sessiz olun!
Çok teşekkür ederim!!!!
Come and get it (but before that you should correct your grammer🤣)
@@ulusarslan-f5o Is that how you spell Turkistan in Mongolian?
So many butthurts in the comment section...Turkey did what it had to do to protect Turkish cypriots from the genocide by the greek army. The Turkish cypriots are safe and living peacefully in their homes because of Turkey. It would be better if DW take a neutral stance and take both point of views.
Like the genocide that turkey did to the Armenians?
Thanks Pakistan Brother.
@@AtomicMushroomzWhich one? Never happen...this History only tells the Western countrys, stay always with the true History!
And you are neutral?
The territory of Greece is 1,103 Kilometers away from the territory of Cyprus. Türkiye is 70 kilometers away from Cyprus. Now I ask everyone, Who do you think is the real invader? :)
Tukey
I can't even be bothered to answer yet another illogical staement
@@lores996wrong it is greece
@@islammehmeov2334 The Dark Invader is called Islam !
@@TSUKNIDA 1974)
Türkiye did its best in 2004 to hold a referendum to unite the island. The Greek Cypriots refused to unite, the Turkish Cypriots overwhelmingly voted for a reunion. Even though I may understand the sentiments which led the Greek Cypriots to refuse the Annan Plan, this was a missed historic opportunity. Such opportunities are rare.
Identity politics has consistently proven to stagnate progress. What we need in conflicts is realpolitik and I do believe that the Turkish government back in 2004 was involved with that.
In light of the above, I believe it is hypocritical to blame Türkiye about its continued presence on the island. Many people forget (or the media deliberately does not inform the public) about the massacres Turkish Cypriots were subjected to before Türkiye's military intervention on the island. I have heard first-hand stories from my Turkish Cypriot family and friends about the atrocities they had to endure after the Brits put Turks and Greeks against each other. We can discuss Türkiye's mistakes in the course of its presence on the island, but this one-sided, anti Turkish discourse is sickening. Get off your high horses!
On another note, what is UK still doing on Cyprus? Send the British occupiers away first. Then you can complain about Türkiye's presence. I hear you thinking: one is a "legal" occupation, the other is not. Then challenge that concept of legality. With the law in hand humans suffered and continue to suffer injustice.
I am for a united Cyprus. But with Türkiye not being a member state of the EU (and I have lost all faith in this), it is highly unlikely that Cypriots will unite.
The facts on the ground will not change without a good compromise. There's always a price to pay and something to gain. Realpolitik will lead the way to a good solution.
Power to the Cypriot people(s)
Sending love from Türkiye
Free Cyprus from Turkey. No to wannabe sultan. No to sharia.
Cyprus wasn't able to protect its Turkish minority. So Turkey had to intervene. Well done.
This is the same bs reason Putin is using for his massacres in Ukraine.
Exactly. Well said.
So why they don't withdraw from the island now? Cyprus is in EU
@@izi1902 I have no idea. Ask the Greek why they still keep staying on the island.
@@izi1902idk if you are familiar with logic or anything but you cant protect anyone or anything if you are not there.
Why do you make only one side speak whilst no Turkish journalist was not allowed to speak?
Because they don't want to tell the truth. They only tell people one-sided views. They don't tell people how Greeks massacred Turkish people on the island and how they violated the agreement, the junta regime that tried to unite the island with Greece, an ideal, a dream called ENOSIS.
Because they will lie my friend. This is why and everybody knows it...
@@aliatack19because the point is what is happening now and not what has happened in the past.
Now Turkey occupies land that is not theirs. Fullstop.
Cause real turkish journalists are all in jail
Which Turkish journalist? those who Erdogan hasn't put in jail yet for saying things he doesn't like?
