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CYPRUS: A PATH TO A TWO STATE SOLUTION
Learn the true history about how Cyprus became divided and why a two state solution is the only way forward for the island.
#TRNC
#KKTC
#2statesinCyprus
Without Türkiye carrying out the Cyprus Peace Operation, Greek troops and EOKA-B terrorists would have murdered any Cypriot who did not believe in 'Enosis'.
A genocide was prevented, Greek annexation was stopped, and peace was achieved.
#K
ıbrısBarışHarekatı
A common misconception spread by the Greek Cypriot Administration is that EOKA were national heroes who fought for the independence of Cyprus.
This is a lie.
EOKA was a terrorist organisation that killed innocent civilians in its pursuit of Enosis - union with Greece.
🔭You can literally see the 🇹🇷 coast from Girne. For an island so close to
#T
ürkiye, why do Greek
#Cypriots
insist on governing it all? If they can't agree a workable solution on
#Cyprus
, then the
#TRNC
needs the support of the 🌍 community to free itself from isolation.
#KKTC
Want to know the true history of Cyprus?
Stay tuned for ‘Cyprus: A path to a two state solution.’
Monday 15th July (on the 50th anniversary of Greece’s invasion of Cyprus).
#2statesinCyprus
#TRNC
#KKTC
🚨 BREAKING NEWS
Former UK Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, states in the
@Independent
that a two state solution must be on the table.
It is time to end the isolation of the TRNC as we enter the 50th year since the Cyprus Peace Operation.
Link below ⤵️
There would be no Turkish Cypriots living in Cyprus had Türkiye not acted to prevent their genocide at the hands of Greek Cypriot ethno-nationalist paramilitary terrorists in 1974.
A balanced article by
@MikeRDrummond
at
@SkyNews
. ⤵️🔗
The Pile-Yiğitler road project is a humanitarian project designed to improve the lives of Turkish Cypriots in Pile.
@UN_CYPRUS
are blocking this project, reinforcing the isolation Turkish Cypriots face and promoting a false narrative.
This is the truth 👇
#Pile
#Cyprus
#UN
🚨Breaking news:
54 British parliamentarians have signed a letter addressed to Foreign Secretary
@David_Cameron
calling for direct flights from the UK to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
#TRNC
#KKTC
Lord
@KilclooneyJohn
🗣️ "in 1974 Turkish Cypriots were getting murdered by their fellow Greek Cypriots and Turkey had little option to send in Turkish troops to rescue the Turkish Cypriots."
@BenLowry2
discusses growing TRNC-Northern Ireland relations ⤵️
Turkish Ambassador to the UK, H.E. Koray Ertaş, stated that for the last six decades, negotiations have failed.
The only way forward is to allow the two states to live peacefully, side by side.
#CPC23
#TRNC
🗣️ Lord Balfe states the following in
@Politics_co_uk
:
“There are several practical steps that we can take – establishing a consulate in the TRNC or allowing direct flights from the UK.”
#TRNC
#KKTC
🗣️ President
@ErsinrTatar
: Turkish Cypriots are entitled to the same rights, status & opportunities as Greek Cypriots. They've been deprived of these since 1963, and prevented from engaging in direct trade, travel & cultural engagement. Thank you
@CapX
👏.
The 15th Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has started in Banjul, the capital of The Gambia.
President
@ErsinTatar
of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is in attendance and was welcomed by Gambian President, Adama Barrow.
#TRNC
#KKTC
Former Conservative Party leader and MP for Chingford and Woodford Green,
@MPIainDS
, meets TRNC President
@ErsinrTatar
.
The two discussed a number of issues including the need to establish direct flights between the UK and Northern Cyprus.
#TRNC
#KKTC
Cumhurbaşkanı
@ErsinrTatar
, direkt uçuşlar için kampanya yürüten İngiliz vekili kabul etti
Cumhurbaşkanı Tatar: “Egemen eşitlik temelinde, doğru bir çözümü bulmak adına elimizden geleni yapmayı gelecek nesillere borçluyuz”
Türkiye is often accused of being the main perpetrator for the collapse in negotiations for a Cyprus settlement. This is false.
The fact is that the intransigence of the Greek Cypriot side has led to the failure of over half a century of talks.
Spread the truth.
#TRNC
#KKTC
Did you know that Turkish Cypriots have been internationally isolated since 1963?
It is now time for:
📌 Direct trade
📌 Direct flights
📌 Direct contact
The exclusion of Northern Cyprus must end.
