Another Turkish speaking Cypriot arrested in Turkey, just because he calls for reunification in Cyprus
by CypriotPeacemaker
Another Turkish speaking Cypriot arrested in Turkey, just because he calls for reunification in Cyprus
by CypriotPeacemaker
2 comments
“Turkey is a low-key dictatorship” is actually a good pro-unification narrative that Cyprus should exploit more, instead of “waahhh they took our land waahhhh”,
From the perspective of TCs, if Cyprus unified, would it guarantee be a democracy for TC? The last time it happened, they were discriminated against and attacked. Maybe if the GC right wing started talking about how well TC would be treated in a unified Cyprus, it would help push the narrative.
Bottom line: Turkey is a dictatorship and dictatorships are low key trash. RoC is a democracy with civil rights etc.
^^ That should be the message for why the TC should join with GC.
I don’t think Turkiye currently is in the political climate to challenge the narrative that has been going on for 50 years, two states. While I am very fond of Yusuf for speaking his mind to influence the people of Turkiye on the topic, I think the approach where we focus on convincing the Turkish Cypriot community to speed up the negotiation efforts, and respect whatever the outcome is, bi-communal bi-zonal, full unification, two states, etc could actually work. I think Turkiye would have no choice but to leave once the negotiations bear fruit.