Years ago, the two cultures lived in peace until Greeks began committing genocide against Turks. Türkiye didn't invade the island; we intervened to save the Turkish Cypriots from Greek atrocities. Throughout history, no country has granted us liberty, and we have always had the confidence to fight for and win what we want. Hence, despite America's pressure at that time, we decided to save the Turkish Cypriots and deployed our military forces to Cyprus. As always, our military forces did what was needed; we saved Turkish Cypriots' lives and established the border. Period. Furthermore, I disregard any online criticism. We have always proven our strength on the battlefield.
😂
Lived on peace? You forget easily about Turkish repetitive massacres, for example 1821.
@@davidaxelos4678 I am not your history teacher. If you wanna learn the truth make research. Google is free.
Hypocrisy at its extreme. Armenians in Karabakh do not have the right to a state. The Turks in Cyprus should get a state
Time for Turkey to leave - not only Cyprus. Isn't it ?
Why don’t you try to come ?
Just like 100 years ago :) so we can teach you how to swim 🏊♀️
Day dreamer.
Turkey must leave this land’ free freedom of people
Time for grece to live cameria its a stolen land with help of mama rusia and other big powers Alboss are there and live with a big scar cameria it's in every heart bit of ours we didn't forget we didn't forgive
@@L.k201 Lütfen düzgün İngilizce konuşmayı, okumayı ve yazmayı öğrenin!
Ya da lütfen sessiz olun!
Çok teşekkür ederim!!!
The Turks talent to manipulate historical events in order to service their purpose is explicable! 😮
If Greek Cypriots wanted to end the division, then they shouldn’t have rejected the UN peace plan of Annan in 2004. Turkey and Turkish Cypriots backed the peace plan and they approved in the referendum.
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But the Greek Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos was crying every day in South for the Greek Cypriots not to approve the plan
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At the end, Turks approved and Greeks rejected.
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The island continues to be divided.
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Today division is the decision of Greeks, not of Turks …
This peace plan allowed turkish military to stay in the island. Who would have accepted this treaty?
The doors have been open for years, we move to southern Cyprus, they come to northern Cyprus, even there are thousands of Turkish Cypriots working in southern Cyprus and no one does anything to anyone. We want peace on this island now.
Why western countries never initiated Resolution against Turkyie for genocide over balkan people during Otoman empire?
may be because only France alone killed 3 million Algerians and Moroccans during their fight for the independence in the 20th century?
Because Turkey is part of west and very important asset for NATO(western organization led by US)
Because europeans love turkey more than anything else. So they will never care about Greece and rest of balkans.
Because US needs Turkey so US does not put pressure on them
Yes..and another thing..WHY they did in the case of Armenia....?
Erdogan is very self serving.
He is still beter as your orthodox fascist leader of Makarios or greek fascist leader Nikos Sampson
He is much more better one day all Cyprus Greek will become turkyes
Didn't Turkey occupy the Cyprus island ?? How come Err-dogan is cryticising Israel ??? (err means prick in arabic)
Another subjective report by DW as usual since they never let the story of Turkish side to be voiced over the conflict. Turkish Cypriots do not want pure Greek hegomony over the island. You would better get used to the notion of an independent Turkish Cypriot state as this is inevitable.
Source : Trust me bro
Not going to happen! I guess you have minorities in your country as well. Whatever country you are from. So, how you would respond if I'll tell you that you must get used to the notion of an independed state, to the area that this minority lives in your country, since this is inevitable? Get serious please...
@@SpirosMargelis is that ur argument ?? So u are saying : “only what I want will happen “??? That is embarrassing. U might want to give it a second thought 💭
@@Giannis-zm5no I know you didnt google it but for other people Google "Maratha, Santalaris and Aloda massacre" that is just one example in many.
@@SpirosMargelis Well mate, the problem with your logic is that you think of Turkish Cypriots as minority. No ser, they have equal rights to the island as yourselves. Turks and Greeks can't do well in a unified state because of Greek greediness to hegemony. It is better for you to accept the fact that once independence is earned it is never compromised.
