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...coalition has a comfortable 16-vote majority in the 450-member National Assembly, Ecevit will probably be tempted to call new elections as soon as the Cyprus situation settles down. He will want to cash in on the popularity he gained from his defiance of the U.S. in allowing Turkish farmers to grow opium poppies after a three-year ban (TIME, July 15) and his decisive actions during the Cyprus crisis. Re-election would give him up to four more years in office...
...main concern is the large Turkish community [119,000]. It is our moral responsibility to help when needed. The Greeks had been violating Cyprus agreements for a decade by illegally shipping in troops and military equipment. In the crises of 1964 and 1967, when Turkish Cypriots were being massacred, we wanted to go in and help, but our allies put obstacles in our way. Thus we hesitated. This time we knew we could not delay. If we did, then everything would have been lost for all Cypriots. The independent state of Cyprus would have ended, and de facto enosis [union...
...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 after all that has happened...
...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 and the mainlands. Without that, we cannot live together, so I feel it is our duty to contribute to building mutual...
...TURKISH-GREEK RELATIONS...