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**Ironduke** · 05-04-2004, 23:05 PM

Some quick facts:
-About 50,000 Turkish Cypriots have left Cyprus since 1974 for Turkey and other countries.
-As of 1996, 109,000 Turks from the mainland have settled in Northern Cyprus.
-Out of a population of approximately 200,000 in Northern Cyprus, 90,000 are Turkish Cypriots. The remainder of Turks from the mainland.
-There are 35,000 Turkish troops in Northern Cyprus.
-160,000 Greek Cypriots were driven from their homes in Northern Cyprus in 1974.
-50,000 Turkish Cypriots were driven from their homes in Southern Cyprus in 1974.
-In 1974, there were 160,000 Greek Cypriots and 70,000 Turkish Cypriots in Northern Cyprus.

Sources:
1) United Nations documents
2) European Union/Parliament/Commission Documents
3) Non-Greek, non-Turkish human rights organizations
4) Documents from unbiased foreign governments

If anybody wishes to question my motives, then I guess I'd be obliged to dig up the links for the sources I quoted. This information has been extracted from a post I made in a debate about Cyprus 14 months ago.

05-04-2004, 23:05 PM	#13 (permalink)
Ironduke Burgomaster Join Date: 08-02-03 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 6,969 Country:	Analysis: Cyprus Some quick facts: -About 50,000 Turkish Cypriots have left Cyprus since 1974 for Turkey and other countries. -As of 1996, 109,000 Turks from the mainland have settled in Northern Cyprus. -Out of a population of approximately 200,000 in Northern Cyprus, 90,000 are Turkish Cypriots. The remainder of Turks from the mainland. -There are 35,000 Turkish troops in Northern Cyprus. -160,000 Greek Cypriots were driven from their homes in Northern Cyprus in 1974. -50,000 Turkish Cypriots were driven from their homes in Southern Cyprus in 1974. -In 1974, there were 160,000 Greek Cypriots and 70,000 Turkish Cypriots in Northern Cyprus. Sources: 1) United Nations documents 2) European Union/Parliament/Commission Documents 3) Non-Greek, non-Turkish human rights organizations 4) Documents from unbiased foreign governments If anybody wishes to question my motives, then I guess I'd be obliged to dig up the links for the sources I quoted. This information has been extracted from a post I made in a debate about Cyprus 14 months ago.