Hello Cyprus 44 Members

duckerdiver


Joined: 16/01/2011
Posts: 5

Message Posted:
16/01/2011 22:20

I have just joined because a pal of mine is a member.



Some of you may know me/know of me, as I was illegally deported from the South in 2001.



I have an encyclopaedic knowledge of the Cyprus "problem" which as you know the Turks resolved in 1974.



I lived in Cyprus for 3 years prior to my deportation and if I can be of help to any forum members, please ask away





Brian Semmens, the original Duckerdiver

nurseawful



Joined: 06/02/2009
Posts: 5934

Message Posted:
16/01/2011 22:27

Brian,



Sounds interesting please tell us your story. Welcome to Cyprus 44.



Chris

Smity



Joined: 14/09/2009
Posts: 826

Message Posted:
16/01/2011 22:28

Likewis not been a member long go on spill



Welcome

Mike

Blackbird



Joined: 11/08/2009
Posts: 1432

Message Posted:
16/01/2011 22:32

Yes duckerdiver I would love to hear your story...

spider


Joined: 03/01/2009
Posts: 5527

Message Posted:
16/01/2011 22:36

Welcome, what I would like to know is, in what way might you be able to help ?









Spider,X

Turtle


Joined: 28/05/2007
Posts: 2669

Message Posted:
16/01/2011 22:42

...."as I was illegally deported from the South in 2001"



How can you be illegally deported ? if thats the case I take it you sued the pants off em and banked a fortune. ?

duckerdiver


Joined: 16/01/2011
Posts: 5

Message Posted:
16/01/2011 23:00

Hi Chris



Some stuff on my deportation:



http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meetdocs/2004_2009/documents/cm/497/497362/497362en.pdf



http://easterncyprus.com/viewtopic.php?p=219972#219972



Some stuff from when I petition the EU to have Turkish accepted as an official language of the EU:



http://mail.cyprus-forum.com/cyprus13498.html



http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/Turklang/



http://www.talkcyprus.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=720



http://www.cyprus-forum.com/cyprus2852-0-asc-0.html





Regards





Brian

duckerdiver


Joined: 16/01/2011
Posts: 5

Message Posted:
16/01/2011 23:00

Hi Turtle



Still on going, case in now in the ECHR (European Court of Human Rights) as the Cypriot courts ruled (no surprises) that my deportation was legal



I have posted another post (not showing awaiting approval??) which has links to some info



Regards





Brian

duckerdiver


Joined: 16/01/2011
Posts: 5

Message Posted:
16/01/2011 23:00

Hi Spider



I know how to deal with Cypriots, (the good and the bad ones!) There are a few people alive who have seen both the best and the worst Cyprus has to offer. I am one of them.



My best pal of 50+ years is a Cypriot, I was a friend of the old president Rauf Dentas, I love Cyprus, it is a beautiful island and it used to be full of loving, kind, hospitable people.



Someday, Insh-Allah it may return to what it was.



Regards





Brian

AlsancakJack



Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 5762

Message Posted:
17/01/2011 04:28

Hi Brian

How are you old bean?

Good to see you are still around,

I must admit that I would have thought you would have given up all hope of coming back to Cyprus by now. Do not forget that people have long memories, especially Cypriots (and of course the Brits that lost money on dodgy property deals).

duckerdiver


Joined: 16/01/2011
Posts: 5

Message Posted:
17/01/2011 10:34

Hi Dave



Never really gave up the idea of returning to Northern Cyprus, They can keep the South.



Although it was often said of me (and the simple one Graham Cockroft) I never sold any property in the North, legal, illegal or Dodgy wise.



It was one of the many dollops of shit the Cypriots threw at me, in the hope I suppose that some of it would stick.



It was a strategy of theirs to discredit people who criticised them, either they would say you owned property in the North or you were selling it.



Once I have secured the ECHR judgement against Cyprus, I may want to return to the South, if only to "piss up their leg"



Regards





Brian