Word: turkishly
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...jumpy island of Cyprus, where Turkish and Greek Cypriots have been savaging each other for the past fortnight, last week showed a faint relaxation of tension. British armored cars, with Union Jacks covering their hoods, patrolled the no man's land between the Greek and Turkish sectors in the capital city of Nicosia. Irregulars of both sides slowly evacuated their rooftop positions to squads of British troops. Everyone held his breath when three Greek monks were slain by Turks. But it was reportedly not a political killing: the Turks were said to have been seeking revenge because...
...week's end Makarios' government announced that, together with the governments of Britain, Greece and Turkey, it had agreed to hold a London conference on the crisis this month, and added that representatives of the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities would participate...
...seems likely that Makarios will get some revisions of the constitution, which even the British concede is unwieldy and perhaps unfairly weighted with veto powers for the Turkish minority. But even a more workable constitution may not guarantee peace. Zekia Bey, a Turkish Cypriot on the Supreme Court, said sadly: "I don't think there can ever be any hope of coexistence between Greek and Turk here. It has now been established that to become a political leader in Cyprus you must have the right qualification-you must have killed someone. The greatest difficulty is that...
...disinterested forcs is needed to persttade the British Greek, and Turkish troops toleve Cyprus and to prevent further killings. NATO, already damaged by the Greco-Turkish feud, would probably further weaken its position in the Middle East if it attempted to mediate between Greek and Turkish Cypriotes, Moreover, NATO has no right to intervene since Cyprus is not a NATO member, Because both Cypriote have expressed to deal with the United Nations, to some degree, a U.N. police forced is probably the best choice for the island...
...suggest that removal of all foreign troops and two constitutional changes will solve all of Cyprus' problems would be foolhardy. No matter what its cause, the between the Greek and Turkish communities is real and will remain even after foreign troops have left. But this division is a problem which must be solved in Nicosia, not in London, Athens, or Ankara...