Just to get you all going again

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
30/08/2009 22:33

Now can you tell me what is the best political or cultural achievement of the TRNC. Answers not on a postcard please. There must be so many xx

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11280

Message Posted:
30/08/2009 22:43

RE msg 1, Lilli: (...) best cultural achievement of the TRNC (...)



=> "Guido's Ristorante". Definitely.

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
30/08/2009 22:44

oh dc thank you xxx

dizzycows


Joined: 12/05/2009
Posts: 2736

Message Posted:
30/08/2009 23:48

Keeping the Greeks out, drawing the green line. Cultural, dont really know if some of the culture is Turkish or classed as N.C. lol

Joe Soap


Joined: 17/10/2008
Posts: 170

Message Posted:
31/08/2009 00:20

Peace since 1974 thanks to the Turkish military in the TRNC, in what the UN regard as a war zone.

Jeannie


Joined: 04/08/2009
Posts: 3283

Message Posted:
31/08/2009 02:23

Keeping the Greeks out. Well, that's a new one on me.



Where are the marauding Greeks coming from - Athens, Corfu, any other of the Greek Islands?



Do elaborate, for all our sakes.



And the green line - was it "drawn" in crayon or possibly green chalk?



Message 5 - totally agree.

Cyprusraider


Joined: 08/04/2009
Posts: 99

Message Posted:
31/08/2009 08:11

As far as I'm aware, the Green Line was first drawn by British offficer through a map of Nicosia deliniating the divide between the TC's anf the GC's. What we now live behind is the Attila Line, which is simply where the Turkish Army was stopped in August 1974. I think the "Green Line" was later expanded to "fit" this new line by those who didn't know it's real name.

Jeannie


Joined: 04/08/2009
Posts: 3283

Message Posted:
31/08/2009 11:28

Cyprusraider - many thanks for this information. In fact, I have just come on here to correct my posting, having found out that the green line was, in fact, drawn, as you explain above.



Please accept my apologies for this oversight - I was wrong.



Jean

dizzycows


Joined: 12/05/2009
Posts: 2736

Message Posted:
31/08/2009 12:20

Well there you are, as I said my knowledge is not up on NC or Turkish achievements, is there any? I am sure there must be. But as the rest of the world has forgot NC they dont get much of a PR do they. ........



We await for those that know, as Lilli says there must be some......

rocking


Joined: 05/11/2008
Posts: 421

Message Posted:
31/08/2009 16:54

Green line was drawn after July 1974, after Greeks to the south and Turks to the north. Before that time people were free to go where they wanted if it deemed safe to do so. After the 'green line' was drawn we were perfectly safe on the northern part thanks to the Turkish Army and long may they remain.

cooper


Joined: 23/10/2007
Posts: 3386

Message Posted:
31/08/2009 17:04

Here's the facts folks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Line_(Cyprus)



Cooper

mmmmmm



Joined: 19/12/2008
Posts: 8398

Message Posted:
31/08/2009 17:39

Dear Rocking



separating historical fact and fiction might be useful..



>>Before that time [July1974 -according to you ]people were free to go where they wanted if it deemed safe to do so<<



Did you know it was thanks to a Turkish Cypriot ( what's with all these "Turks" and "Greeks" ?) that the crossing points were reopened?

sylvie


Joined: 12/03/2008
Posts: 1081

Message Posted:
31/08/2009 17:57

cyprysraider -



absolutly right !