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MANY THANKS & ENJOY
KUZEY KIBRIS TÃœRK CUMHURIYETI
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History of Cyprus- The Truth
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Turkish Cypriots Under Embargo
It is important to note that the embargoes imposed on North Cyprus do not have the authority of any UN Security Council Resolution under Article 41 of the UN Charter. However, due to the misconceived UN Resolution 186, passed on 4 March 1964, the Greek Cypriots have been able to legitimise their status as the sole recognised authority on the island of Cyprus and effectively deny Turkish Cypriots their legal, political and basic human rights.
As you will see below, the lobbying of Greek Cypriots has ensured that the embargoes they have applied to North Cyprus is adhered to worldwide (bar Turkey) and their impact is therefore as comprehensive as any UN sanctioned embargo.
* UN Resolution 186
* Ban on Direct Communication
* Ban on Sporting / Cultural Events
* Ban on Direct Trade
* Ban on Representation
* Ban on Economic Development and International Aid
* Ban on Direct Travel
* Ban on Academia
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UN Resolution 186
* UN Resolution 186 was passed on 4 March 1964 as part of the UNs commitment to end the violence in Cyprus caused by the Greek Cypriots bloody coup in December 1963.
* Unfortunately, this badly worded Resolution referred to working with the Government of Cyprus, which at that time was 100% staffed with Greek Cypriots.
* Greek Cypriots have used this to assert themselves as the sole legitimate authority on the island, even though this contradicts with the 1960 Constitution of Cyprus where both Turkish and Greek Cypriots are politically equal.
* At the same time, the passing of this Resolution marked the start of four decades of embargoes against Turkish Cypriots who refused to accept this state of affairs.
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Ban on Direct Communication
* To date, North Cyprus' postal administration has been denied any status within the Universal Postal Union and Turkish Cypriots do not have internationally recognised addresses or telephone numbers. All mail and calls to and from North Cyprus must go via Turkey.
* As a result, the entire 220,000 citizens of North Cyprus are relegated to a PO Box, with all mail to and from North Cyprus having to go via Mersin 10, Turkey.
Ban on Sporting / Cultural Events
* Turkish Cypriots are not allowed to participate or host international teams, or sporting/cultural events. The extent of these embargoes are vast, no teams or individuals from North Cyprus have participated at any of the following since December 1963, Olympic and Commonwealth Games, World and European sporting tournaments such as athletics championships or football competitions.
* In April 2005, Cyprus Football Association (the Greek Cypriot football authorities), prevented an English team, Huddersfield Town AFC, from playing a friendly football match in North Cyprus. This was in spite of the English Football Association having no objection to this game and overlooks the historical right of Turkish Cypriots to their own football federation, which dates back to 1955.
* In 2004, Greek Cypriots prevented the Olympic torch from travelling into North Cyprus as part of its global journey before reaching Athens for the 2004 Olympic Games.
* FIFA fined a German soccer team, Bad Lippspinge, 20,000 US dollars in September 1998 for playing a football match with the Turkish Cypriot team Çetinkaya.
Ban on Direct Trade
* On 29 April 2004, the European Union (EU) passed the EU Green Line Directive to establish direct trade between North and South Cyprus. Since that date, North Cyprus has introduced unilaterally many measures to facilitate such trade, including enabling South Cyprus produced goods to be sold in the North and for commercial vehicles (buses, lorries, taxis, etc.) registered in the South to operate in the North. Yet to date, South Cyprus has failed to reciprocate, fining people for purchases made in the North and preventing North Cyprus businessmen from operating freely in the South.
* On 24 August 2004, the first consignment of goods - fresh fish from North Cyprus - failed to cross the Green Line into South Cyprus. Greek Cypriots claimed they did not have sufficient information on "the state of animal health in the abovementioned areas" and until such time that it did, "the movement of animals and animal products will be prohibited". To date, this decision has not been reversed.