Cyprus is Greece
Cyprus is Greek
@@dimaskad Of course it is ! 💙🤍
can you tell me when it was greek? Cypriot maybe Greek never
@@alanmaestro-d3h inhabited by Greeks 3000 years ago, the island of Aphrodite.
If they were not Greeks why do they use the Greek language. Who taught them Greek, the turks or the Spaniards??
Distinguish in your mind the native populations and the rulers. A native population may be ruled by a ruler, but that does not mean it has changed its identity. A population, free or oppressed, for shorter or longer, remains a native population.
Lol last 600 years of history claims the opposite 😂
@@teneqe nothing is yours
Everything is stolen
"It is a misconception that Turkey is interested in Cyprus because there is a Turkish community there. Even if there was not a single Turk living in Cyprus, for Turkey there will be always a Cyprus problem. Cyprus is vital to Turkey because of its policy in the Eastern Mediterranean". Ahmet Davutoğlu - Stratejik Derinlik.
Same can be said of the Greek approach. In fact it is historically manifested (Enosis, coup d'etat, contiguous defensive space" etc) and current comments on Cyprus as a "bulwark of Hellenism" in East Med, attempts to unify EEZs (with no precedent - quite the contrary - in judicial rulings), as well as attempts to block/fence off Turkey and allying with a proper dictatorship, an apartheid state and the most anti-democratic forces int the Arab world, as well as with a bloody warlord, demonstrate the goal clearly.
Either way it just goes to show the people in power have their own agendas while the people suffer. Nothing new here.
@@PierreYTBourdieu There is a main difference since 1960 and that is the Republic of Cyprus, an independent state, UN and EU member.
Your argument is flawed. Davutoglu states Turkey’s foreign agenda and policy which the current government in 2024 executes with precision and will until “2071” while you present some historic events as old as 100 years old that have nothing to do with the multicultural and European Cyprus of 2024.
Unfortunately if Turkey’s interests do not align with the rest of the world (not signing the international maritime law, bad relationships with everyone and ongoing war in Syria that goes nowhere, inability to find natural resources etc) then there is no one to blame but itself.
@@GenkiStarLeaf Nevertheless injustice should not be the way to go. By not solving the Cyprus issue Russia with the same pretext invaded Ukraine and who knows how many more will suffer after that.
According to the United Nations 1960 agreement, Cyprus administration was given to 3 states: Türkiye, Greece and England. But the Greek Terrorist organization EOKA attempted genocide against the Turks! Many Turks, including children, were killed and severely tortured in the genocide, which went down in world history as "Bloody Christmas". The United Nations intervened in the incident, but EOKA did not stop and continued the genocide. Thereupon, Türkiye, one of the 3 Granator states, used its right to intervene and declared " It organized an operation under the name of "Cyprus Peace Operation". Türkiye did not go to invade the island, Türkiye went to the island to protect the Turks.Since the establishment of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, peace has prevailed on the island. That's why we're not going anywhere!
Greece and Southern Cyprus are not practically sovereign countries. They are run by EU in domestic affairs and by the US and UK in international relations. So when they say or do something, their owners act behind the scenes.
It's like Eurovision 🤣 In some ways the objective of ENOSIS has been achieved.
@@rooibos3857 you can say that of all European countries ... We are all EU
Israel belongs in island in Mediterranean under geek. It is safer for them there. Greek and Israeli governments sleep in same bed anyway
Turkey has to leave Cyprus..!
No, it's our homeland now. Come and try
@@aliatack19 A unified Cyprus will be a better homeland..
Be good child and ask it to Santa ,maybe it can be true
Aye aye captain, after u😂😂
Who is gonna make us leave ? Toothless Britain ? Dementia USA ? German Rainbow Parade Army ?
Why no one commented from Turkish side?
Because they know...
Maybe they weren't asked. I am not being sarcastic either
algorithm
because it will be "provocative"😅
Because who wants to hear what far right Turkish people have to say .