#TRNC
#KKTC
Want to know the truth about Cyprus in less than 6 minutes?
Click the link below to our YouTube video on the issue and why a two state solution is the only way forward for the island.
➡️ ⬅️
#TRNC
#KKTC
🚨 The UK Foreign Office responds to former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw’s call for two states in Cyprus by calling for ‘openness and compromise’ in resolving the issue.
We agree - that’s why the UK should move on from the failed federation model.
The Greek Cypriot President, flanked by two men (one of whom was the EOKA leader) responsible for the murders of thousands of British servicemen, and Greek and Turkish Cypriots, tries to excuse the actions of EOKA.
Here's the bottom line. EOKA was and is a terrorist group.
Kemal Atatürk, founding father of modern Türkiye: "How happy is he who calls himself a Turk!" The Greek Cypriot Administration isn't particularly happy when our flag is illuminated at night by thousands of light bulbs! 💡
#KKTC
#TRNC
#T
ürkiye
#atat
ürk
With an abundance of Hellim, fresh produce, and citrus Northern Cyprus is
#readytotrade
with the rest of the world. Yet it continues to face
#embargo
and obstruction from the Greek
#Cypriot
Administration and those who toe their line. End this isolation!
#KKTC
#TRNC
#Trade
Never forget - it was the far-right Greek regime that empowered
#EOKA
to murder thousands of
#Greek
and
#Turkish
Cypriots. They gave support and arms to terrorists to implement Enosis by force.
#Makarios
was correct when he spoke just 7 years later - "Greece has invaded
#Cyprus
".
WESTMINSTER 🇬🇧 - President
@ErsinrTatar
's visit to the UK is underway. In the next few days, he will be participating in
#historic
parliamentary events, meet an unprecedented number of politicians, and share his vision for a two State solution for
#Cyprus
. FOLLOW us for updates.
Recognise the
#TRNC
/
#KKTC
!
There is one reality on
#Cyprus
that has been created from half a century of intransigence by
@CyprusMFA
and the
@UN_CYPRUS
- that a two State solution is the only way forward.
Proportionally, Turkish Cypriots were impacted more as a result of the 1974 conflict.
None of the 30,000 Turkish Cypriot refugees of 1963 have been compensated by the Greek Cypriot administration.
Swipe down to learn the truth ⬇️
#TRNC
#KKTC
Direct flights to Northern Cyprus is a step towards normality in the eastern Mediterranean.
The
@Telegraph
article linked below highlights the positive impact of direct flights, not only for Turkish Cypriots, but for the region.
#TRNC
#KKTC
🇹🇷 Türkiye has a role in resolving the world's frozen conflicts: "The only true solution is now a system of two states – much like the UN and the EU support for
#Israel
and
#Palestine
. This is the fairest outcome for both Greek and Turkish Cypriots."
READ:
50 years ago today, the UN Security Council heard from the Greek Cypriot President…
Makarios told the world that Greece has invaded Cyprus.
#TRNC
#KKTC
During his response to the King’s speech, Lord Sharkey, Vice Chair of the TRNC APPG, spoke about the unfair isolation of the Turkish Cypriot people, the continued collapse in federal negotiations, and President Tatar’s two State solution proposal.
Listen here 🔈⬇️
It is often claimed that the ‘Cyprus problem’ began in 1974. This is false.
There had been conflict on the island 19 years prior with the establishment of the terror organisation EOKA and their pursuit of Enosis.
These are the facts, spread the truth. ⤵️
#TRNC
#KKTC
EOKA is and always will be a terrorist group. It is shameful that
@Christodulides
honours the memory of those who murdered so many innocent British troops and Greek/Turkish Cypriots.
🗣️
@DavidJonesMP
calls for UK-TRNC direct flights in
@CapX
:
“It is time for the UK to restore flights to the
#TRNC
. It makes no sense for the current onerous and arbitrary system to continue.” 🔜✈️
An important statement made by President
@ErsinrTatar
at the 15th Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.
It is time all member states of the
@OIC_OCI
work in ending the unjust isolation of Turkish Cypriots.
#TRNC
#KKTC
Ertuğruloğlu: "It is a completely humanitarian project, it does not contain any ulterior motives. We are facing a conspiracy... Let the UN not try to prevent us. We will build this road. It is finished. We will not back down from our determination".
