Lets look at the facts Turkcyp.
Let's look at the facts mikkie.
In 1974, the vast majority of TC's lived in the south, the north was almost exclusively populated by GC's.
True. This is a fact.
Turkey invaded.
As your history text books, you skipped soooo many facts that took place before Turkey intervened.
What are they?
1- in 1967-74 period Clerides and Denktash had agreed upon almost all disputes except local autonomy. Makarios kept insisting on "majority rule". Read Dektash-Clerides letters at cyprus-conflict.com
2- After the coup came into power in Greece A more militant political organization appeared that claimed to be above politics - the ESEA, Eniaios Syndesmos Enotikou Agonos (Unified Committee of the Enosist Struggle). It was the political front of EOKA B. Three new enosist newspapers - the Ethniki, Messivrini, and Patris - were established. It was common knowledge that these newspapers, as well as EOKA B and ESEA, were financed by the Greek government and by some of its wealthy supporters. Captured documents found in the hands of EOKA B offered ample evidence to prove this allegation.
http://www.cyprus-conflict.net/disloyal ... rkides.htm
From 1967-until 1974 15th of July, while Makarios was insisting on majority rule in order to degrade TCs into a minority status; Enosists exerting hard to achieve their goal: Enosis
As we all know, Enosists eventually managed to overthrow Makarios in order to achieve Enosis.
Under the circumstances of 1963-74, neither TCs nor Tukey trusted GC nad Greek leaderships. With all of their actions toward majority rule and Enosis; they lost all their credibilities and trust in hearts and minds of TCs and Turkey. TCs and Turkey waited sooo long the GC and Greek leadership for give up the stupid ideas Enosis and majority rule but they didn't give up...
What happened after that? The vast majority of GC's fled south to get away from your very friendly Turkish soldiers (raping and pillaging as they were going along).
Hamesecken and pillage is true but raping is alleged. Many TCs also fled to North during 20th of July and 16th of August because of the security reasons.
The majority of TC's stayed south.
They were the wifes, grannies, handicapped and little kids of TC fighters. They had to stay where they were inhabiting until their men return and take them. Apparently your history text books distorted the realities about them.
These TC's when then FORCED to move north by the Turks by threatening the RoC with further action and concluding in an 'exchange of populations agreement' which was not an agreement at all but a demand from the Turks.
Noone forced TCs to move North. They have alreadybeen looking for a safe place since 1963.
I remember seeing pictures of TC's being hearded onto trucks by the UN crying and screaming because they didn't want to leave their homes.
Hahahaha. One more distortion of historical facts. They were crying with the hapiness of rejoining their loved ones waiting them in the North of the Island.
This IS ethnic cleansing turkcyp and there is absolutely NO WAY this can be justified because this was forced on the TC's and GC's mainly by the actions of Turkey. The problem in Cyprus could have been solved if TUrkey fullfilled her obligations as a guarantor power and re-established constitutional order as per 1960.
First of all you should get your facts straight.