Funny, noone complains about the British Military Bases 🧐 especially after Brexit.
They have not occupied half of Cyprus.
@@Erivanci they occupied all the Cyprus until the 1950's.
British bases have nothing to do with Brexit. The bases are Sovereign territory. Actually during 74 and at other times both communities have taken refuge in these bases for safety.
Why are British occupying forces still in Cyprus ?
It's good practice for a journalist to tell both sides of a story. Sofia made a mistake by siding with Greece. She ignored that the Greek Cypriots rejected unification when Kofi Annan, the UN chief, proposed a referendum. Both sides of Cyprus were given a choice, and while Turkey supported reunification, the Greek Cypriots voted "No." Therefore, you can't blame Turkey.
Anan plan never said that Turkish army have to leave the island ...the whole plan was a joke
@@Durdur1 Turkey never belonged there in the first place
CYPRUS IS GREEK
Pardon me. When was Cyprus Greek ? Or are you, are you really trying to merge with Greece again like you tried in 1974? You know how it will end up right?
@@vkuyrukcuGreek people? Greek culture? Greek language? Orthodox Christianity before the turkish occupation maybe?
Don't tell me that was Ottoman land because rulers doesn't mean inhabitants
Greece is Turkish and needs to be returned to Turkey.
@@vkuyrukcu it has always been Greek for 1000s of years , proven by historical documents and physical ancient artifacts
it was it is it will be
Free Cyprus from Greek intervention, as a man who served in Cyprus, you can't believe what things the Greeks did to the Turkish Cypriots, were tragic.
Yeah like the Turks murdering about 5000 Greek Cypriots, 2000 missing, 200,000 displaced and half the island stolen. Turkey even thinks the Aegean islands belong to them. You call this a peace operation or mass murder???
Cyprus suffers from turkey.
Free Cyprus from turkish occupation.
Turkey illegally (as always) invaded of the Greek island 50 years ago.
Leave turkey, free Cyprus.
🤡😂😂
Yea Turkey should leave.
Nah
Türkiye’s legitimate intervention back in 1974 saved and brought peace both for Turks and Greeks.
The only agreement is based on ground realities two states.
🦃T U R K E Y 🦃
Free Cyprus!
free CYPRUS from turkey
From queer Greek men wearing mini skirts ? I agree.
Also Turkey: Don't take land from Palestinians, and free Kashmir.
I bet TRT world wouldn't report this. Bunch of hypocrites
How can you compare these two incidents?
The legitimate reason for the Turkish Peace Operation in Cyprus was the increasing oppression and malicious actions against the Turkish community living there. In 1974, the coup carried out by the Greek National Guard in Cyprus, supported by Greece, endangered the lives of the Turkish community on the island and created the risk of massacre. Turkey, based on the 1960 Guarantee Agreements, acted on July 20, 1974, to ensure the security of the Turkish Cypriots and to restore constitutional order.
Source : Buzzfeed
@@Giannis-zm5no I know you didnt google it but for other people Google "Maratha, Santalaris and Aloda massacre" that is just one example in many.
error number one. Coup was by Greece dictators at the time not Cypriot National Guard
error number two : it's Cypriot National Guard not Greek National Guard there was no such thing
error number three: The Junta collapsed because of the coup.
The only thing you got right was to restore the constitution so why you still there it was restored.
