-Hello Nüzhet! We have decided to stop our Turkey tour here in Kizkalesi. We are backtracking to Taşucu and will embark on the midnight ferry to Cyprus tonight. Thank you for all the information you provided us regarding the Yörük nomads of Turkey. J+P
–Merhaba J+P! You probably had a premonition as it is snowing here in Mersin, the first time in 50 years! All nomad camps in the hills will not be reachable for many days. Enjoy Cyprus and the rest of your journey! Nüzhet.
Going from Turkey to the de facto Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is a strange mix of familiarity and exoticism. The immediate noticeable difference is the left hand side drive. The first roundabout is a close-call but we learn quickly. I guess we have gotten more observant since the first days of 1998, when we entered Nepal from Tibet, and realized many hours in that not all drivers were crazy or drunk, passing each other on the right hand side, but that WE were on the wrong side of the road!
This will not be a lenghty post, actually. We don’t have the means to stop and write at the moment. Crossing the Green Line to the south into the Republic of Cyprus (“official” Cyprus, the “Greek” side) yesterday and re-entering the EU is serving us a proverbial culture shock. We are sleeping behind a Cineplex and writing from a Presse Café. An image is worth a thousand words, they say. Here is a photographic review of our two weeks touring the Northern part of this divided island.
Unfortunately, you should realise that the so called “Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus” is not a world wide regognised Country, since it is a result of the power of Guns ( we don’t mean like those Hunters use to kill small birds….) but guns that prevent the legal Owners of returning to them. All these in the 21 st Century of the so called Civilsed world.
every time someone is posting about Northern Cyprus and the beauty of the island of Cyprus to read this comments is a bit boring.
I suppose non of the both peoples on the island is totally innocent when talking about 1974. Wasn´t there a Papadopoulos somehow involved in the Greek military dictatorship (from 1967)which was one of the main reasons for the Cyprus crisis?
So I really wish that both presidents will find a solution in the on going negotiations,
Unfortunately, you should realise that the so called “Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus” is not a world wide regognised Country, since it is a result of the power of Guns ( we don’t mean like those Hunters use to kill small birds….) but guns that prevent the legal Owners of returning to them. All these in the 21 st Century of the so called Civilsed world.
https://nomadesxnomades.com/en/larnaca-cyprus-km-9930.html
Dear Costas,
every time someone is posting about Northern Cyprus and the beauty of the island of Cyprus to read this comments is a bit boring.
I suppose non of the both peoples on the island is totally innocent when talking about 1974. Wasn´t there a Papadopoulos somehow involved in the Greek military dictatorship (from 1967)which was one of the main reasons for the Cyprus crisis?
So I really wish that both presidents will find a solution in the on going negotiations,
regards, Franz
Congratulations to your nice pics!
regards, Franz