Why are the Greeks so ignorant about the history of Cyprus.Prior to the Brits the Turks were there 300 years.?

Answer 1

So was Syphilis

Answer 2

Good question, although I do not believe that Greeks are ignorant about Cyprus. I have visited Cyprus 6 times over the 1993-2004 period; within their own identity, I feel a Greek heartbeat within the people of Cyprus... and Greece gives them many reasons to be so. Remember EOKA freedom fighters, to get control of there beautiful island, were supported by most of the Greeks on the mainland and other islands. Guns & ammunition were shipped by small boats from Pireaus and Rhodes, to force the Brits out.
I can recommend the book mentioned below, handling on this historic facts.
After all, as most of you are making a political issue of this question, and it actually is.. it will remain between others, the key issue for Turkey eventually joining EEC.

Answer 3

Greeks rules the Mediterranean see at least 3000years before Christ. What do you think Trojans where? Turks? They were Greeks that emigrated there. The dark skin Turks you know come from way in Asia and found Turkey long after Greeks and Babylonians built Cities, temples, theaters etc etc that modern Turks now claim as their own. The real native Turks live north of Turkey and they are blondish with blue eyes plus the Turkish language have lots in common with Scandinavian languages.
Oh one more thing. Cyprus is GREEK island and the legend says that Aphrodite (Venus) was born there.
GO BACK TO SCHOOL. YOU MISSED SOMETHING

Answer 4

I believe that you are more ignorant than the Greeks my friend! History is something that Greeks start to learn when they start to talk!
So you say before the Brits the Turks where there. And before the Turks? And before...?
Grow up!

Answer 5

i'm not a Greek citizen, yet around the realm little ones who're schooled are given heritage instructions. the teachings are boring and therfore not actual remembered. i'm partly Greek and that i might want to be in touch to study about Greek heritage. the tale is a lengthy one. It encompasses the tale of the Roman empire, the way it took over the Greeks and its very last fall to boot. Telling a tale about heritage from the perspective of a kinfolk or human being can make it extra interesting. look on the internet website below.

Answer 6

Yes, they were. Cyprus is on the crossroads of East and West and has always been disputed by many countries, because of its strategic location. The Turks were on Cyprus as occupants and conquerors, it was not their native country. They are the same now to the Northern part. The British were there also like conquerors and not as native habitants. So what? Does this prove anything specifically? And before the Turks, there were Venitians, Romans and Phoenicians.
So what? Why do you say that Greeks are ignorant of History?
I'm afraid you are wrong...

Answer 7

The English captured Cyprus in 1191. How were the Turks there prior to that? I think you need to check your history, this even predates the Ottoman Empire by a hundred years!

Answer 8

Now i learned that all those marvelous ruins of the Greek civilization in Cyprus ,Asia minor like Ephesus were Turkish!
I would like to know what do you say to the tourists in Ephesus
What do they tell you in school.And what is the Turkish logic ,that
when you still something it becomes yours?
We all want peace ,but peace means logic.Listen to the rest of
Europe .They don't want you.Can you explain why?
Just show me a friendly nation around Turkey Armenia? Greece?
The Arabs?There must be a reason
We want a good neighbor.Just solve your problems with Democracy,with the Kurds,with poverty in the east,with overpopulation,and things will go better.

Answer 9

to the turks: don't forget that you came in this area from nowhere and took our lands.You killed us and the only thing you want is war.It's all about races. You are a barbarian race and you you'll never be a civilized one.So shut up and keep what you took and stop asking for more.Leave us in peace.
For the british i don't have anything to say. They eat people.

Answer 10

Because they can't accept it..Most of them don't know the thing called 'peace'.

For gwine2000 : Our problems are about Europe,America..They give the guns to the terrorists,Kurds.They say 'divide Türkiye'..For example America gave the captain of the terrorists us but for one condition : Don't kill him. He killed hundreds Turkish people, but we can't kill him!...They galvanize the Armenians for the genocide lie..And u say 'solve your problems.' How can we? You are the source of the problems! Because of our history, u don't want us.You came to our country for the war, u lost.Because of this! Ottoman beated the Europe for many years.Because of this!...We don't want to talk about these.But you started it.We want to make peace.But yeah, as we see..it's impossible.

Answer 11

get a live