Word: turkeys
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Though talk of full-scale war between Turkey and Greece has been muted, the situation remains so volatile that swift success in the peace-keeping negotiations this week is considered urgent by all participants. Yet the problems are so complex and the hatred between Greeks and Turks so deep that no quick solution is in sight...
Short (5 ft. 6 in.) and skinny, he has the appearance of a prim provincial schoolmaster and lacks the flashy personal style common in Turkey's byzantine politics. But since he ordered the invasion of Cyprus by Turkish troops, Ecevit's image has changed. He has become a national hero. He has also won the grudging respect of the Turkish armed forces that he had alienated in 1971 when he was the only politician to protest publicly the grabbing of political power and imposition of martial law by the generals...
Before the recent Cyprus crisis, he had spent most of his political career on domestic affairs, crusading for liberal causes. As Minister of Labor in 1961, he sponsored Turkey's first right-to-strike legislation. He is an advocate of land reform, the improvement of health care and social services in rural areas and increased state participation in basic industries. Two years ago, he successfully challenged Turkey's venerable political leader Ismet Inonii (who served as President or Premier throughout most of a quarter-century) for the chairmanship of the mildly leftist Republican People's Party...
...duty. So we took the initiative. We limited our objectives to providing security and to restoring the constitutional status of Cyprus. We have now reached a position where we can ensure that any new solution to the Cyprus question does not conflict with the interests of Turkey or with the interests of the Turkish community on the island. For example, it is a fact that the Turks on Cyprus can no longer live under Greek rule. This fact should be made part of the new constitutional solution for Cyprus. Separate government for Greeks and Turks on the island is essential...
...want to look too far into the future. But at the Geneva talks we insisted that Turkey should not be expected to withdraw forces now or stop reinforcing them. The reason is that we have learned from dire experience over the years that our military presence is necessary if we are to contribute to establishing constitutional order in Cyprus as well as maintaining the safety of the Turkish Cypriots. And we have to keep troops there as long as necessary-until we can feel sure about Cyprus. To reach that stage, there must be mutual confidence, on the island...