Pile- Yiğitler yolu... Ertuğruloğlu: "Tamamen insani bir projedir, hiçbir art niyet içermemektedir. Komployla karşı karşıyayız... BM bizi engellemeye çalışmasın. Bu yolu biz yapacağız. Bitmiştir. Kararlılığımızdan geri adım atmayacağız"
‼️🗣️
@eastantrimmp
states the following in
@Politics_co_uk
:
“Continuing to insist on reunification is not helping anyone and only adds to the problem. Cyprus has changed and cannot be considered one state anymore. We must change with it.”
#TRNC
#KKTC
If the
#TRNC
is as unstable and fraught with violence as most fake narratives would have you believe, why do millions of
#tourists
choose to visit for their
#holidays
? 🏖️
Just another sad falsehood to suppress the TRNC and its citizens...
#KKTC
#Golf
#Mountains
#Travel
🚨Important note:
The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is represented for the first time under its constitutional name.
The OIC usually refers to the TRNC as the "Turkish Cypriot State."
This is a positive development 👏
Today is the day of
#truth
- the day of historical fact. Without
#T
ürkiye's Cyprus Peace Operation, Greek troops and EOKA-B
#terrorists
would have murdered any Cypriot who did not believe in 'Enosis'. Without this intervention,
#genocide
would have happened.
#TRNC
#KuzeyK
ıbrıs
TRNC President
@ErsinrTatar
has completed a short but productive visit to the United Kingdom.
He met over two dozen British parliamentarians alongside ambassadors as well as featuring on British TV and radio.
#KKTC
#NorthernCyprus
Each year, South Cyprus holds lavish events commemorating the terror campaign EOKA inflicted on the island throughout the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
EOKA is responsible for the deaths of hundreds of Greek Cypriots, Turkish Cypriots and British citizens.
This is an issue of “common sense and humanitarian concern.”
Following his meeting with TRNC President
@ErsinrTatar
,
@MPIainDS
referred to the letter addressed to the former foreign secretary in which 54 parliamentarians called on direct flights to Northern Cyprus.
#KKTC
✈️
🚨 BREAKING NEWS ✈️
@MPIainDS
reiterates his support for direct flights to Northern Cyprus at the 7th Turkish Cypriot Cultural Festival.
🗣️ “It is a very simple right that you have and I will stand up for that right.”
#TRNC
#KKTC
Some claim that Turkish Cypriots deserve to be isolated following the events of 1974 and the establishment of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in 1983.
But did you know Turkish Cypriots have actually faced international exclusion since 1963?
Read more below 🧵
A common mistruth is that the
#TRNC
is an "unsafe" country... but the numbers don't lie! 🤔
The TRNC is a safe
#country
and welcomes its southern
#friends
who choose to travel and live there - demonstrating the island can exist as two nations, living harmoniously. 🧳🌍
50 years ago, both Greek and Turkish Cypriots suffered untold horrors at the hands of ideological fanatics propped up by a fascist Greek regime.
As stated by President Makarios in front of the UN Security Council on the 19th July 1974 - “The coup of Greek junta is an invasion.”
🎙️President
@ErsinrTatar
of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus speaks to
@bbcworldservice
ahead of the 50th anniversary of the Cyprus Peace Operation.
Click the link to listen ⤵️
The creation of EOKA-B provides additional proof that its aim was never to establish an independent Cyprus free from British rule.
It was Enosis.
#KKTC
#TRNC
Want to know about the side of Cyprus nobody talks about?
@abubakarfiniin
and
@KidsoftheColony
travelled to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus to film a documentary and share the Turkish Cypriot story with the world.
Click the link to watch! ⤵️
🎬
EOKA murdered anyone who threatened its goal of Greek annexation.
Bombings, kidnappings and assassinations were regular tactics carried out by EOKA terrorists.
#Cyprus
#TRNC
The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is a free and fair democratic state with a score of 76 on
@freedomhouse
.
It has its own independent judiciary, freedom of movement, and equal opportunities for all its citizens.
#TRNC
#KKTC
🚨BREAKING: Former Conservative Party leader
@MPIainDS
has completed his delegation to the
#TRNC
, arranged by this campaign.
He met President
@ErsinrTatar
, Foreign Minister
@ertugruloglut
, Parliamentary Speaker
@ZorluTore
, and other groups and stakeholders in Northern Cyprus.
#OTD
20 years ago the United Nations Annan Plan was REJECTED by 76% of Greek Cypriots.
Despite 65% of Turkish Cypriots VOTING FOR the plan, they continue to remain inhumanely isolated.
