Kıbrıs Rum Başkanlık seçimlerinde ilk turda başa görüşecek olan adaylar yavaş yavaş belirginleşmeye başladı. Yunan Milliyetçisi DİSİ’nin Genel başkanı Nikos Anastasiades ile Bağımsız aday (!) Yorgos Lillikas şimdilik favoriler olarak görülüyor. Her ne kadar Lillikas ortaya “Bağımsız aday”…
ByAta ATUNŞubat 2013’de yapılacak Rum Cumhurbaşkanlığı seçimlerine favori aday olarak hızla ilerleyen DİSİ (Demokratik Seferberlik Partisi ), Genel Başkanları Nikos Anastasiades’in seçilmesini garantilemek için DİKO (Demokratik parti) ile bir “İşbirliği Protokol”u imzaladı. DİSİ ile DİKO’nun Kıbrıs Rum siyasi yelpazesindeki yerleri…
ByAta ATUNEmine Sömek hanıma da, Ahmet Sanver dostuma da buradan teşekkürlerimi iletmek istiyorum. Her ikisi de “Soykırım”a uğradığımız yıllara ait doğru, gerçek ve birebir yaşadıkları anılarını ve olayları kitaplaştırmışlar. Daha yayınlandığı ilk gün Sayın Emine Sömek’in “Kıbrıs Türkünün Milli Mücadelesi…
ByAta ATUNThe conflict in Cyprus did not begin in mid 1950’s but began with an idea called Enosis, unification of Cyprus with Greece. This idea was seeded in Cyprus as early as 1879, when the British allowed Greeks to settle…
ByAta ATUNThe Journal of Turkish weekly, Janury 15, 2008 Tuesday, 15 January 2008 * By Ata ATUN (Section 1-8) Cyprus gained her sovereign independence by virtue of a constitution and three treaties — the Treaty of…
ByAta ATUNThe conflict in Cyprus did not begin in mid 1950’s but began with an idea called Enosis, unification of Cyprus with Greece. This idea was seeded in Cyprus as early as 1879, when the British allowed Greeks to settle…
ByAta ATUNTalks on federation are recently occupying the Greek side. In actual fact they have no intention of reaching an agreement or establishing a partnership with the Turkish Cypriots. The proof of this is the referendum results on the Annan-Plan…
ByAta ATUNCurrent and future developments in Syria are written in her history. It is also not necessary to go back too far, her recent history speaks for itself. The Syrian people, wishing to free themselves from the French colonial rule…
ByAta ATUNTodays Zaman, January 21, 2008 While Archbishop Makarios was making clear his thoughts on the future of Cyprus, similar statements were also being made by Greek leaders in Greece. Some 15,000 Greek troops had actually occupied Cyprus…
ByAta ATUNToday’s Zaman, January 19, 2008 This degrading retreat forced Gen. Georgio Grivas to abandon his dreams of taking the Erenköy beachhead from the Turkish Cypriots. The UN called for a cease-fire and it was agreed to…
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