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Turkey to freeze EU ties if Cyprus gets EU presidency
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Published: 18.09.11, 12:46
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61. Metin @ 12
Moragh   (09.18.11)
Turkey at least 2% European! My, My, My..... BIG deal lol!
62. Turkey= Facist - Warmongering State
YIOLA ,   NICOSIA, CYPRUS   (09.18.11)
The world should finally wake up and see the facist state that Turkey really is
63. cyprus- greek heritage 1000's of yrs
yiola ,   nicosia, cyprus   (09.18.11)
Cyprus has a Greek Heritage dating back thousands of years.
64. I say: time to back our Greek Cypriot friends>
HaifaGuy   (09.18.11)
>with a Free Cyprus flotilla. Will the Turks be lunatic enough to try and stop it? On a less idiotic note, I really hope there is a new Judeo-Ellinic alliance being forged as we speak. I also hope we can somehow help the Greeks pull it through their economic morass... Just like England and France eventually became friends despite(or thanks to) hundreds of years of hostilities, so Israel and Greece+Cyprus are on a rapprochement route. Oh, and speaking of economic miracles, wait till we start exploring and selling all that gas and oil, to the bitter dismay of the greedy Turkish Khalif and his hareem of ministers. They'd better keep their rustbucket warshits at bay as we might just take them and sell them for scrap to the Chinese. Από το Ισραήλ με αγάπη!
65. Cyprus is European because of its civilization
Lou ,   Bucharest. Romania   (09.18.11)
Cyprus choose Europe not barbary. Its population is Greek
66. 62
zionist forever   (09.18.11)
AGREED Its also time for Obama to stop trying to appease Erdogan and stop referring to the Armenian genocide committed by Turkey as an UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT. Senator Obama promised if he won the presidency he would have it recognised as genocide. Its also time for Turkey to end its illegal occupation of the independent state of Cyprus and the EU should be backing Cyprus in any attempt to get Turkey out.
67. Shalom #35
Gee ,   Zikron Yaakov   (09.19.11)
Erdogen!
68. #12 Cyprus Asian : Turkey 2% European
(09.19.11)
Is that the 2% you have living in Germany?
69. Now we see why this child acts so
Iranian Jew ,   La   (09.19.11)
crazy. He wants Cypres. All of the hoopla is over that. Smeone needs to give him good medication. He keeps loosing it. He's picking wars with everybody.
70. Turkey just like Palestine: they rejected all offers. Now...
Edward ,   Sydney, Australia   (09.19.11)
they have nothing. The EU reluctantly offered Turkey limited status in the EU, because the world economy was booming, the US pressured EU to give anything Turkey asks, and the southern European countries seemed compatible with prudent north European economic management. Turkey refused, insisting on only full membership and already accusing the EU of unfairness. Then the GFC came and everything's falling apart. The EU's problems are so immense just trying to deal with the Southern Europeans, let alone a giant alien society whose anti-social migrants to Europe have only caused deep resentment at the rotten society from which they sprang. This is why so many westerners support Israel, because of anti-Islam and anti-Arab sentiment rather than pro-Jewish sentiment.
71. today the jews. tomorrow the world!
ralph   (09.19.11)
72. Alliance clarity and relative Turkish isolation are better.
Jerry to #28, Jakobo ,   The Netherlands   (09.19.11)
73. TURKEY TO FREEZE EU TIES if.....
Moragh   (09.19.11)
so where's the problem? The good point is that Turkey would soon be forgotten....... even more than it is now. Sounds to me like a good deal!
74. to 36
john Darren ,   cairns-Australia   (09.19.11)
Turkey has two feet.
75. Ataturk is turning in his grave from this idiot
Joe K ,   Silicon Valley USA   (09.19.11)
Ataturk was one of the most remarkable and perhaps little known heros of social revolution in the last two centuries. Quite a character. I'm sure he and his descendants and everyone else who understands the glory of what Ataturk accomplished vomit when they hear and see Erdogan making a mockery of himself and Turkey. Yet the Turks stand idly by and let him destroy their beautiful country. Piss on this little petty tyrant. Save the Turks from this jerk.
76. Turkey to freeze EU ties
Albrecht Klein ,   Germany   (09.19.11)
This is as if a flea refuses to bite a specific dog. The dog will not care and so won't EU.
77. Turkey seems determined ...
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (09.19.11)
... to alienate itself from every other country. I say let it. It is becoming increasingly obvious that Ankara is getting its marching orders from Teheran. Cut Turkey loose.
78. The Turkish stance is contradictory over Cyprus
Helen ,   Labelde   (09.19.11)
Turkey's position on the gas discoveries is ridiculous. It claims there are two states on the island of Cyprus but denies the right of the Republic of Cyprus to search for reserves in its own zone. Has Turkey allowed the Greek Cypriots a share of the natural wealth in northern Cyprus all these years? Of course not. Turkey imposes partition on the island and at the same time wants a share of the wealth of southern Cyprus. What a stupid, cynical and confused policy!
79. Turkey to freeze EU ties?
Ypip ,   Canada   (09.19.11)
On the contrary, I'm sure that the EU, NATO, the OECD, OSCE, UN, and WTO have plans for Turkey as well.
80. Spoiled Child
Alex ,   Houston, TX   (09.19.11)
Didn't this bozo call Israel a "spoiled child?" This guy needs a spanking.
81. Bully all the way! Erdogan thinks he's China!
Phlippe M. ,   Geneve   (09.30.11)
Erdogan thinks that Turkey is China and Cyprus is Taiwan! What an arrogant and delirious bully. Well Take this Mr. Erdogan: what about EU CANCELLING your EU candidacy if you dare to open your bigot and treacherous mouth again! What about EU closes ALL the factories in Turkey and moves them to Portugal, Spain and GREECE instead? We prefer helping friends and EU members instead of enemy states allied with Iran, Syria and Hezbollah! What about THAT Mr. Erdogan?
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