Cypriots in a sentence

She details that some Greek Cypriots take the conflict in Cyprus as far back as the fall of Constantinople in 1453, while many Turkish Cypriots take it back to when the Greek Cypriots struggled for union with Greece in the 1950s.

Tatar added that the Greek Cypriots are “playing a game” with the 14 points proposed by President Nikos Christodoulides as unilateral confidence building measures for Turkish Cypriots, to attract Turkish Cypriots to the Republic of Cyprus.

He added that Turkey does not recognize the maritime boundary claims of the Greek Cypriots, adding that “unilateral actions” by Greek-Cypriots violated the rights of Turkey and aslo the Turkish-Cypriots.

Akinci, a strong supporter of a federal accord with Greek Cypriots and a champion of Turkish Cypriots who oppose Turkey’s complete dominion over their affairs, denounced the move as a “stain” on democracy and a direct bid to meddle in the election.

Çavuşoğlu also stressed that Cypriots have been violating the rights of Cypriots by proceeding its drilling activities without ensuring the latter’s share.

Greek Cypriots have rejected Turkish Cypriots’ demands for a permanent Turkish troop presence and veto power in government decisions in a future federated Cyprus.

Levent added that he will continue his contacts and next week he will explain the formation of Turkish Cypriots, Greek Cypriots and perhaps Maronites in the ballot paper.

Responding to a question, Tatar said that a partnership on the basis of federation was not possible and added that the Turkish Cypriots would never accept what he called “the yoke of the Greek Cypriots”.

Culture Limassol Carnival Festival in 2014 Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots share a lot in common in their culture but also have differences.

The nationalists in both sides campaigned for the rejection of the plan, the result being that Turkish Cypriots accepted the plan while Greek Cypriots rejected it.

But while many Turkish Cypriots favour reunification, she said, "we need Turkey's approval for this".

Cypriots should stop driving to work and other daily tasks and instead switch to public transport to reduce traffic congestion, Transport Minister Alexis Vafiades said on Saturday.

Denktash said: “Taking a cut from someone’s salary without the consent of the person is equivalent to embezzlement,” and that this initiative also laid the groundwork for anti-Turkey rhetoric among the Turkish Cypriots.

Greek Cypriots perceive the road construction as a move with a military purpose at a sensitive spot along the buffer zone spanning 180 kilometers (120 miles).

It turned violent, police say, when the Greek Cypriots came face-to-face with a group of Syrian migrants.

Nearly 144,000 voters are registered in northern Cyprus, including Turkish settlers and troops and Turkish Cypriots who hold Turkish citizenship.

One big incentive for Cypriots is the government schemes designed to make the nation more environmentally friendly.

The new president will face the tough challenge of trying to revive stalemated peace talks with breakaway Cypriots, who declared independence nearly a decade after a 1974 Turkish invasion that followed a coup aiming at union with Greece.

There were reports about the Cypriots who were killed, the women raped, the families separated, those who went missing (many still unaccounted for), the displaced refugees.

This notion is even less prominent in the minds of Turkish Cypriots who have always been closer to the spirit of Ataturk’s ideals.