Posted by Huseyin A in
I recently received a request to join a group on facebook called "2010 reasons for a solution". The group is in Turkish and people post comments on the wall saying why they think a solution is necessary in Cyprus. I found these comments really interesting as they reflect the thoughts of the T/Cypriot youth so I have translated some of these to English. Here they are:I want a solution because…
- I don’t want to pass through borders in my country.
- I don’t want to live under occupation and I am pregnant. I have to think about my baby’s future.
- I don’t want the “Cyprus Problem” to form a part of my life.
- When I say I am Cypriot, I don’t want the people to start speaking to me in Greek. I don’t want the world to ignore me as a community of Cyprus.
- I want my future, our future.
- When I am calling my country I want to use its own code, not Turkey’s code.
- I don’t want my degree certificate to be an accessory on my wall.
- I want to be a part of an independent Cyprus, I want freedom.
- I want to see the evil ones loosing against the good ones again. I don’t want to see my future through bars any more.
- I want people’s rights to be returned to them.
- I don’t want the history to prevent a happy Cyprus. I want to be able to see my future, not to get stuck in my past.
- I don’t want to be a part of a “pirate government”. I want to be a part of the Republic of Cyprus.
- I want to belong to a community which does not need the help of others to survive.
- I want my culture and dialect to live.
- I don’t want to be an “unrecognized” individual living in the “illegal” areas.
- I don’t want to stay in the UK after I finish my studies.
- I can’t stand any more a soldier telling me: “this is a restricted area, go away” while I am wandering around on the mountains.
- I don’t want to live with hatred and grudge, I want to live with peace and love.
- I want my kids to be born as Cypriots, and grow up with the Cypriot culture, food and dialect.
- I want the income of this island not to be spent on military and endless negotiations, but on infrastructure and economy.
- I want to be able to live in Paphos again.
8 Response to "2010 reasons for a solution"
I'd seen this group on facebook but sadly couldn't understand what everyone was saying. Thanks for the translation!
Its comforting to hear your thoughts echoed by other people. All hope's not lost.
hey, many thanks Huseyin, that's very helpful. though not so sure about the last part (about Paphos) in the sense that i am a bit pessimistic about the geographical separation. it doesn't matter though. do you think the people in the group would welcome greek-cypriots in their group?
Please do post your thoughts on the wall of the group. I am SURE people would rejoice at you guys sharing your reasons too.. i take the responsibility as a member of the organisation in question.. :))
As a member of the said organisation and an admin of the facebook group, I would like to invite you to write your comments as well. We would be grateful to hear your thoughts as well!! I think I have already invited Andreas however I need to apologize that we do not have an English translation yet. It is very simple though. People are invited to write why they want a solution in our island. Some of the comments will be published in the organisation's gazette! ευχαριστώ φίλοι mou!
That's an amazing group! I should participate also since I share those ideas with all those fellows...
http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=372827967144&ref=nf this is the link of the group
this is the correct link for 2010 reasons for solution group in facebook
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=372827967144&ref=ts
yes, we do want a solution and we should never ever give up until we get it; it's up to all of us.
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