North Cyprus erects statue to honour late Ecevit, mastermind of 1974 intervention
first statue of Ecevit --who was the Turkish Premier at the time of the 1974 intervention-- in TRNC was erected in front of a high school carrying his name in Lefkosa Monday, with a ceremony held with the participation of the recently elected Turkish Cypriot President Dervis Eroğlu and Acting Premier and Foreign Minister Hüseyin Özügürgün, ministers and a large crowd of citizens.
Eroğlu who addressed the crowd said the former Turkish Premier Ecevit was not a mere politician, but a great statesman that left his mark on history, noting that TRNC was paying a late homage to him.
"We are inaugurating the statue of the great statesman, late Bülent Ecevit, who has master minded the '1974 Peace Operation', and who has lead to the foundation of a state on the territory liberated by that operation," said Eroğlu.
Eroğlu said the 1974 intervention was misinterpreted by many different states.
He said Turkish Cypriots were being massacred before 1974, adding that motherland Turkey intervened under those circumstances, using its rights stemming from "the treaty of guaranty" and other agreements.
He said Turkish Cypriots enjoyed a life of freedom in the lands liberated by that intervention, saying that they should appreciate this fact.
Eroğlu said he would carry on the settlement talks with the Greek Cypriot Administration, noting however that they would not give up the earned rights of the Turkish Cypriots in the negotiation table.
Eroğlu pointed out that it was time for the world to recognise the Turkish Cypriot people's struggle to live an honourable life. He said that a biased approach to the Cyprus issue was wrong urging those states vigorously insisting for a solution to see the facts, so that the incidents of the past would not recur.
Source: THE ANATOLIA NEWS AGENCY LEFKOŞA
28.04.2010
The historical past and Greek driven ENOSIS has created devision.
Peace has remained since 1974 almost forty years and this is the future. |
What about T.C riots who lost their homes i am from LARNAKA we lost our home LARNACA airport is on TURKISH LAND and LOTS more but thats O.K becouse you are chosen people wake up be honest just for ONE DAY. |
You say liberated. What about the Greeks who lost their homes and land. Land that was theirs for generations. If it was a peace operation why where turkish forces raping and killing innocent people, THESE ARE FACTS |
By:Michael Serghiou on Nis 5, 2010
I really don't have a problem with the Turkish-Cypriots living an honourable life but I would appreciate if I can at least get my stolen property back.
My family has always enjoyed great relations with the Turkish-Cypriots and I really do not see why the leadership does not allow the Greek-Cyprio |