* The Cyprus High Commissioner in London has issued threatening letters to UK businesses (property exhibition organisers, real estate agencies, etc.) advising them not to promote the sale of properties in North Cyprus or be faced with law suits. These letters (click here to see a copy of one) not only exceed the bounds of diplomatic protocol, but also hamper legitimate business practice.
* Although world leaders made many pledges to end the isolation of North Cyprus (click here to read our World Promises report ) following Turkish Cypriots' vote in favour of the Annan Plan during the referenda of 24 April 2004, there have been no international remedies to the barriers that have denied Turkish Cypriots direct trade links to other world markets, a situation they have endured for four decades.
Ban on Representation
* Turkish Cypriots were the political partners of the Republic of Cyprus that was established in 1960. They were politically equal to the Greek Cypriots, with the power of veto and many separate legal and political rights that were enshrined in the Cyprus Constitution. This state of affairs was destroyed by the Greek Cypriots when they launched a sustained attack on Turkish Cypriots in December 1963, which lasted until the Turkish intervention in 1974.
* After twenty years of failed negotiations to reunite the island, Turkish Cypriots exercised their rights to self-determination in a bid to overcome Greek Cypriot efforts to deny their constitutional rights as politically equal partners in Cyprus.
* However, due to the Greek Cypriot authorities claim that the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is "illegitimate", the Turkish Cypriot people have been denied the right of representation in any international forum for the past forty years.
Ban on economic development and international aid
* Foreign investors have been discouraged from entering Turkish Cypriot territory for years through a combination of unwarranted legal threats and a continuous barrage of Greek Cypriot propaganda, resulting in minimal international capital flowing into North Cyprus. As a result, there is a massive difference between the two economies on the island: the national revenue in the Republic of Cyprus accounted for $14.82 billion in 2003, while revenues in North Cyprus were only $1.217 billion in the same period.
* Embargoes have meant the North Cyprus cannot be recognised as a candidate for loans by the International Monetary Fund or the World Bank.
* In 2004, the EU pledged a 259 million euros (£176m) aid package for Turkish Cypriots to help bolster their weakened economy. This aid has been consistently blocked by Greek Cypriots who continue to benefit as one of the most subsidised countries in the world, receiving massive aid through bilateral & international negotiations for those living in South Cyprus.
Ban on Direct Travel
* Greek Cypriots continue to falsely propagate that North Cyprus is "illegally occupied". As a result, Turkish Cypriot ports & airports have been closed to direct international trade and travel since 1974. Travel to North Cyprus can only take place via Turkey. The requirement of a stopover in Turkey increases the time & cost of travel, discouraging both visitors and potential businesspeople from entering North Cyprus.
* It should be noted that on 27 July 2005, a private Azerbaijan airline, Imair, became the fourth airline to break these inhumane embargoes and fly direct to North Cyprus.
* Many countries do not recognise a passport issued by the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, forcing many Turkish Cypriots to obtain this document from either Turkey or from the Republic of Cyprus so they can travel around the world, which adds cost and time, and a loss of identity.
* Greek Cypriots use the number of Turkish Cypriots holding Republic of Cyprus passports as a tool to claim they are the only legitimate authority on the island - they fail to add that it is through the Greek Cypriot imposed embargoes that Turkish Cypriots are forced to apply for these documents.
Ban on Academia
* North Cyprus is home to five universities teaching in the English language which annually provide education to over 25,000 students. Yet these institutions, their students and scholars constantly face academic embargoes.
* North Cyprus' largest institution, Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) recently applied to join the European University Association and tried to obtain Erasmus University Charter status (and related funding), both have been refused. EMU scholars' requests for international research grants have also been blocked, while efforts by an EMU based Palestinian student to access the international scheme International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience (IAESTE) resulted in a particularly distressing response when he was accused of committing a "criminal act" for "residing in the occupied area".
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PLEASE PREVENT THIS,
WE HAVE DONE NOTHING,TAKE THE CAGE OFF FROM OVER OUR COUNTRY
TIME CAN BRING CHANGE
(BUT WILL IT FOR CYPRUS C*)
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