Same Kremlin logic
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I am very proud to support the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
Cyprus is turkish
I am Greek and Cypriot. There was EOKA A who fought for independence from the British colonial occupation of the island. EOKA B wanted to unite Cyprus with Greece. Turkish and Greeks have fought since a thousand years with the fall of Constantinople and so on. What happened on Cyprus is not just about Greeks and Turkish and Cypriot, I see no one is mentioning the divisive influence of the British who were stoking behind the scenes conflict so they can keep the locals fighting each other while they still occupy the island with scattered opposition. Even though I am Greek my belief is that British helped the Greeks in the past because they wanted to put a dent in the Ottoman empire for many reasons such Iragi oil and more. The British stoked tensions that lead to violence and hate from both sides and finally war. I wouldn't be able to identify as a Greek person if my ancestors didn't fight a bloody war of independence. The answer to the Cyprus division depends very much on the perspective of whom you ask. A Greek Cypriot who was living in a majority Greek Cypriot state of course does not like it when Turkey invades to create an independent state for Turkish Cypriots, I guess this is what happens when we could not reconcile living together. Finally, I hear from older people there used to be constant fighting in the past before the split. Now there's none.
Territory leader?!? North Cyprus Turkish Republic has a parliament and a president.
No it does not, it's a rogue state recognised by no-one
Freedom from occupied Turks is the solution for Cyprus ,period.
DW is NOT an objective broadcaster as it promotes only one side of the story. Shame.
Listen to TRT instead because they are way more balanced of course
About Cyprus,,,Cyprus people want a Cyprus Nation State,,,EU you understand?,,,can you restore Cyprus as an independent nation island and send the turkish occupiers back to turkey
They never wanted independence they wanted to join Greece and put Turkish people and occupation
According to the United Nations 1960 agreement, Cyprus administration was given to 3 states: Türkiye, Greece and England. But the Greek Terrorist organization EOKA attempted genocide against the Turks! Many Turks, including children, were killed and severely tortured in the genocide, which went down in world history as "Bloody Christmas". The United Nations intervened in the incident, but EOKA did not stop and continued the genocide. Thereupon, Türkiye, one of the 3 Granator states, used its right to intervene and declared " It organized an operation under the name of "Cyprus Peace Operation". Türkiye did not go to invade the island, Türkiye went to the island to protect the Turks.Since the establishment of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, peace has prevailed on the island. That's why we're not going anywhere!
Such a one sided report laced with a slant on the Greek version of events. As usual, this was a problem rooted in British interference. Britain bought the island from the Turks and when the Greeks started playing up in the 50's and 60's they gave it to the Greeks.
Under Makarious, there was ethnic cleansing of Turkish people who lived there. There were human rights violations on their freedom. With approval from Kissinger, Turkey acted to protect Islanders of Turkish backgrounds from these crimes.
The world continues to see Turkey as the aggressor but in post WW2 history this is the only use of force by a nation that has been successful as it was done with the will of the people who needed protection. Greeks always say 'they stole our land'. Turkish occupants who were relocated to the south suffered too..
Come on DW; can we have some news that is impartial and based on facts.
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Do you know what was the ethnic proportion when Britain bought the island from the Ottomans? About what ethnic cleansing are you talking about are you talking about systematic reduction in the population of the Turkish speaking Cypriot in Cyprus? The systematic right violation was not only apply to the turkish speaking Cypriot included and a large propostion of Greek speaking Cypriot with specific political opinions at that time if you try to understand what was happening in Cyprus that time. Kissinger only wanted to keep Turkey in NATO does not care at all for the citizens of Cyprus.
Shame on you, DW. Even university students could do better journalism than this. You don't share anything about how much Turkish people suffered back in the 70s, about the unification attempts until now, and where different sides stood during such attempts. Your hate for Erdogan blocks your mind and ending up losing your ethics. This whole video is just another great example of your hypocrisy. Unfollowing you and encouraging all of those who think the same.
Always one sided story. Don't mention the suffering of Turkish Cypriots
Colonizers
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EU is not a friend of the Turks that's why their opinion will always be one-sided. They still couldn't shake off their medieval age Crusader mindset.
why turkey continues to occupy the island?
That is the most biased way you can cover this situation. There is a legitimate view on the Turkish side, it’s not even acknowledged in the slightest.
Eoka was genociding turkish cypriots so Turkiye had to intervene what did they expect?
