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[CYPRUS TIMES] "The Church sees Cyprus as a Greek island" says Tatar

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The Church sees Cyprus as a Greek island, Ersin Tatar told Turkish state television TRT Haber, reacting to images of priests shooting at a National Guard firing range

Ersin Tatar said that "the spirit of EOKA, the dream of the union of Cyprus with Greece is always alive in the Greek part of Cyprus, that is what is happening."[/QUOTE]

Ersin Tatar said that "the spirit of EOKA, the dream of the union of Cyprus with Greece is always alive in the Greek part of Cyprus, that is what is happening.

He argued that "the churches started to shape the country's policy because they are economically powerful", adding that the leader of the establishment of the Republic of Cyprus was Archbishop Makarios and that when the Republic of Cyprus was established, he was the President of both the TC and the E/C.

"The President of a Muslim people becomes a priest. There is a mistake here. If there are two different peoples in Cyprus and there is an involvement of two different peoples in the establishment of the Republic, why does a priest become the President of these two peoples? Here the Church also played a leading role in the activities of EOKA. It helped establish EOKA, provided resources, supported the attacks and genocides against the TCs and forced the TCs to emigrate. E/C religion and racism is at its highest level. The same perception continues today. The Church sees Cyprus as a Greek island," Ersin Tatar claimed.

The T/C leader said that "motherland has always been on the side of the T/Cs. She never left them alone in the struggle. The sacred ties between us will continue. The Republic of Turkey is the guarantor country and its presence on the island is very important."

Source: KYPE


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