Turkish "ambassador" in the occupied territories comments on statements by the Greek Prime Minister

The statement of the Greek Prime Minister that the Cyprus issue is a matter of Turkish invasion of Cyprus was interesting, the Turkish "ambassador" in Nicosia, Deria Kanbay, because - he said - "in those years he was probably not alive yet (Alexis Tsipras) or was very young baby. "He does not remember that a murderer came here from his own country and has been committing crimes since the 1950s."

According to reports in the occupied territories, Mr. Kanbay received today a delegation of the Association of Families of "Heroes" and War Invalids, under Ertan Ersan, who said that their visit to the Turkish "Ambassador" takes place on the occasion of the celebration of his 43rd anniversary. link week 23-28 January. "We were like meat and nails with Turkey," Ersan said, condemning the July 15, 2016 coup attempt.

Regarding the Cyprus issue, Ersan said that they support the recognition of the pseudo-state, that everyone lives in their own "state" and advocated the non-abandonment of Turkish guarantees. "We did not forget what we went through."

It is an opportunity to remember "the heroes, to commemorate the veterans, the important events of history, the pain, the good and the bad days," Canbay said, citing the Canakkale War and the liberation war - as the Turks call it - as examples. , proclaimed in 1919 by Kemal Ataturk.

Remembering the "heroes" and veterans in Cyprus, he continued, we also remember many conspiracies and processes, which took place in the name of the "Greekization" of Cyprus, claiming that even today this mentality exists, stating specifically that today they come to mind again the evils and atrocities committed at that time by a sick mentality, which continues today ".

Some, said the Turkish "ambassador", prefer to forget these and described as interesting the statement of the Greek Prime Minister that the Cyprus issue is a matter of Turkish invasion of Cyprus.

The mention of "heroes and veterans", the recollection of the bittersweet events of the past, helps us to evaluate some issues correctly, added Deria Kanbay.