Turks: Greeks you know swimming?
Greeks: Turks you know surviving from earthquakes?
F-35 and Rafale will make you remember the minds you had live before 1 year.
Turks: You want swim again Greeks?
Greeks: Do you know run again for your lifes from the earthquakes,Turks?
You choose.
The one thing being the another thing.
The one threat bring the another threat.
We love Turkiye but you don't play with us.. don't challenge us.
Erdo wants two states everywhere but not with Kurdistan
@@cocktail2380 because kurdistan is Israel project.
@@masterfootballeague3892the Kurds were lobbying the victorious Allies after WW1 in 1919 for an independent Kurdistan, yet you’re claiming that it was actually a project by a country that wouldn’t exist until 1948??? 😂
What’s Kurdistan ?
@oljay1971 kurdistan it's a very old county that is oqupaied unfairly
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It is interesting how the west fought to secede part of the territory of Serbia, and create a new Albanian state of Kosovo, while wanting Greece to bomb Serbia together with other allies in order to achieve that goal. And then they fight to unify Cyprus into one state. Double standards gentlemen.
Think about it like this. Besides Iran, all Türkiye's neighbors have suffered at the hands of the ottomans and their aggressive policy.
Armenians know it, Georgians know it, Greeks and Cypriots know it, Bulgarians know it. Syrians know it, too.
The Kurdish people, Romanians, and Serbs know it.
It's only common sense to see who the bully is.
Exactly! And the bullies are still continuing. They dont care as long as they get what they want. They need to be stopped!
As if they didn't occupy the current Turkey when they had power after WWI. So Greece would have taken a huge part of modern Turkey if they were not thrown in the sea in the Turkish independence war
Exactly right. My many-great- grandmother was a Macedonian Greek child kidnapped by Turks and put up for sale in the slave market of Istanbul. A young English merchant was passing by and could not walk away leaving her to be sold to some Turkish man. He bought her and took her home to his mother. Years later after the merchant's wife died, he married the Greek girl and they came to the British colony of North Carolina. The Turks have not changed from Ottoman days.
@@whatgoesaroundcomesaround920 Yeah, great story. It certainly happened, I was there 🥴
You are like a small child crying all the time. We keep protecting our rights in the region like all other countries.
Before blaming turks it's worth remembering that it was the Greece military regime that tried to annex the island. I don't need to tell that turks wasn't happy with the idea of living under the Greek rule - it's been only 50 years since the major land/population exchange between the two countries.
No Cyprus choose to be fully independent NATION STATE,,,What is EU about?,,,when can we see Cyprus restored???
When they will finally realize that Turkey is an enemy of the West!
No mention why Turkish Army had to intervene a Genocide taking place againt Ethnic Turks?
Free Asia Minor from turks
We took Cyprus from the Venetians and there were no greeks there. All were subsequently settled by the British for occupationWe took Cyprus from the Venetians and there were no Greeks there. All were subsequently settled by the British for occupation
Nonsense, Greeks have been there since 1000 BC. 😂😂😂
Don't fool yourself. Let me tell you the real deal. In 1960, the Turkish-Greek joint Republic of Cyprus was established. According to the agreement, a Greek named Makarios was elected as president. His deputy was chosen as Turk. Five years later, the president would be Turkish and his vice president would be Greek. But armed Greek gangs called Eoka raided Turkish villages, killed hundreds of civilians, and seized the government by making a coup against President Makarios. With the Akritas plan they announced, they declared that the Turks would be expelled from the island and connect Cyprus to Greece. Thereupon, Türkiye, which is the guarantor state under the terms of the agreement, carried out a military operation on the island. In this way, both sides have been living in peace for 50 years.
And turkey 🦃 didn't have any right to commit ethnic cleansing, create a pseudo state and bring Turkish settlers to change the demographics.
@@burakbybure7000 ur real deal is fiction made by Erdogan . The dictator that rules u .