The Turkish Cypriot community has consistently opposed …
Years: 1954 - 1954
The Turkish Cypriot community has consistently opposed the Greek Cypriot enosis movement, but had generally abstained from direct action because under British rule the Turkish minority status and identity are protected.
The expressed attitude of the Cyprus Turkish Minority Association is that, in the event of British withdrawal, control of Cyprus should simply revert to Turkey. (This position ignores the fact that Turkey had given up all rights and claims in the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne.)
The expressed attitude of the Cyprus Turkish Minority Association is that, in the event of British withdrawal, control of Cyprus should simply revert to Turkey. (This position ignores the fact that Turkey had given up all rights and claims in the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne.)
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People
Groups
- Christians, Eastern Orthodox
- Turkish people
- Greeks (Modern)
- Greece, Kingdom of
- Turkey, Republic of
- Cyprus, British Crown Colony of
- Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
- United Nations, The (U.N.)
