Monday, March 18, 2013
Not all of Cyprus
There's an important ethnic dimension hidden in the discussion of the current Cyprus mess.
Ever since Britain gave up its ownership in 1960, Cyprus has been divided in Greek and Turkish parts. In 1963 the Greeks made war on the Turks, forcing a partition. Since then, the official government has been all Greek, and the Turkish part (roughly the NE quarter) has been a dependency or colony of Turkey, though the UN and most countries don't acknowledge its existence.
Turkish Cyprus is not part of the current mess, because Turks are competent. This mess is all fucking Greek.
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