It is time for the international community to fulfil their promises and end the embargoes.
EOKA, and its support from Greece, is one of the main reasons the island is divided today.
EOKA started the conflict. Türkiye ended it.
We must take the true goal of EOKA into account when looking at the annual South Cyprus celebrations of this terrorist group.
Former UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw:
Why I think it’s time to consider a two-state solution to end the ‘absurd’ 50-year Cyprus crisis.
🔗⬇️
#TRNC
#KKTC
🚨BREAKING:
Former Special Adviser to the UN Secretary General on Cyprus (2008-14)
@AlexanderDowner
says solving the Cyprus issue “requires fresh ideas” after meeting TRNC President
@ErsinrTatar
.
After decades of failed talks for a federal settlement, new proposals are needed.
TRNC President Tatar held a meeting with Giles Watling MP, had a private lunch with the Rt. Hon. David Jones MP and prominent national UK journalists, and also briefly spoke to former Sec. of State, the Rt. Hon. Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg MP.
Many more meetings to come…
#TRNC
#KKTC
We welcome the following statement by 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan’s President,
@presidentaz
:
“We support TRNC becoming a full member of the Organization of Turkic States. This is very natural because, historically, TRNC is a part of the Turkish world. The Turks living there are our brothers."
The
@Turkic_States
has defied threats from the international community and has brought the
#TRNC
and
#TurkishCypriots
into the global community. It is certainly not the last to do so...
Speaking at this campaign’s first ever Labour Party Conference event, our co-chair, Çetin Ramadan, set the record straight and told a truth that most don’t acknowledge out of convenience.
#LabourConference2023
#TRNC
'Is there a place for Northern Cyprus in Türkiye's free trade negotiations with the UK?' 🇹🇷 🇬🇧
This was a question asked at a
@circlefound_uk
event at
#LabourConference
earlier this week. The Ambassador of Türkiye to the UK, Koray Ertaş, responded brilliantly 👇👇👇
19 years of
#conflict
and ethnic cleansing spearheaded by fanatics of Enosis and supported by the far-right
#Greek
military junta ended after
#T
ürkiye's 🇹🇷 legal intervention on Cyprus.
#Cyprus
#TRNC
#KKTC
President Tatar met former Transport Minister, the Rt. Hon. Sir John Hayes MP to discuss his plans for a two State solution in Cyprus, and the many benefits of direct flights from the UK to the TRNC.
#TRNC
Freedom & Fairness co-chair, Çetin Ramadan, writes to UK Foreign Secretary
@David_Cameron
on the 20th anniversary of the Annan Plan referendum:
“The United Kingdom still can deliver on the promises it made to the Turkish Cypriot People in 2004…”
🔗
Like the Cretan Turks, the Turks of Kos were driven off the island due to the pursuit of Enosis.
Turkish Cypriots were at risk of suffering the same fate.
But since 1974 there has been peace in Cyprus with Turkish Cypriots in the North and Greek Cypriots in the South.
#TRNC
Lord Rogan &
@ErsinrTatar
hosted a
#parliamentary
roundtable for academics, journalists, a coalition of parliamentarians & councillors, and the British Turkish
#Cypriot
community. It was moderated by Freedom & Fairness campaign chair, Çetin Ramadan. Thank you to all who attended!
Renowned think tank
@freedomhouse
is a highly respected Washington-based institution. It's excellent it is independently assessing the political, judicial, and societal reality in the
#TRNC
without pushing a false agenda.
#Freedom
#Fairness
#KKTC
🔗 Click the link below to:
1️⃣ Watch our explainer video on Cyprus and the need for a two state solution. 🎬
2️⃣ Send a pre-populated letter to your local MP on why they should champion the equal rights of Turkish Cypriots. ✍️
🚨 TRNC President Ersin Tatar, who is currently in Uzbekistan to attend the 16th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO), met Prime Minister Kakar of Pakistan 🇵🇰
#TRNC
#Pakistan
✍️ DUP leader,
@J_Donaldson_MP
, writes in
@TheHouseMag
the UK has a key role to play solving the
#Cyprus
issue.
“It is an unfair and untenable situation faced by Northern Cypriots to live in a mostly unrecognised state.”
#TRNC
#KKTC
"It is our democratic right to exist within our own state" - President
@ErsinrTatar
We completely agree. The TRNC is a sovereign, independent, democratic state and should be recognised as such by the international community.
#TRNC
#KKTC
#Ersin
#Tatar